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In this episode, we’re discussing one of the most profound transitions in human history–that of our evolution from a terrestrial species to a spacefaring one. And as we examine the history and origins of the space programs in both the United States and the Soviet Union, we discover one of the most remarkable and baffling stories ever told, hiding in plain sight.
To put it simply, many of the fathers of modern space flight were occultists who believed themselves to be in direct communication with non-human intelligences who were helping to guide their work. While their claims sound too extraordinary to even be considered, the startling breadth and innovation of the work that they claim sprang for this paranormal communication makes it difficult not to wonder if perhaps there might have been something to those claims.
We’ll discuss the work of Jack Parsons, an intrepid young rocket scientist and occultist who palled around with the likes of Aleister Crowley, L. Ron Hubbard, and Howard Hughes, whose remarkable life was cut short by his mysterious death at 37. And we’ll also explore the work of Russian Cosmists like Konstantine Tsiolkovsky whose prophetic work seemingly foretold the intricate details of space flight decades before Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
And once again, we’ll look at Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka’s phenomenal book American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology clues to whether these occult practices might still be in use among top members of the space program today. And the answers are, frankly, shocking.
In this episode we’ll begin to ask some of the most important questions that will follow us on our journey forward:
What is the occult? What does the occult have to do with UFOs? How is it that so many “impossible” things seem to have a basis in reality? And what do we do when our models of reality stop working?
Welcome back to The UFO Rabbit Hole.
DIVE FURTHER INTO THE EPISODE
Get The Episode Brief: bit.ly/ep16-notes
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MUSIC
Theme: Cabinet of Curiosities by Shaun Frearson
Music Break: "Hymn to Pan" by Son of a Priest: youtube.com/watch?v=7UPDb6ha5CM
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:30 Introduction
00:05:03 What Is The Occult?
00:05:53 The Stigmatization Of The Occult
00:10:51 Religion Vs. The Occult
00:12:21 What Does The Occult Have To Do With UFOs?
00:12:53 Liminality
00:14:33 Hidden Mysteries & Ascension
00:15:21 Psi Phenomena
00:16:46 Huge Implications For The Nature Of Reality
00:17:32 The Government Believes In Them
00:19:08 The Space Race & The Occult
00:21:17 The German Rocket Program
00:23:28 Operation Paperclip
00:28:14 Wernher Von Braun & Jack Parsons
00:30:20 Sex, Drugs, & Rocket Science: The Magickal Life Of Jack Parsons
00:31:10 Jack Parsons
00:32:19 Aleister Crowley
00:36:44 The Parsonage
00:38:46 L. Ron Hubbard
00:41:52 Jack Parsons’ Death
00:44:00 The Legacy of Jack Parsons
00:46:17 “Hymn To Pan” By Aleister Crowley, Performed By Son Of A Priest
00:50:23 The Russian Cosmists
00:51:59 Nikolai Federov
00:55:26 Konstantine Tsiolkovsky
00:59:05 Racism & Esoteric Thought
01:01:00 What Does It Mean?
01:04:57 American Cosmic
01:06:07 James & Tyler
01:08:41 Tyler’s Story
01:13:44 Tyler’s Protocols
01:16:00 Conclusion
In this episode, we’re discussing one of the most profound transitions in human history–that of our evolution from a terrestrial species to a spacefaring one. And as we examine the history and origins of the space programs in both the United States and the Soviet Union, we discover one of the most remarkable and baffling stories ever told, hiding in plain sight.
To put it simply, many of the fathers of modern space flight were occultists who believed themselves to be in direct communication with non-human intelligences who were helping to guide their work. While their claims sound too extraordinary to even be considered, the startling breadth and innovation of the work that they claim sprang for this paranormal communication makes it difficult not to wonder if perhaps there might have been something to those claims.
We’ll discuss the work of Jack Parsons, an intrepid young rocket scientist and occultist who palled around with the likes of Aleister Crowley, L. Ron Hubbard, and Howard Hughes, whose remarkable life was cut short by his mysterious death at 37. And we’ll also explore the work of Russian Cosmists like Konstantine Tsiolkovsky whose prophetic work seemingly foretold the intricate details of space flight decades before Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
And once again, we’ll look at Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka’s phenomenal book American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology clues to whether these occult practices might still be in use among top members of the space program today. And the answers are, frankly, shocking.
In this episode we’ll begin to ask some of the most important questions that will follow us on our journey forward:
What is the occult? What does the occult have to do with UFOs? How is it that so many “impossible” things seem to have a basis in reality? And what do we do when our models of reality stop working?
Welcome back to The UFO Rabbit Hole.
DIVE FURTHER INTO THE EPISODE
Get The Episode Brief: bit.ly/ep16-notes
Get American Cosmic by Diana Walsh Pasulka: https://a.co/d/5IpWA9n
Read The 2022 UFO Report: bit.ly/2022-ufo-report
SUPPORT & FOLLOW THE PODCAST
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MUSIC
Theme: Cabinet of Curiosities by Shaun Frearson
Music Break: "Hymn to Pan" by Son of a Priest: youtube.com/watch?v=7UPDb6ha5CM
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:30 Introduction
00:05:03 What Is The Occult?
00:05:53 The Stigmatization Of The Occult
00:10:51 Religion Vs. The Occult
00:12:21 What Does The Occult Have To Do With UFOs?
00:12:53 Liminality
00:14:33 Hidden Mysteries & Ascension
00:15:21 Psi Phenomena
00:16:46 Huge Implications For The Nature Of Reality
00:17:32 The Government Believes In Them
00:19:08 The Space Race & The Occult
00:21:17 The German Rocket Program
00:23:28 Operation Paperclip
00:28:14 Wernher Von Braun & Jack Parsons
00:30:20 Sex, Drugs, & Rocket Science: The Magickal Life Of Jack Parsons
00:31:10 Jack Parsons
00:32:19 Aleister Crowley
00:36:44 The Parsonage
00:38:46 L. Ron Hubbard
00:41:52 Jack Parsons’ Death
00:44:00 The Legacy of Jack Parsons
00:46:17 “Hymn To Pan” By Aleister Crowley, Performed By Son Of A Priest
00:50:23 The Russian Cosmists
00:51:59 Nikolai Federov
00:55:26 Konstantine Tsiolkovsky
00:59:05 Racism & Esoteric Thought
01:01:00 What Does It Mean?
01:04:57 American Cosmic
01:06:07 James & Tyler
01:08:41 Tyler’s Story
01:13:44 Tyler’s Protocols
01:16:00 Conclusion
![[The UFO Rabbit Hole] Ep 16: The Sky Calls To Us: The Occult Origins Of The Space Race](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cqxTdDdrjGU/mqdefault.jpg "[The UFO Rabbit Hole] Ep 16: The Sky Calls To Us: The Occult Origins Of The Space Race
In this episode, we’re discussing one of the most profound transitions in human history–that of our evolution from a terrestrial species to a spacefaring one. And as we examine the history and origins of the space programs in both the United States and the Soviet Union, we discover one of the most remarkable and baffling stories ever told, hiding in plain sight.
To put it simply, many of the fathers of modern space flight were occultists who believed themselves to be in direct communication with non-human intelligences who were helping to guide their work. While their claims sound too extraordinary to even be considered, the startling breadth and innovation of the work that they claim sprang for this paranormal communication makes it difficult not to wonder if perhaps there might have been something to those claims.
We’ll discuss the work of Jack Parsons, an intrepid young rocket scientist and occultist who palled around with the likes of Aleister Crowley, L. Ron Hubbard, and Howard Hughes, whose remarkable life was cut short by his mysterious death at 37. And we’ll also explore the work of Russian Cosmists like Konstantine Tsiolkovsky whose prophetic work seemingly foretold the intricate details of space flight decades before Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
And once again, we’ll look at Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka’s phenomenal book American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology clues to whether these occult practices might still be in use among top members of the space program today. And the answers are, frankly, shocking.
In this episode we’ll begin to ask some of the most important questions that will follow us on our journey forward:
What is the occult? What does the occult have to do with UFOs? How is it that so many “impossible” things seem to have a basis in reality? And what do we do when our models of reality stop working?
Welcome back to The UFO Rabbit Hole.
DIVE FURTHER INTO THE EPISODE
Get The Episode Brief: bit.ly/ep16-notes
Get American Cosmic by Diana Walsh Pasulka: https://a.co/d/5IpWA9n
Read The 2022 UFO Report: bit.ly/2022-ufo-report
SUPPORT & FOLLOW THE PODCAST
Become A Patron: uforabbithole.com/uforabbithole
Get The Book: https://a.co/d/4uYZ81o
Website: uforabbithole.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ufo_rabbit_hole
Facebook: facebook.com/uforabbithole
MUSIC
Theme: Cabinet of Curiosities by Shaun Frearson
Music Break: Hymn to Pan by Son of a Priest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UPDb6ha5CM
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:30 Introduction
00:05:03 What Is The Occult?
00:05:53 The Stigmatization Of The Occult
00:10:51 Religion Vs. The Occult
00:12:21 What Does The Occult Have To Do With UFOs?
00:12:53 Liminality
00:14:33 Hidden Mysteries & Ascension
00:15:21 Psi Phenomena
00:16:46 Huge Implications For The Nature Of Reality
00:17:32 The Government Believes In Them
00:19:08 The Space Race & The Occult
00:21:17 The German Rocket Program
00:23:28 Operation Paperclip
00:28:14 Wernher Von Braun & Jack Parsons
00:30:20 Sex, Drugs, & Rocket Science: The Magickal Life Of Jack Parsons
00:31:10 Jack Parsons
00:32:19 Aleister Crowley
00:36:44 The Parsonage
00:38:46 L. Ron Hubbard
00:41:52 Jack Parsons’ Death
00:44:00 The Legacy of Jack Parsons
00:46:17 “Hymn To Pan” By Aleister Crowley, Performed By Son Of A Priest
00:50:23 The Russian Cosmists
00:51:59 Nikolai Federov
00:55:26 Konstantine Tsiolkovsky
00:59:05 Racism & Esoteric Thought
01:01:00 What Does It Mean?
01:04:57 American Cosmic
01:06:07 James & Tyler
01:08:41 Tyler’s Story
01:13:44 Tyler’s Protocols
01:16:00 Conclusion")
![The Moon is Weird AF [Pt 3]: The Moon is Hiding Something #moonmystery #darksideofthemoon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ewzeNDfRCBU/mqdefault.jpg "The Moon is Weird AF [Pt 3]: The Moon is Hiding Something #moonmystery #darksideofthemoon
🌘 For most of human history, we had no idea what was on the far side of the Moon.
It’s tidally locked—spinning in perfect sync with Earth—so we only ever see one face.
The other side? Hidden. Silent. Unknown.
We didn’t catch our first glimpse of it until 1959, when a Soviet probe sent back blurry black-and-white photos.
Imagine that: our closest celestial neighbor kept half of itself secret for all of civilization.
Follow for Part 4: Because the Moon isn’t just mysterious—it might be the reason we’re alive at all.
#HiddenSideOfTheMoon #MoonMystery #TidalLocking #FarSideOfTheMoon #SpaceSecrets #Cosmosis #AltHistory #Astrophysics #ConspiracyTok #MoonTok #HighStrangeness #UAP #HiddenInPlainSight")
![[UFO Rabbit Hole] Ep 23: Waking Up Inside The Cave [Pt 3]: The Flip, Biocentrism, & Reality](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fcZvCPhH8r8/mqdefault.jpg "[UFO Rabbit Hole] Ep 23: Waking Up Inside The Cave [Pt 3]: The Flip, Biocentrism, & Reality
In the third and final chapter of the Waking Up Inside The Cave series we explore emerging theories with regards to the nature of reality and consciousness that have the potential to fix what’s broken with “the official story of everything”. Specifically, we’ll be looking at the work of Jefrey Kripal, Robert Lanza, and Donald Hoffman.
EPISODE BRIEF
https://uforabbithole.com/podcast/ep-23-waking-up-inside-the-cave-pt-3-the-flip-biocentrism-and-the-case-against-reality/
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MUSIC
Theme: Cabinet of Curiosities by Shaun Frearson
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:30 Introduction
00:04:33 A New Paradigm Emerges
00:09:52 The Flip
00:13:41 —Triggering The Flip
00:14:18 —The Impact Of The Flip
00:14:56 —Where the Traditional Materialist View Fits
00:15:46 —Full Disclosure
00:17:17 Biocentrism
00:20:35 —The Goldilocks Universe
00:22:42 —If A Tree Falls In The Forest Does It Make A Sound?
00:29:55 —Where Is The Universe?
00:34:58 —The Participatory Universe & Quantum Mechanics
00:36:21 —Space-Time Is Not Fundamental
00:43:13 The Case Against Reality
00:44:06 —How Evolution Hides The Truth
00:46:33 —The Interface Theory of Perception
00:48:22 —Objects As Mental Constructs
00:49:48 —Space-Time Is Doomed
00:50:42 Putting It All Together
00:50:55 —Recognizing Our Uber-Umwelt
00:57:29 —Consciousness—Not Space-Time—Is Fundamental
01:00:59 Conclusion")
![[The UFO Rabbit Hole] Ep 14: Nazis & UFOs [Pt 4]: Admiral Byrd, Operation Highjump & Hollow Earth](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gWz8DOCpJrw/mqdefault.jpg "[The UFO Rabbit Hole] Ep 14: Nazis & UFOs [Pt 4]: Admiral Byrd, Operation Highjump & Hollow Earth
In the final installment of our series on Nazis & UFOs, we’re doing a deep dive on one of the most beloved—and most mysterious—stories in the lore: that of Admiral Byrd, Operation Highjump, and Hollow Earth.
Rumors have abounded for decades that, after WWII, what remained of the Third Reich escaped to a sprawling secret base under the ice in Antarctica—the mythical Station 211. But could this story be more than a mere wartime legend?
In 1947, the largest military operation since the end of the war embarked from the United States to Antarctica, allegedly on a scientific expedition. But could Operation Highjump, lead by famed explorer and America hero, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, have had another mission? Could they have been in search of the fabled Nazi base?
What they found in Antarctica has been a matter of much debate, with some saying that they encountered secret Nazi technology—including the infamous flying saucer—and still others claim that Admiral Byrd made contact with a super advanced race of humanoids from Hollow Earth.
Could any of this possibly be true? We’ll investigate and find out.
EPISODE BRIEF
Read the complete brief (complete with source list and bonus materials) here: bit.ly/ep14-notes
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MUSIC
Airflow by Evgeny Bardyuzha
Free Radicals by Stanley Gurvich
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:30 Intro
00:02:34 What Is Hollow Earth?
00:03:42 Where Did Legends Of Hollow Earth Come From?
00:06:06 Could The Earth Really Be Hollow?
00:07:21 The Best Evidence For Hollow Earth
00:07:42 Esoteric Histories
00:10:23 UFOs & Hollow Earth
00:14:05 Admiral Byrd, Operation Highjump & Hollow Earth
00:14:38 Admiral Richard E. Byrd: American Hero
00:20:39 Nazis In Antarctica
00:22:30 Operation HighJump
00:25:33 Music Break
00:26:40 Admiral Byrd & Hollow Earth
00:27:07 Admiral Byrd’s Secret Journal
00:27:50 Flight Into Hollow Earth
00:32:49 Deconstructing Operation Highjump
00:33:33 Did The Nazis Have A Secret Base In Antarctica?
00:34:29 Subglacial Lakes In Antarctica
00:37:37 A Lost Arctic Nazi Base
00:40:40 Was Operation High Jump Really About Finding A Nazi Base?
00:42:45 The Monroe Doctrine
00:45:07 Lebensraum
00:51:51 The Strategic Significance Of The Poles
00:54:21 Did Operation High Jump Really Encounter UFOs in Antarctica?
00:54:40 Was Admiral Byrd’s Quote In The Chilean Newspaper Real?
00:56:44 What About The Mysterious Deaths During Operation Highjump?
00:57:31 Why Did Operation Highjump Come Back Early?
00:58:02 Did Admiral Byrd Really Find the Entrance To Hollow Earth?
00:58:22 Is Admiral Byrd’s Secret Journal Real?
01:01:02 Did Admiral Byrd Lie About His North Pole Flight?
01:03:02 Conclusion")
![[Cosmosis] Ep 12: Magic, Consciousness, and Anomalous Reality with Mitch Horowitz](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hso_VHOXVAY/mqdefault.jpg "[Cosmosis] Ep 12: Magic, Consciousness, and Anomalous Reality with Mitch Horowitz
In this episode of Cosmosis, Jay Christopher King sits down with historian and esoteric scholar Mitch Horowitz for a wide-ranging conversation about magic, consciousness, and the anomalous. He is the author of numerous books Occult America, The Miracle Club, and Practical Magick, Mitch is a singular voice who bridges the academy, pop culture, and the esoteric underground with rare clarity and rigor.
Together, they explore:
The convergence between magical practice and parapsychologyRitual as an experimental interface with anomalous phenomenaThe significance of emotional investment and “skin in the game” in psi effectsChaos magic, sigils, and how to test magical practice for yourselfEthics in magic and the overlooked power of reciprocitySexual transmutation and sex magic as tools of transformationThe strange reality of retrocausality and backwards time effectsThe cultural blind spots of mainstream science and skepticismMitch’s pivotal experience editing The Super Natural with Whitley Strieber and Jeff Kripal
This episode offers a powerful invitation to take magic seriously—not as superstition, but as a methodology of intention, experimentation, and meaning-making. Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or an experiencer just starting to make sense of your reality, Mitch’s grounded, historically informed approach opens new doors.
🎧 Listen if you’re curious about:
—How magical frameworks might stabilize or map high-strangeness phenomena
—What it means to “test” magic—and why your results might come dressed in the unexpected
—How to reclaim personal agency in the face of ontological shock
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TIMESTAMPS
04:55 Diving into the Conversation with Mitch Horowitz
05:20 Exploring the Intersection of Magic and Ufology
23:01 Mitch Horowitzs Journey into Magic
26:51 Ethics and Practical Magic
37:08 Introduction to Sil Magic
37:51 Origins and Practice of Sil Magic
39:30 The Role of Climax in Sil Magic
41:26 Anarchic Magic and Deity Petition
43:55 Exploring Sex Magic
48:48 Sex Transmutation Techniques
52:19 Backwards Causation and Time
01:06:10 Parapsychology and JB Rhines Experiments
01:11:19 Conclusion and Final Thoughts")
![The Moon Is Weird AF [Pt 10]: What Did The Astronauts Find On The Moon? #moonmystery #moonlanding](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kwL3obIlPw0/mqdefault.jpg "The Moon Is Weird AF [Pt 10]: What Did The Astronauts Find On The Moon? #moonmystery #moonlanding
👨🚀 The conspiracy isn’t that we didn’t land on the Moon.
It’s what we found when we got there.
Strange transmissions. Private channels. Craft watching from the crater’s edge.
And then—nothing. We never went back.
Some say we were warned off. Others say we never should’ve gone at all.
🌕 Follow for Part 11: What did the astronauts really say about UFOs and the Moon?
#MoonLanding #Apollo11 #NASASecrets #UFOtok #HighStrangeness #MoonConspiracy #Cosmosis #HiddenHistory #SpaceIsWeird #AltHistory #QuestionEverything #Disclosure")
