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Esoteric Orientalism Part I: Ancient Barbarian Sages

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

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Neoplatonism and Zoroastrism

Zoroastrianism is one of those religions that, like Judaism, can point to an incredibly long history. But if we look at the evidence for the religion at different points in time, we see very different things. We want to concentrate on the use or abuse they made of the ancient Eastern sages. The first name we need to look at is Zoroaster. Zaratustra was the founding figure of the ancient Medean religion, now known as Zoroastrianism in the west.

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