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The Higherside Chats

Chris Knowles | Cults of State, Pop Culture Rituals, & The Final Hurdle

The Higherside Chats

Greg Carlwood

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2023

⏱️ 97 minutes

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***Click here to join THC+ and get full uninterrupted 2 hour episodes, a dedicated Plus RRS feed, lifetime forum access, merch discounts, & other bonuses like free downloads of THC music.*** See detailed sign up options down below. About Today’s Guest: You know him, you love him. Chris Knowles of The Secret Sun Blog walks […]

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The planet's broken master's almost surely have a plan.

0:09.0

This clearly made me something near beyond the realm of man.

0:13.0

And until you thoroughly tested every last close-justed view,

0:18.0

I find the more you think you know the less you really do.

0:22.0

That's true, Dr. Seish.

0:24.0

Well, uh.

0:25.0

Would we be without TAC?

0:37.0

The higher side jet show, Greg Carlwood Company.

0:44.0

The power of Christ compels you people from sunny San Diego,

0:48.0

I'm Greg Carlwood, and if you can contain your astonishment,

0:51.0

read between the ones and zeros of our vast aronic matrix of modern life,

0:55.0

and parse the empty, rotting, unrecognizable husk we call culture,

1:00.0

there lies a language that few can read, a tapestry of symbolism and veneration

1:05.0

that can be found in nearly anything designed to get your attention.

1:08.0

Political speeches, monument placement, award shows, bizarre news stories,

1:13.0

so-called space launches, art gollas, fashion shows, corporate logos,

1:18.0

groundbreaking ceremonies, magazine covers, highly charged national tragedies,

1:23.0

archaeological finds, the metals, patches, and insignias of the players

1:28.0

paraded across your TV screen and everything else that comprises

1:31.0

the never-ending onslaught of activity to fill your newsfeed.

1:36.0

When you examine it with a skeptical eye, you find very little

1:39.0

is truly spontaneous, original, or organic.

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