About this episode

Rey discusses the influential Theosophical Society and its impact on Western Occultism.

Rey started reading a book (Madame Blavatsky's Baboon by Peter Washington) on the very influential Theosophical Society, which was in many ways the starting point for Western Occultism in the 19th century. Music: Arthur Pryor's Band - Dill Pickles Rag (1909 version) --- Subscribe to https://patreon.org/tenepod https://bsky.app/profile/tenepod.bsky.social https://x.com/tenepod

People in this episode

Host: Rey

Topics covered

• Theosophy
• Occultism
• 19th century
• Helena Blavatsky
• Western esotericism

Keywords

• Theosophy
• Helena Blavatsky
• occult
• 19th century
• esotericism
• Peter Washington

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Theosophical Society, Arthur Pryor's Band

Books & works: Madame Blavatsky's Baboon

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