Michael and Adam analyze the intriguing Doctor Who episode “Masque of Mandragora.” Adam draws attention to the symbolism of the Tarot’s Major Arcana that permeates the drama, and fills in the historical background behind the fictional characters. Other subjects discussed include the power of symbolism, symbolic literacy, Alchemy, archetypes and stereotypes, mythic images and rites, the Doppelganger (Double), secret societies, the corruption of leaders, corrupt civilizations, hierarchies of control, the reason for orthodox religion, father figures, heroism, the play of masks, appearance vs. reality, old brain vs. new brain, inversions and alternate perspectives of reality, dualism, opposites and necessary polarity, the complex relationship between good and evil. science versus occultism, regression vs. progress, Eros vs. Thanatos, Stoicism, irrationalism, enlightened witnessing, learning valuable lessons from evil, overcoming evil, death and rebirth, and more…
Program References
Tyranny of the Masses (by Adam Burkart)
Symbolic Literacy (Article)
Doctor Who (Classic Series)
The Wicker Man (Film)
Zardoz (Film)
The Trickster
The Harlequin
Jungian Archetypes
The Demiurge
Ladon (Serpent)
Serpent Symbolism
Garden of Hesperides
John Dee
Edward Kelly
Enochian Magic
I Ching
The Double (Doppelganger)
Religion in Ancient Rome
Cults of the Roman Empire
Sol Invictus Cult
Socrates at the Oracle of Delphi
Ataraxia
Stoicism
Autocracy
Melanie Klein
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