Plato's Symposium presents an esoteric myth of androgyny and the splitting of the sexes. On this podcast Aaron talks a little about the deeper aspects of Symposium and how it relates to modern ideas such as transhumanism.
Topics include: finding books, Plato, Symposium, dialogues, split of sexes, androgynous, symbolism, myth, gods, Zeus, two heads, mortals, man as god, enlightenment, secret societies, occult, esoteric, Mystery Tradition, Lost Word, creative power, golden age, past and present, Adam and Eve, homosexuality, marriage, civil unions, changing institution of marriage, contracts, manly men as prototypical leader, Freemasonry, degrees, fire, initiation of Plato, Manly P Hall, composite historical characters, Love, union, transhumanism, hive mind, trinity, Janus, human body, The Republic, guardian class, Divergent, occult messages in movies, promoting the occult, secret societies recruiting
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