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Fashion your shuriken and don your ninja mask because this episode we dive into the millennia-old art of espionage and how the art of deception, assassination and dark sorcery evolved as it traveled across Asia finding its penultimate form embodied in the Japanese Shinobi warrior. In the free show we discuss the five elements sacred to the Ninja and how they might be used spiritually and in combat. During the extended show we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each Zodiac sign and how each element can be used as a weapon or a defense.

Topics this week:
-what is espionage
-the Godai or The Five Elements
-the Arthashastra
-conspiracy and the occult
-the femme fatal
-spy networks
-gunslingers and the ninja
-Tengu demons
-organized crime
-MIND MANIPULATION!

In the extended episode we discuss:
-how Luke escaped a mind prison w/ source book
-The Nine Halls
-Weaponry of the Ninja
-Shinobi Psychology and Tricks
-Ninja astrology of the Twelve Beasts
-The Five Elements and their interactions

SOURCES:

The Shoninki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dninki 

Arthashastra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthashastra#On_spying,_propaganda_and_information

Ninja Mind Manipulation by Haha Lung
https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Manipulation-Ancient-Modern-Techniques/dp/0806523832 

Tengu
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/tengu/ 

Thugees
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/thuggees-cult-assassins-india-002145 

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