b'The Secret Religions of the West, Session 2 of 3\\n\\nIn his first talk at the Mere Simulacrity conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in December 2022, James Lindsay introduced the idea that there is a long, running current of "Secret Religions" in the West. These are the Modern and Postmodern manifestations of the Esoteric Religions like Gnosticism and Hermeticism as they developed through what we might consider the Middle Age\'s "New Age" period, famously codified by G.W.F. Hegel. In the second lecture in his "Secret Religions of the West" series, Lindsay explains that these "philosophies," including Marxism, are actually mystical Esoteric cult religions posing as science, economics, and politics, and that their success in infiltrating our religions, societies, and institutions is down to their intrinsically parasitical nature. They mimic and illegitimately claim the language and structure of the things they pretend to be and bring destruction and madness into the void they create. Join him to understand not only this but how the "handshaking" balance between Reason and Faith is the only way to stop Gnosis.\\n\\nSession 1: https://newdiscourses.com/2023/04/the-negation-of-the-real/\\nSession 3: https://newdiscourses.com/2023/05/as-below-so-above/\\n\\nGet James Lindsay\'s new book, The Marxification of Education: https://amzn.to/3RYZ0tY\\n\\nSupport New Discourses: https://newdiscourses.com/support\\n\\nFollow New Discourses on other platforms: https://newdiscourses.com/subscribe\\n\\nFollow James Lindsay: https://linktr.ee/conceptualjames\\n\\n\\xa9 2023 Sovereign Nations. All rights reserved. Used with permission: https://sovereignnations.com. #NewDiscourses #JamesLindsay #gnosticism'