Episode 205: Oops, All Pentagrams Edition

Episode 205: Oops, All Pentagrams Edition

  We’re finally getting to the point–all five of them.   SHOW LINKS UNHOLY ROSARIES From Geometric Symbols & Divine Proportions, Douglas C. Youvan, 2024: The pentagram is one of the earliest geometric symbols used by human civilizations, with its...
Episode 203: Scapegoats

Episode 203: Scapegoats

  Sharpen your horns and get ready for a fleecing, because we’re getting scapegoated.  SHOW LINKS From Azazel, Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906: On Atonement Day, the high priest presented two young goats for a sin-offering, one for Yahweh and one for Azazel. The goat...
Episode 109 – La-Bas

Episode 109 – La-Bas

In 1891, French popular author JK Huysmans scandalized the public with his novel La-Bas, a sultry and sleazy story surveying sex, shame, and Satanism. What inspired him to delve into such outrageous material — and why did so many people take him seriously?...