Course curriculum

  • 01

    Introduction

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    • About This Course
    • Please Introduce Yourself
  • 02

    Module One: Human Nature

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    • Module One Overview
    • Lecture One
    • Opening Essay: Human Nature Matters
    • Excerpt from E.O. Wilson's 'Sociobiology' (Altruistic view of human nature)
    • Altruistic Views of Human Nature
    • 'The Selfish Ape' by Nicholas Money Excerpt One (Selfish View of human nature)
    • 'The Selfish Ape' by Nicholas Money Excerpt Two (Selfish View of human nature)
    • Selfish Views of Human Nature
    • Who Were the Essenes?
    • 'Man in the Past, Present, and Future' by Rudolf Steiner Excerpt
    • 'The Visionary Window, A Quantum Physicist's Guide to Enlightenment' by Amit Goswami Excerpt
    • 'The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries' by David Ulansey Excerpt
    • Views on Human Nature Throughout History
    • Discussion One
  • 03

    Module Two: The Emergence of Religion, Divine Rule, and The Age of the Goddess

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    • Module Two Overview
    • Lecture Two
    • Online Resources
    • The Evolution of Human Consciousness and Spirituality
    • King Stags And Fairy Queens. Modern Religious Myth in “The Mists of Avalon.”
    • Earth Mother Goddess
    • “Why The Minoans are Important”: Minoan Culture and Its Women
    • Discussion Two
  • 04

    Module Three: The Renaissance—When Spirituality Infused into the Body Politic Saved the World

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    • Module Three Overview
    • Lecture Three
    • Online Resources
    • The Cathars
    • "Orders of the Quest" by Manly Hall Excerpt
    • "Politics and the Occult" by Gary Lachman Excerpt
    • The Mysterious Fraternity of the Rosicrucians
    • "Mystics of the Renaissance and their Relation to Modern Thought" by Rudolph Steiner Excerpt
    • Ficino’s Human Demiurge: The Case of Hermetica
    • "Subtle Activism: The Inner Dimensions of Social And Planetary Transformation" by David Nicol Excerpt
    • Discussion Three
  • 05

    Module Four: The Remarkable Origins of Democracy in America

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    • Module Four Overview
    • Lecture Four
    • Online Resources
    • Iroquois Confederacy
    • Jefferson, Franklin, Paine, and Natives
    • Politics & The Occult Excerpts
    • The Secret History of America Excerpts
    • Discussion Four
  • 06

    Module Five: The Intersection Of Spirituality and Politics-An Evolutionary Imperative

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    • Module Five Overview
    • Lecture Five
    • Online Resources
    • 'Half Earth, Our Planet’s Fight For Life' Excerpt
    • Discussion Five
    • End of Course Survey