Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio Michael Anthony Alberta on The Watch: Architects of The Simulation
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Sep 26, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Michael Anthony Alberta, author and researcher focusing on cryptography and hidden historical patterns, challenges our understanding of history as a linear narrative. He introduces the concept of 'The Watch,' a covert intelligence network that manipulated events and knowledge to maintain control. Alberta delves into topics like the impact of the printing press, the intersections of different historical timelines, and the influence of the bicameral mind on literacy and modernity. His insights reveal how myths and archetypes shape societal narratives.
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15th Century As Historical Turning Point
- Michael Alberta argues the 15th century (printing press, guns, navigation) enabled a coordinated remaking of large parts of history.
- He says those technologies, plus the Black Death, let a supranational network compress and disseminate fabricated timelines.
Bicameral Mind Explained As Control Mechanism
- Alberta invokes Julian Jaynes' bicameral mind to explain premodern lack of introspection in texts like the Iliad.
- He argues elites exploited bicameral modes to command societies and maintain control via priestly intermediaries.
Alphabet And Cryptography As Power Tools
- Alberta highlights the alphabet as a key vector for control and continuity across civilizations.
- He sees scripts and cryptography as how the elite encoded, transmitted, and manipulated cultural narratives.
