By: Jay Dyer Max Horkheimer and Theodore W. Adorno, key figures of the Frankfurt School of Marxist Critical Theory, wrote in their landmark work, “Dialectic of Enlightenment,” that “myth...

By: Jay Dyer The study of conspiracy leads directly to the study of covert operations and intelligence agencies. As one reads about the plots and intrigues of secret societies, one...

By: Jay Dyer (c) copyright The ontological argument of Anselm of Canterbury has long since captivated the minds of many philosophers and apologists. Not long after Anselm published his Proslogion, his...

Tracing the Possible Influences for “Redcrosse Knight” and “Lucifera” By: Jay (c) Copyright Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen represents a high point in British Renaissance literature. Intended to be a mythological...

Symbolical and Numerological Elements in the Shield of Achilles Compared with Plato’s Cosmology -It’s not carrying over from word the references. Apologies, will add later. By: Jay (c) Copyright, all...

By: Jay Dyer These 80s cult classics do well for analyses. Vitrually all the classics children of the 80s like myself grew up with were loaded with deeper, esoteric symbolism,...

By: Jay Dyer Hanna is an awesome film. As a story and entertainment, it is top notch. However, as the message goes I have some stuff to bitch about (as usual),...

By: Jay Dyer See Also: Batman: The Dark Knight Rises – Esoteric Analysis Batman Begins marks a substantive renewal for the popular franchise. Taking the story in a much more...

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By: Jay Dyer   (c) Copyright, All Rights Reserved. The Visions of Petrarch, published in 1569 by J. Van der Noordt with woodcuts and titled The Theatre of the Worldlings, is...

By: Jay Dyer (2010) Much like Labyrinth, Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal is one of those kid’s films all of us who grew up in the 80s seem to have...

By: Peter Parker In a world where queer theory and feminists readings dominate the realm of academia, the analytical method known as esoteric analysis is, sadly, restricted to the outer...

The Apollonian/Dionysian Dialectical Dichotomy Contributing writer David Shankle gives yet another angle on Batman: Dark Knight  INDEPTH ESOTERIC ANALYSIS OF “BATMAN BEGINS” HERE   After revisiting Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight, viewing the...

This is an introduction to an upcoming longer paper, examining the symbolic and esoteric meaning behind the Shield of Achilles, particularly in relation to Platonic cosmogony. By: Jay The liad...

By: Jay Dyer Eyes Wide Shut is a film that failed to live to the expectations of many. It was supposed to be an edgy thriller that made statements about...

Emma Stone’s new to DVD film, Easy A is a tribute to 80s classics like Say Anything and Sixteen Candles, but it also contains some interesting overlapping synchronicities and hints...

By: Jay Dyer I hate to always harp on gnosticism, but it’s undeniably the recurrent theme of most sci fi and fantasy/cult films. Gnosticism is the ancient perennial tradition that descends...

“Your loyal fan” @ 6:15. lol. Wonder who that is? Yes, In Alex, I subsist and have my being....

An Example from Linguistics By: Jay Dyer (2010) Several recent discussions I’ve had demonstrate the importance of thinking in terms of a worldview, which amounts to ultimately adopting transcendental argumentation. This is...

 By: Jay (c) copyright, all rights reserved.      The significance of the mirror as an actual object and its usage a symbolic metaphor in literature is found in several English...