November 05, 2025

Russian Dolls: Rasputin and Blavatsky

47 minutes

EPISODE 149 | Russian Dolls: Rasputin and Blavatsky

Russians are practical, artistic and deeply mystical. And they tend to fall under the sway of strong personalities. Like two people from the past - Rasputin, the so-called Mad Monk, and Helena Blavatsky, founded of Theosophy, which itself is the very root of the modern New Age movement.

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SECTIONS

02:31 - Ra-Ra-Rasputin - The story of the Mad Monk, his weird death and his penis

17:31 - So You Think You're a Witch? - Helena Blavatsky goes form spoiled rich girl to wandering mystic, starts Theosophy, Emma and Alexis Coulomb try blackmail, the Hodgeson Report

29:01 - Rivers of Babylon - Theosophy's offbeat ideas about inherent mystic powers, the Seven Root Races

41:05 - Sorcerer's Puppet - Theosophy inspires others, Nazis, Neo-Theosophy, Agni Yoga, the I AM Activity, the Bridge to Freedom and the Great White Brotherhood

Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info

Rasputin on biography.com

The Murder of Rasputin

Rasputin Was Poisoned, Shot, Beaten, and Drowned. But Did His Penis Survive?

Inside The Wild Myths And Legends Surrounding Rasputin’s Penis

HELENA BLAVATSKY The evolution of Theosophy

The birth of theosophy

Who Was the Mother of the Occult? (Part I) - Episode #66 of the Our Fake History podcast

Madame Blavatsky: a seeker of truth — and a fraud

The Dawn of Civilization: An Esoteric Account of the First Three Root Races

Chains, Globes, Rounds and Root Races

Theosophy: Origin of the New Age (Part 1)

The theosophical roots of Nazism

Theosophy and visual arts

Influences on the New Age movement

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