Join host Greg Carlwood, of The Higherside Chats podcast as he talks cinema symbolism with returning guest, Robert Sullivan.

While the topic of cinema symbolism isn't new to THC, considering the size and scope of the Hollywood's reach, it may be time to take another look at the esoteric allegory and cinematic sorcery used to encode eternal archetypes, alchemical transofrmation, and occult ritual.

Fortunately, today's returning guest, Robert Sullivan, once again joins The Higherside to help us unfold the symbols and subtext behind the Hollywood machine. As a best selling author, lawyer, and 32nd degree Freemason, Sullivan offers an unmatched understanding of the deeper meaning behind some of society's most beloved films.

3:20 Kicking things off, Robert discusses the importance of his work, the transformation of this new medium and how movies have become mythology that has permeate the culture and affect the collective consciousness. Driving home this point, Sullivan walks through history's greatest masterpieces from Shakespeare's cryptic messages and Mozart's masonic inspired opera "The Magic Flute" to films such as "Frankenstein", "The Wizard of Oz" and the "James Bond" series. Through writing his book, "The Royal Arch of Enoch", Sullivan discovered an intricately woven web of esoteric themes such as Gnosticism, occult symbolism, and eternal archetypes appearing in many of the mainstream cinematic classics cherished in our society.

5:30 Greg and Robert discuss the life, work and beliefs of Alan Moore, famed creator of the graphic novels "The Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta".

11:42 Robert details examples in Gnostic themed films such as "The Wizard of Oz", "Alice and Wonderland", and "V for Vendetta", that include an initiation into mystery school traditions through suffering, anti-materialism, and rejection of a false reality, resulting the receiving of gnosis.