The Wisdom Tradition | a philosophy podcast

In this episode we move into the conclusion of this long multi-part series on the secret history of the 20th century. I've broken this finale into two episodes, with a follow-up, Part 11, coming tomorrow. In this episode, we track the development of the "technocratic superstate" within America, which emerged as a consequence of America harvesting Nazi Germany's Kammlerstab prog...

In today's episode I'm featuring a long-form conversation I recently had (on July 4th) with Peter Dawkins, the greatest living scholar on Francis Bacon and an excellent teacher on the wisdom tradition. In this episode, we talk about a vast array of topics in the field of esoteric philosophy, while also hearing about Peter's personal experiences with what he calls "Rosicrucian C...

In this episode, we continue our series on the secret history of the 20th century by examining events taking place in the decades that followed the conclusion of WWII. The significance of this period comes not from the Cold War but from the onset of the "American Century" that was taking place behind it. The "American Century was the name that the elite think tank The Council on For...

In today's episode we delve deeper into the mysteries of World War II, investigating this time the secret weapons projects being conducted by the S.S. within Nazi Germany during the latter phases of the war. As we'll see, these black R&D projects included experiments into not only nuclear weapons, but also alchemy and flying saucers. In our analysis of this topic, we'll be facto...

In this episode, we continue our series on the "secret history" of the 20th centuries by revisiting the thesis laid out in our previous article and expanding it further. This thesis concerns the idea that behind WWII was a "game behind the game", one that involved a long-term quest by an unknown secret society based in America to establish a world cartel system, behind and with...

In today's episode, build off the discussion we began previously with our episode on  Nikola Tesla, where we argued that a physics model based on Etheric Energy became classified during the early decades of the 20th century.  Here, we will pick up that story and  investigate the hidden role that this "classified science" played during the build-up to and unfoldment of the Second Wor...

In today's rather epic episode, we pick back up with our series on the "secret history" of the 20th century and examine a new angle: the emergence of a secret science and technology research program in the 19th century based around an Ether-based model of physics. Nikola Tesla, toward the beginning of the 20th century, was developing technologies based on a similar approach. Today,...

In today's episode we continue our exploration of the "secret" history of the 20th century by investigating events taking place in the interwar decades of the 20s and 30s.  We begin by looking at the causes behind the Great Depression, before moving on to examine an important power struggle taking place within the American Deep State between two competing factions: the Morgans and t...

In this episode we continue our series on the "secret history of the 20th century." Here, we examine the politics and economics of the industrial age and the energy industry it is dependent on. We'll also consider how the transition from the agrarian age to industrial age transformed the terrain of the ongoing battle in the West between democracy and oligarchy. Finally, we'll c...

In today's episode, we pick up the story we first started developing in Part 1 by investigating the formation of the Federal Reserve, America's central banking system. We also consider the circumstances surrounding World War I, and the larger game-behind-the-game taking place behind the scenes between the oligarchies of England, Germany, and America. JP Morgan plays a prominent role in t...

In today's episode we begin a new series on "the secret history of the 20th century", a pivotal period in history that demands study if one wishes to understand current world events. This series forms the 8th and penultimate chapter in a larger book project, called "Philosophy: Its Origin, Purpose, and Destiny." Each chapter in this series is comprised of multiple articles...

In today's episode, we conclude our multi-part series on the occult history of America by examining the circumstances surrounding the American Revolution. In particular, we focus in on the influence that one particular individual, Francis Bacon, had on the founding of this country. For more on this story, check out the "unofficial" documentary I cut together on the topic of Bacon an...

In today's episode, we conclude a mini two-part series on the topic of the "Shadow" and how it relates to the development of Western Civilization.  Here, we consider how the rise of capitalist oligarchies in Europe relates to the philosophical idea of the "Shadow". In particular, we look at the Venetian bankers and the Italian super-companies of the Middle Ages and conside...

In today's episode we consider the philosophy and psychology  of the "Shadow", which appears to confront us as the manifestation of our own negative karma. This theme was not only explored by psychologist Carl Jung; it is also an important aspect of ancient religious myth. In today's episode, we'll explore what it means and how it applies to our understanding of "Amer...

In today's episode, we continue our series on America by investigating the story of the rise and fall of the Inca civilization of Peru. Things begin with a recap of the "Cycle of the Arya" thesis that I've been exploring throughout this year-long book project on Philosophy. Then, we zoom in and look at the Inca as a case study of this larger pattern. We finish with a discussion...

In today's episode we continue our series on the "deep" history of America by examining the theme of democracy, which has been experimented with here in the Western Hemisphere for thousands of years before the time of the American Revolution. In this episode, we explore how democracy existed not only during the golden age of the Maya, an idea we first introduced in Part 1, but also...

In today's episode we're kicking off a new series/chapter titled "America, Land of the Feathered Serpent". The overall theme of this series is to establish a timeline of civilization in the Americas, beginning with the prehistoric empire of Atlantis and moving down through the time of the American Revolution - an event that Francis Bacon, the protagonist of our previous chapter...

In today's episode I analyze a classic Manly Hall lecture on the topic of Francis Bacon's utopian short story "New Atlantis". This episode serves as the "capstone" for a 6-part series I just finished on the topic of Francis Bacon and the Rosicrucian Brotherhood. For links to all the articles contained in that series, see my website (under the "publications"...

In this episode we conclude our series on Francis Bacon. More specifically, this episode completes a two-part episode titled "The Four Masks of Francis Bacon", which itself serves as the concluding section of this longer chapter on Bacon. In the previous article (part 1), we looked two of the four masks  Bacon used to conceal his work: William Shakespeare and Father CRC of Rosicrucian my...

In today's episode, we begin a two-part mini-series titled "The Four Masks of Francis Bacon". These two articles, which go together as-one, serve as the concluding sections of an  overall six-part series/chapter on Sir Francis Bacon. The theme of this article is to investigate four different "fronts" or "masks" that Francis Bacon utilized in order to covertly pur...

In this episode we continue our series on Francis Bacon. Here, we will further explore some of the ideas and concepts concerning the philosophy of science, which we originally introduced and overviewed in the previous episode during our analysis of Bacon's "Art of Discovery". This episode/article (see my Substack for the written version) begins with a discussion of seven key themes...

In today's episode we continue with our series on Francis Bacon. Here, we begin by delving further into Francis Bacon's connection with the ancient Mystery Schools. Then, we move on to a discussion of the six-stepped scientific method that Francis Bacon revealed as part of his Great Instauration project. This scientific method, which he also termed his "Art of Discovery, serves as t...

In today's episode we track the descent of esoteric knowledge and the "wisdom tradition" through the Middle Ages, investigating how it went underground, perpetuating itself through the Templars, the Guilds, and eventually, the Rosicrucians. The article concludes with an introduction to Francis Bacon, the "Rosicrucian Messiah". www.alexsachon.com Find the written article at...

In today's episode we launch a new series on the topic of Francis Bacon, who is truly one of the most significant figures of world history. The focus of this initial episode is to lay the historical and geopolitical foundations for European civilization after the fall of the Roman Empire. In particular, we focus on the rise of the Roman Catholic Church as a major power player and the persecut...

In this short episode I announce my upcoming new series on Francis Bacon. It will be comprised of multiple articles, which will be published on my Substack. Each article will get its own podcast episode. This series fits into a larger project called "Philosophy: Its Origin, Purpose, and Destiny." The Table of Contents for this series, with links to each part, can be found on my website....