Beyond the Lines Podcast episode 156: new thought exploration

🎙️While the world simmers on epstein, trump and the collapse into totalitarianism/authoritarianism … lets look at how our positive affirmations got us here.

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00:00:00-Host welcome, show intro & housekeeping
00:01:18-Setting the theme: Marianne Williamson’s Substack & “information war”
00:04:47-Reading Williamson’s “Invincible Summer” essay on Trump and totalitarianism
00:07:30-Camus quote leads to talk of humility, grace and societal change
00:09:35-Why New‑Age teachers veer into partisan politics—brand dissonance noted
00:11:27-Gabby Bernstein, Hillary‑support posts and 2016 election reflections
00:15:01-Bernie sidelined & the notion of “forgiving” Hillary questioned
00:19:37-Frustration with propaganda and polarized media narratives
00:22:32-Epstein‑file subpoenas, competing stories and Trump speculation
00:28:17-Can you back Trump yet stay skeptical? Host explores “optimistic neutral” stance
00:30:10-MAGA‑versus‑anti‑Trump: social‑media vitriol & everyday arrogance discussion
00:34:20-“It’s not about him for MAGA” — supporters’ motives unpacked
00:35:53-Giving Williamson partial credit while challenging her framing
00:38:09-Decades of bipartisan corruption and outsourcing America’s prosperity
00:40:30-Tracing the voter backlash that enabled Trump’s 2016 rise
00:43:52-COVID mandates vs. Trump’s first term: contrasting approaches to power
00:48:05-What real Democratic contrition could look like (Newsom example)
00:49:13-New Thought roots: elites “sharing secrets” & Florence Scovel Shinn’s legacy
00:50:14-Kevin Trudeau, First‑Amendment loopholes and early pharma critiques
00:52:20-Big‑pharma collusion, Bobby Kennedy and shifting health narratives
00:55:41-Power‑over vs. power‑with: fear, happiness and social control
00:57:00-Faith, God and the pitfalls of spiritual materialism
01:00:18-Joe Dispenza, placebo science and the limits of “The Secret”
01:05:24-“Golden Age?”—positive affirmations, awakening and public disclosure
01:08:49-Self‑help and New‑Age content framed as profit‑driven business
01:14:03-Personal back‑pain story: ice therapy, discipline and embodied insight
01:18:55-Closing thoughts and plans to extend the New Thought exploration

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