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Podcast: Midnight, On Earth
Episode: Episode 291 - The Rosicrucian Experience and History w/ Ronnie Pontiac
Description: In this episode, I sit down with researcher, writer, and longtime esoteric insider... Ronnie Pontiac. We explore his latest book, 'The Rosicrucian Counterculture: The Origins and Influence of the Invisible Society'. We journey into the hidden current of Rosicrucianism flowing through the early modern world, examining how this mysterious “invisible society” shaped the lives and ideas of figures like John Dee, Robert Fludd, René Descartes, Elias Ashmole, and many others. Ronnie reveals how the esoteric court of Rudolf II became a crucible for magic, science, and prophecy, and how the ambitions of Frederick and Elizabeth helped spark the Thirty Years...