This whole thing and all its subthreads are why I was teaching a class on politics, cults, and conspiracies for so long, and why I was right about everything (as usual)
Doctor “NAFO” If You’re Nasty
Blavatsky was also notably inspired to this idea by a sci-fi novel (Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1871 novel Vril: The Power of the Coming Race). It wasn’t even an occult idea to begin with.
vortex egg, cyberoccult investigator
Agartha, for those of you keeping track, is a late 19th century European occultist invention which draws inspiration from the Buddhist myth of Shambhala, which is in turn essentially classic millenarianism (there is a hidden kingdom ruled by a true Buddhist king who will one day emerge)
BeijingPalmer
This AI-generated image is making the rounds and normally I wouldn't even bother with something like this
However, it gives us the chance to talk about a fascinating sub-group of White Nationalism that believes a race of pure Aryans called Argathans live in the center of the Earth 🧵
