Double Vision
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
4.5 • 8.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2020
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Sometimes the unusual parts of our world are hidden someplace nearby, and sometimes they are right inside us. Let's take a tour of both today.
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| 0:00.0 | Our world is full of the unexplainable. |
| 0:07.2 | And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display, |
| 0:13.1 | just waiting for us to explore. |
| 0:16.2 | Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's. |
| 0:27.6 | Here's a reason why the concept of visualization is so popular. |
| 0:31.5 | Some experts believe that if you believe something strongly enough, you can will it into existence. |
| 0:36.4 | That new car or a raise at work. |
| 0:39.0 | As former Disney employee Tom Fitzgerald once said, if you can dream it, you can do it. |
| 0:45.2 | Alexandra David Neal had lofty dreams too, which she managed to will into an exciting |
| 0:50.1 | life of her own. |
| 0:51.7 | Born into poverty in 1868, her childhood was spent exploring spaces not meant for women |
| 0:56.7 | at the time. |
| 0:57.7 | When she was 15 years old, she attempted a journey to England from the Netherlands, foiled |
| 1:02.3 | only by her lack of funds. |
| 1:04.9 | Over the next several years, she did make it to England, and Spain, and Switzerland, all |
| 1:09.9 | without anyone's help. |
| 1:11.6 | She had a passion for joining secret societies as well, any that would take her, including |
| 1:16.2 | the Freemasons, of which her father had been a member. |
| 1:20.0 | During this time, she also studied subjects like anarchy and feminism, converted to Buddhism |
| 1:25.0 | and trained to become an opera singer. |
| 1:27.2 | She even performed as first singer at the Hanoi Opera House in Vietnam. |
| 1:31.4 | Over the years, Alexandra dove deep into many subjects, but none as important to her as |
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