How the history of Revelatory Religion, Prophets and the Oracle of Delphi can help explain the past, present and future of QAnon — A man goes alone into the mountains. The air there is thinner, purer, closer to heaven. Reaching to the divine, in splendid isolation, he communes with the all-powerful forces that control the world. They reveal truths that were previously hidden and laws that will properly govern society. The truth imposes…

How the Skoptsy and their Messiah can shed new light on dangerous ideas. — The boy looked back to the cellar door. He could see his aunt’s face, painted in candle-light and tears. For a second, her eyes spoke silent words of sympathy. Just for a second — then they hardened again. “If you do not want this, then you are not one of…

The hero of the war and the hero of the peace. What can these two icons of Greek Heroism tell us about Modern Masculinity? — A weary and homeless king has entered the Underworld. Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, sacker of Troy, and genius behind the Trojan horse is now a desperate, lost sailor. He has been told that the only way back to his wife, child and kingdom is to descend into the Underworld…

The corpse of a chimp, dressed in navy uniform swings from a gibbet. A crowd cheers. They have foiled the beginnings of a French invasion. In Switzerland, a chicken is tied to the stake, ready to be burnt to death. The onlookers give thanks to God and pray for his…