On this podcast Aaron reads some of his notes from the book Fire in the Minds of Men: Origins of the Revolutionary Faith, by James H. Billington. The history of revolution, and specifically the "Revolutionary Faith" is examined in great detail in this book. Often cited by alternative researchers, this is a very important book for those who wish to learn more about secret societies and how they operate
Topics include: Fire in the Minds of Men, James H. Billington, libraries, Revolutionary Faith, religion, perfect secular order, intelligentsia, German occultism, fire, Masonry, creation out of destruction, Prometheus, sun, New Day, Great Seal, all-seeing eye, communism, Restif de la Brettone, transhumanism, Prussia, French Revolution, Mirabeau, Marquis de Lafayette, slogans, mob, violence, birth pain, new order, Palais Royal, Phillip de Orleans, counter-revolutionaries, guillotine, Jacobins, hedonism, journalism, profanity, language, taboos, Republic of Letters, surveillance, Social Circle, feminism, Bonneville, Thomas Paine, Universal Brotherhood, Dame Nature, feminine trinity, tree symbolism, sacrificial altar, Phrygian Liberty Cap, liberty, fraternity, equality, Saint Just, shunning women, communitarian, Babeuf, Marechal, chaos, creation myths, conspiracy, Hupay, Plato's Republic, unfinished revolution, Second Coming, secret societies, post-traditional society, occult Freemasonry, intellectuals, Bavarian Illuminism, Buonarotti, martyrdom, Italy, occult political movements, higher orders of Masonry
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