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Cosmology & Simulacra

Polar Cosmology, Simulacra, and Mercury as the Axis Mundi | Mario Garza, Symbolic Studies

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Mario Garza of Symbolic Studies argues that every major deity in antiquity was originally a polar god before the solar model was imposed over them, and Baudrillard's simulacra explains exactly how that inversion was achieved and kept in place.

Covers polar cosmology as the original paradigm buried by the heliocentric model, Mercury and Hermes and Thoth as inherently polar gods with the caduceus as the axis mundi, the spine's 33 vertebrae as the body's polar column, Baudrillard's simulacra and how the solar perspective instills external psychological dependency, the Norse inversion of sun and moon polarity, art as the path of individuation, and the Thoth Tarot Art card as destruction and transformation at the root of creative freedom.

ChaptersInside the full 2h 33m episode35 chapters
0:00Welcome and Mario Garza Introduction: Symbolic Studies
4:42From Kubrick Decoding to Tarot: The Origin Story of Symbolic Studies
7:30Art as the Path of Individuation: Creativity and Freedom Are Inseparable
18:01Baudrillard's Simulacra: The Media Creates a Reality Realer Than Real
22:29The Solar Perspective vs the Polar Perspective
35:44Every God Was Polar Before They Made Him Solar
37:41Mercury, Hermes, and Thoth Are Polar Gods: The Caduceus Is the Axis Mundi
39:32The Spine Has 33 Vertebrae: The Body as the World Pole
43:52Earth-Shape Agnosticism: The Mumbai Guru Story
47:42One Inversion Corrupts Everything: The Apophatic Method and the Heliocentric Critique
52:42Norse Sun and Moon Polarity Inversion and the Live and Love Cipher
55:01The Solar Perspective, the Feminine, and Communism
56:48Precession and Parallax: Strikes Against the NASA Story
58:36Taking Responsibility: The Heroic Alternative to Collective Sacrifice
1:00:21Where to Find Mario: Site, Posters, and Crowdsourced Research
1:01:43Telegram as the Research Hub: Second Hour Preview
1:04:25Checking In on Chance's Cleanse
1:08:27Reading the Circumpolar Sky Clock
1:12:31Lovecraft's Hidden Influence on Black Magic Groups
1:14:30The Egyptian Opening of the Mouth Ritual
1:17:01The Chariot Card as a Mobile Throne
1:19:41Merkavah Mysticism and the Temple in the North
1:21:44Seven Circuits Around the Black Cube
1:26:52Circling the Cube Versus the Merkabah
1:30:39Occultism as a Veiled Death Practice
1:34:52Dying Right and Having the Rite Right
1:39:48The Isis Thesis by Judy K. King
1:45:41Serpents and the Cycles of Life
1:48:55The Kumbh Mela, Celebration of the Pot
1:53:47Kumbh and Kneph Across India and Egypt
1:57:38Aquarius as Khnum and the Holy Vessel
2:02:56Older Beings in the Cosmic Egg's Outer Rings
2:15:44The DMT Origin of the Cosmic Egg Artwork
2:22:57Inside the Plus Hour: Sky Clock, Serpents, and Aquarius
2:27:37Coming Up Next: LC King and a Symbolic February
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Artist & researcher behind Symbolic Studies

Mario Garza is the artist and researcher behind Symbolic Studies, a project sharing symbolic insights on the zodiac, mythology, folklore and world religions, with astrology as its foundation. A lifelong artist who has worked as an art director and graphic designer for nearly 25 years, he runs Symbolic Studies from the Pacific Northwest alongside his wife Michelle, who co-hosts the podcast with him. His work traces syncretic threads across tarot, occultism and comparative religion, including the argument that the major deities of antiquity were originally polar gods before a solar model was laid over them. He also offers symbolic birth chart and tarot readings, private lessons and freelance design.

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