In this episode of Codega's Codex of Curiosities, I sit down with researcher and author Robert W. Sullivan IV to pull back the curtain on The Wizard of Oz. Was L. Frank Baum embedding esoteric teachings in his beloved story? Could the film be an allegorical guide to alchemy, occult transformation, and mystical initiation? And how does Aleister Crowley fit into this strange tale? Join us as we explore: 🔹 The Occult Roots of Oz – How The Wizard of Oz aligns with Theosophy, Hermeticism, and Freemasonry
🔹 The Four Quadrants of Oz – Their connection to alchemy, the four elements, and esoteric traditions
🔹 Dorothy’s Journey as an Alchemical Transformation – What do the Yellow Brick Road, the Emerald City, and the Silver Shoes (from the book) really symbolize?
🔹 Aleister Crowley & The Wizard of Oz – Was there a deeper influence from Crowley’s Thelema, Magick, and Kabbalistic teachings?
🔹 Gematria & Numerology in Oz – Hidden numbers and patterns woven into the story and film
🔹 The Tornado, The Wicked Witch & The Emerald City – How they relate to initiation, enlightenment, and hidden knowledge
🔹 The Dark Side of Oz – The strange, cursed history behind the film’s production Was The Wizard of Oz just an innocent children’s story, or was it an esoteric roadmap hiding in plain sight? And could Crowley’s influence extend deeper into Hollywood than we realize?
Robert W. Sullivan IV (1971- ) is a Freemason, attorney, philosopher, historian, antiquarian, jurist, lay theologian, writer, editor, mystic, radio-TV-podcast personality, showman, best-selling author, and CEO.
Robert Sullivan can be found here:
https://robertwsullivan4.com/
Mr. Sullivan has been on countless radio programs, podcasts, and TV shows including (but not limited to) Sam Tripoli’s Tin Foil Hat, NHK Japanese World Television, Juan on Juan, Coast to Coast AM, John B. Wells’ Ark Midnight and Caravan to Midnight, Sean Stone’s Buzzsaw, Whitely Strieber’s Dreamland, Truth Frequency, Gnostic Warrior, Fade to Black, The Higherside Chats, Barbara DeLong’s Night Light, Miguel Conner’s Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, Richard Syrett’s Strange Planet, Veritas Radio, and Shirley MacLaine’s I.E. Radio among countless others. In January 2014, he was Graham Hancock’s Author of the Month.
Rob has also been interviewed numerous times by his Russian counterpart, Vadim Shegalov. After twenty years of research, Deadwood Publishing released The Royal Arch of Enoch: The Impact of Masonic Ritual, Philosophy, and Symbolism (2nd ed.) in December 2016.
Next, Sullivan, via his exclusive publishing house, released Cinema Symbolism: A Guide to Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies (2nd. ed.) in March 2017. His third book, Cinema Symbolism 2: More Esoteric Imagery from Popular Movies, was also published in 2017. That same year, in December, Deadwood released his first work of fiction, A Pact with the Devil. Sullivan’s fifth book, Cinema Symbolism 3: The Mysteries of Occult Hollywood Unveiled, was released in the spring of 2021. Also forthcoming are revised, re-edited, and expanded editions of his first four books, including a much lengthened Royal Arch, which will now incorporate the Revised Edition of A Pact with the Devil was released on February 14th, 2023.
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