Premium 08 - Q&A 4 - Novels as Spycraft 1, Aldous Huxley, and the Invention of the New Age Movement
[originally published on Patreon Oct 12, 2021] Today's all about novels as spycraft. I introduce the premise, the different classifications, and then briefly discuss Ian Fleming, George Viereck, Robert Ludlum, John le Carré, George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and then Aldous Huxley. First I talk about Thomas Henry Huxley, Aldous's grandfather, the X Club, the rise of Darwinism and Social Darwinism, its connections to Rhodes, Milner, and the Fabians, and HG Wells. Then, I go through Aldous Huxley's life, his time in Hollywood, his friends and circle, and how he set up networks in the US to promote drug culture. songs: snippets of Musica Ricercata by György Ligeti (Eyes Wide Shut) Henry the Eighth by Herman’s Hermits Brave New World by Motorhead