481 - Dr. Diana Pasulka - The New Religion

<p>I finally sit down with Diana Pasulka to talk about UFOs, alien intelligence, AI, psychedelics, transhumanism, and the strange religious framework forming around all of them. We look at how these phenomena overlap with older spiritual categories, and why the promise of technological transcendence may be a counterfeit of something Christianity already understands.</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube version: <a href="https://youtu.be/6TqYxG9gxwc" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/6TqYxG9gxwc</a></p><p>Her books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/D.W.-Pasulka/author/B07NL6KZN5"><u>https://www.amazon.com/stores/D.W.-Pasulka/author/B07NL6KZN5</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Join Dr. Zac Porcu for his course, A Demonological History of the World: <a href="https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/a-demonological-history-of-the-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/a-demonological-history-of-the-world</a> </p><p>6 weeks, 12 hours</p><p>Price: Only $120, and Involved patrons can get 10% off. Apply your discount code at checkout.</p><p>Live classes: Sep 15 - Oct 20</p><p><br></p><p>Pre-Order GodsDog: Monk now and/or get volumes 1 and 2 on sale! <a href="https://store.thesymbolicworld.com/collections/godsdog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://store.thesymbolicworld.com/collections/godsdog</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔓 Become a patron to support us and unlock exclusive monthly symbolism content: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 – Coming up</p><p>01:58 – Introduction</p><p>02:52 – How a Religious Studies Scholar Ended Up Studying UFOs</p><p>08:52 – UFOs as Religious and Spiritual Phenomena</p><p>13:25 – A Demonological History of the World</p><p>14:41 – The Mythology and Narrative of UFOs</p><p>16:38 – Why Governments Use UFO Disinformation</p><p>20:56 – Technology, Magic, and Non-Human Intelligence</p><p>24:22 – Aliens, Demons, and the Modern Image of the “Grey”</p><p>27:43 – Psychedelics and Encounters With Other Beings</p><p>30:19 – AI as an Alien Intelligence</p><p>32:02 – UFOs and the Promise of a New Revelation</p><p>34:29 – Spielberg and the Alien as Saviour</p><p>38:35 – Arthur C. Clarke, Demons, and Childhood’s End</p><p>40:50 – Transhumanism vs. Christian Transfiguration</p><p>45:42 – God’s Dog: Monk</p><p>46:42 – Aliens as Our Future, “Evolved” Selves</p><p>49:06 – How the Alien Narrative Collides With Christianity</p><p>52:36 – Proj