aesthetics

Jay Dyer’s Lecture Series on Plato’s Republic (Free Halves)

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In this popular series from last year, I covered the entire book of Plato’s monumental Republic.  Arguably the most influential philosophy text of all time, the Republic demonstrates a city and state governed by the mystical and esoteric doctrines of Platonism and Pythagoreanism.  In these lectures, full subscribers get access to the full content MP3s.

Esoteric Hollywood: Laurel Canyon’s Weird Scenes – Review & Analysis (Half)

The first hour is free, while the full talk can be obtained by subscribing to JaysAnalysis for 4.95 a month or 60.00 a year at the pay pal links. In this first free hour I review and analyze Dave McGowan’s excellent book, Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream, in an in-depth fashion. Comparable as a compliment to my own book, Esoteric Hollywood, this audio reviews Dave’s research, looks at his claims and adds my own information to some of his puzzle pieces.

The Eye of the Beholder: There is Never Anything New

 it is through mimesis, (identification with the mirror image) that one gains a sense of unity, self-containment and mastery over the body. If that was all that there was to it, humanity would be condemned to dwell forever entombed in the hell of mirrors. However, the identification with an Other in the mirror opens out the possibility for symbolic thought.

Jay wOhio Talk FM: Hegel’s Esoteric Owl & Dialectical PsyOps

Mike Spaulding at Soaring Eagle Radio invited me on to discuss theology, philosophy, apologetics, Marxism and geopolitics.
“The intentional process of radical social change demands continual tension or crisis. In the book, Readings in Social Psychology by Theodore Newcomb and Eugene Hartley, published in 1947, we see the formulations of modern change theory and practice defined for educators.