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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K 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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