Dragons, Serpents, & Sacred Combat- From Herodotus To The Brain

About this episode

This episode explores the themes of dragons, serpents, and sacred combat from historical and esoteric perspectives.

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Host: The Occult Rejects

Topics covered

• dragons
• serpents
• sacred combat
• occult history
• esoteric concepts
• true crime
• cult analysis

Keywords

• dragons
• serpents
• sacred combat
• occult
• esoteric
• true crime
• cults

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Museum

Books & works: On the Characteristics of Animals, The Search for God in Ancient Egypt, Papyrus of Nesmin; Bremner-Rhind Papyrus, EA10188

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