Fritz Lang's Metropolis! Occult Symbolism In The Age of Aquarius

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On this week’s episode we explore the occult and religious symbolism woven prominently throughout Fritz Lang’s silent-film-cinema-classic Metropolis! Often credited with establishing the science-fiction genre, the symbolism and story of Metropolis is often naively overlooked to emphasize the innovative use of special effects which would come to overshadow the film’s entire legacy. Using the historical backdrop of German occultism as our guide we find a coherent use of esoteric symbolism throughout Metropolis which illustrates some of the revolutionary, Aquarian philosophy rife in the counter-cultural underground of The Weimar Republic of the time. In the free section of the show we discuss its creator Fritz Lang, his personal quirks, political troubles and potent artistic legacy before articulating some of the occult symbolism used in the first half of the film. We even use the novelization of the film to round-out our search. In the extended version of the show we continue to unpack ideas newly on loan from Aleister Crowley, what it all has to do with Luciferianism, the Brotherhood of Saturn, the dawning of the Age of Aquarius and how these motifs have strongly inspired the science fiction we still enjoy today. Between this and the last episode we hope some big puzzle pieces finally fall into place and you have a new excuse to watch Batman. Thank you and enjoy the show! 

In the free section of the show we discuss:
The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Writer / Director Fritz Lang
The Making of Metropolis
Controversy on Set 
The Novel 
Lucifer in the Garden // Yezidism
Freder as Luke Skywalker
Maria, The Serpent
MOLOCH!
Workers Revolution

In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:
The History of Moloch
Adonism
Luciferianism
Whore of Babylon
The Flood
Tower of Babel
Lust // Strength in the Tarot
The Demiruge 
Star Wars is Thelema for Kids
Rotwang’s House
Robot Revolution
The Batman// Joker

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Sources:
Metropolis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNW9yo9IRBk&t
https://a.co/d/2a0CDBt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)

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