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Season 1 (2025) āØ
š Episode 29 of the Vale & Mark Podcast š
(Ancient Trails Part 7)
š„ Did Ancient Humans REALLY Meet Aliens? š„
š„ RaĆ«l, the Raelians, and the Synarchs of the Codex š„
What if humanityās origin story isnāt ancient myth, but modern revelation?
In this episode, Vale and Mark examine Raƫlism, one of the most controversial and technologically framed belief systems of the modern era. A movement that claims humanity was not created by gods or nature alone, but by an advanced extraterrestrial civilization known as the Elohim.
We explore RaĆ«lās assertion that ancient religious texts were misunderstood records of contact, that prophets were intermediaries, and that religion itself exists as a preparatory system for humanityās eventual reunion with its creators. At the center of this worldview sits the Synarchs of the Codex of the Quantum Heralds, a governing intelligence structure said to safeguard probabilistic knowledge, continuity, and cosmic order.
Rather than treating Raƫlism as spectacle, we approach it as a case study in tech-forward belief. A religion born not from the distant past, but from the space age. One that replaces mysticism with genetics, divinity with science, and faith with preparation.
Because if advanced beings returned today, would we call them gods
ā¦or just engineers with better tools?
š In this episode, explore:
šø Who RaĆ«l claims the Elohim really are
š How RaĆ«lism reframes ancient scripture as contact records
š§ The role of Synarchs in governing probability and continuity
𧬠Why Raëlism treats cloning, genetics, and AI as sacred science
šļø How modern religions form around extraterrestrial narratives
š Why belief systems adapt to the technology of their time
š¤ Whether humanity is preparing to become what it once worshipped
Chapters:
00:00 Cold Open
01:07 Intro
01:27 Obligatory Guinness Opening and Pouring ASMR Experience!
02:30 SlĆ”inte! š
03:08 The Raƫlian Paradox
03:26 Who is Raƫl?
04:38 Where are the Raƫlians today?
05:30 Why did the Raƫlians blend religion, cloning, and E.T.?
06:41 What did these aliens want from us or whatever?
08:36 Why did the aliens engage with our species?
10:13 Were all of our prophets spacemen?
11:59 Who are our space ambassadors?
13:00 ... And who else?
13:50 When does innovation turn into ideology?
15:14 Did the Moon Landing give birth to a religion?
17:24 Did Raƫl turn the Chariots of the Gods into a church?
17:53 So why does he call himself Raƫl?
18:40 Hello to Caramelo!
19:00 So what do we call these aliens any how?
19:46 Should I start my own Sci Fi religion?
20:38 The Synarchs of the Codex of the Quantum Heralds
21:30 Synarchy Scripture
22:26 The B.S. our belief system is based on
24:31 How are sacred B.S. was first spread?
25:50 The Archons of Obfuscation
28:20 'The Information' by James Gleick (A History, a Theory, a Flood)
30:05 Darned Archons of Obfuscation!
31:03 Are we founding new religions in our labs and startups?
32:05 Become a Codexian today!
33:38 Are we chasing creators or becoming them?
34:23 Belief is an Operating System
35:00 Equanimity
39:34 Outro
Stories of creation donāt disappear.They evolve.From godsā¦to aliensā¦to intelligence we are now building ourselves.And if RaĆ«l is right, religion was never about worship.It was about waiting.
š§ Listen next:
Subscribe for weekly explorations of belief systems, AI, mythic structures, and the strange places where science and faith collide.
š¬ Is RaĆ«lism a misunderstood future religion⦠or a mirror reflecting our technological ambitions?
Tell us what you think below.
By Mark S. CarrollSeason 1 (2025) āØ
š Episode 29 of the Vale & Mark Podcast š
(Ancient Trails Part 7)
š„ Did Ancient Humans REALLY Meet Aliens? š„
š„ RaĆ«l, the Raelians, and the Synarchs of the Codex š„
What if humanityās origin story isnāt ancient myth, but modern revelation?
In this episode, Vale and Mark examine Raƫlism, one of the most controversial and technologically framed belief systems of the modern era. A movement that claims humanity was not created by gods or nature alone, but by an advanced extraterrestrial civilization known as the Elohim.
We explore RaĆ«lās assertion that ancient religious texts were misunderstood records of contact, that prophets were intermediaries, and that religion itself exists as a preparatory system for humanityās eventual reunion with its creators. At the center of this worldview sits the Synarchs of the Codex of the Quantum Heralds, a governing intelligence structure said to safeguard probabilistic knowledge, continuity, and cosmic order.
Rather than treating Raƫlism as spectacle, we approach it as a case study in tech-forward belief. A religion born not from the distant past, but from the space age. One that replaces mysticism with genetics, divinity with science, and faith with preparation.
Because if advanced beings returned today, would we call them gods
ā¦or just engineers with better tools?
š In this episode, explore:
šø Who RaĆ«l claims the Elohim really are
š How RaĆ«lism reframes ancient scripture as contact records
š§ The role of Synarchs in governing probability and continuity
𧬠Why Raëlism treats cloning, genetics, and AI as sacred science
šļø How modern religions form around extraterrestrial narratives
š Why belief systems adapt to the technology of their time
š¤ Whether humanity is preparing to become what it once worshipped
Chapters:
00:00 Cold Open
01:07 Intro
01:27 Obligatory Guinness Opening and Pouring ASMR Experience!
02:30 SlĆ”inte! š
03:08 The Raƫlian Paradox
03:26 Who is Raƫl?
04:38 Where are the Raƫlians today?
05:30 Why did the Raƫlians blend religion, cloning, and E.T.?
06:41 What did these aliens want from us or whatever?
08:36 Why did the aliens engage with our species?
10:13 Were all of our prophets spacemen?
11:59 Who are our space ambassadors?
13:00 ... And who else?
13:50 When does innovation turn into ideology?
15:14 Did the Moon Landing give birth to a religion?
17:24 Did Raƫl turn the Chariots of the Gods into a church?
17:53 So why does he call himself Raƫl?
18:40 Hello to Caramelo!
19:00 So what do we call these aliens any how?
19:46 Should I start my own Sci Fi religion?
20:38 The Synarchs of the Codex of the Quantum Heralds
21:30 Synarchy Scripture
22:26 The B.S. our belief system is based on
24:31 How are sacred B.S. was first spread?
25:50 The Archons of Obfuscation
28:20 'The Information' by James Gleick (A History, a Theory, a Flood)
30:05 Darned Archons of Obfuscation!
31:03 Are we founding new religions in our labs and startups?
32:05 Become a Codexian today!
33:38 Are we chasing creators or becoming them?
34:23 Belief is an Operating System
35:00 Equanimity
39:34 Outro
Stories of creation donāt disappear.They evolve.From godsā¦to aliensā¦to intelligence we are now building ourselves.And if RaĆ«l is right, religion was never about worship.It was about waiting.
š§ Listen next:
Subscribe for weekly explorations of belief systems, AI, mythic structures, and the strange places where science and faith collide.
š¬ Is RaĆ«lism a misunderstood future religion⦠or a mirror reflecting our technological ambitions?
Tell us what you think below.