The Secret Sun

Given that it was itself highly influenced by the pop culture of the day, it's no real surprise that the Theosophical movement of the 19th Century set the template for literally all of the science fiction and fantasy that would emerge in its wake.
Even creators who'd hardly heard of Madame Blavatsky - or who fancied themselves stolid Christians or hard-bitten materialists - couldn't help but swim in Theosophy's waters. It's no exaggeration to say that they really had no choice....

On the nth day of Schizmas, my true love gave to me SEVENTEEN SCHIZOMYSTIC MEMES...
But first....
Give yourself the precious gift of Secret Sunshine

Seeing that I briefly touched on 1985's hit film Cocoon during the Atlantis livestream, I thought now's the perfect time to take a, um, deep dive into some of the cleverly-embedded esoteric symbolism in the film.
I'm sure some of these threads will get picked up in the days ahead......

Today seems like as good a day as any to dive into the lingering fallacies of Jesus Mythicism, specifically the leftover nonsense about Christmas being Mithras (or the Saturnalia) and all the rest of it. Wouldn't you agree?
Mind you, this isn't apologetics or religious propaganda or anything like that, it's simply an attempt to purge all the bad history that arose in the wake of Zeitgeist and the like....