Episode
Part Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
1:11:35
Published: Thu Sep 01 2022
Description
In part four of this series, Robert concludes his conversation with Jamie Loftus about Helena Blavatsky.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The speaker talks about the perfect weather in Culver City, Los Angeles during the month of June, with the average temperature being 68 degrees Fahrenheit and partly cloudy skies.
00:00 - 02:19 (02:19)
Summary
The speaker talks about the perfect weather in Culver City, Los Angeles during the month of June, with the average temperature being 68 degrees Fahrenheit and partly cloudy skies.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The lack of strict doctrine in Hinduism has caused an interest in the spiritual practices of Blavatsky, particularly by high-ranking Indian and British colonial administrators who found her beliefs less effortful.
02:20 - 10:58 (08:37)
Summary
The lack of strict doctrine in Hinduism has caused an interest in the spiritual practices of Blavatsky, particularly by high-ranking Indian and British colonial administrators who found her beliefs less effortful.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Madame Blavatsky, the founder of Theosophy movement, employed tricks involving cigarette papers and hair to showcase her supposed ability to use supernatural powers, as revealed in letters exchanged with the Columbs.
10:59 - 16:52 (05:53)
Summary
Madame Blavatsky, the founder of Theosophy movement, employed tricks involving cigarette papers and hair to showcase her supposed ability to use supernatural powers, as revealed in letters exchanged with the Columbs. Contemporary sources confirm the fraudulence of these tricks.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Occultist Helena Blavatsky used elaborate tactics to maintain the illusion that her religion was backed by science, such as having people set up hidden shrines and leaving lockets of her own hair in different locations for her followers to "find".
16:52 - 22:42 (05:49)
Summary
Occultist Helena Blavatsky used elaborate tactics to maintain the illusion that her religion was backed by science, such as having people set up hidden shrines and leaving lockets of her own hair in different locations for her followers to "find".
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Emma Colomb claimed that Madame Blavatsky instructed her to create a fake head of human size and place it on a sofa in her room to have a magic effect by moonlight.
22:42 - 29:27 (06:45)
Summary
Emma Colomb claimed that Madame Blavatsky instructed her to create a fake head of human size and place it on a sofa in her room to have a magic effect by moonlight. They made the fake head to be "Master Koot Hoomi," one of her supposed spiritual masters, but to Colomb's shame, Blavatsky said it looked like an old Jew.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Theosophists were a group that believed they could communicate with spirits and receive ancient wisdom from beyond our world.
29:27 - 38:44 (09:17)
Summary
The Theosophists were a group that believed they could communicate with spirits and receive ancient wisdom from beyond our world. However, their founder, Helena Blavatsky, was exposed as a fraud and her writings were mostly plagiarized.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode explores the cosmology of the last book written by Madame Blavatsky, which is based on a mix of occultism, eastern religion, and a misunderstanding of Darwinism.
38:44 - 43:18 (04:33)
Summary
This podcast episode explores the cosmology of the last book written by Madame Blavatsky, which is based on a mix of occultism, eastern religion, and a misunderstanding of Darwinism. Blavatsky's last book also heavily focuses on race science, which has always been a problematic aspect of diffusionist thinking.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The founder of modern mysticism, Helena Blavatsky, held racist and anti-Semitic beliefs which she passed on through her teachings and writings.
43:18 - 51:16 (07:58)
Summary
The founder of modern mysticism, Helena Blavatsky, held racist and anti-Semitic beliefs which she passed on through her teachings and writings. Her ideas were then adapted and expanded upon by other occultists, spreading these harmful beliefs further.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Theosophy and its ideas were deeply influential on several major figures in the Nazi party, including Heinrich Himmler, Rudolf Hess and others.
51:16 - 1:04:08 (12:51)
Summary
Theosophy and its ideas were deeply influential on several major figures in the Nazi party, including Heinrich Himmler, Rudolf Hess and others. Some of the core ideas of theosophy, including the belief in a prehistoric Aryan race and the concept of spiritual evolution, were incorporated into Nazi ideology, influencing their views on race and the creation of a master race through science and selective breeding.
EpisodePart Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The host talks about finding inner peace and announces a contest where the winner will receive a song written about any subject of their choosing, sung by the host and Jamie Loftus, if they get a full face tattoo of a minion.
1:04:08 - 1:06:54 (02:46)
Summary
The host talks about finding inner peace and announces a contest where the winner will receive a song written about any subject of their choosing, sung by the host and Jamie Loftus, if they get a full face tattoo of a minion. The episode also includes some plugs for the host's social media and her new limited series, Ghost Church.