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Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft, Book 3: The Manson Secret:
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Published January 1, 2006
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July 12, 2024
made the series worth it. levenda ties things up really well, i think, for the type of project this is: a sprawling work, covering dozens (!) of different chapters and cul-de-sacs of american history. you have to wade through a LOT of names, dates, places, synchronicities, quotes, and associations to get to this conclusion. it’s not for the faint of heart.
however, if the idea of sincere, non-religious, ideologically open research into the presence of “evil” in america is of interest to you, and you have the time to make it through all three - i don’t think there’s anything like it. this one is the best of the lot, too, because he finally gets down to drawing some conclusions. he ties in some final topics like Jung, Quantum Consciousness, UFOs and serial killers and wraps everything up quite nicely. at least, as nicely as any trilogy following the history of evil can be.
i found levenda through his research with tom delonge on the historical & religious background of the UFO phenomena, research that took place after the writing of this trilogy. i see why delonge wanted levenda’s help. i have yet to encounter a researcher like levenda, constantly pulling disparate threads together while admitting that he can’t quite make sense of it all. it’s a rare mix of genius and humility that i find very compelling.
i will say that you can tell these books were published by a boutique publisher, not a mainstream heavyweight. his prose can be a bit scattered, and his excitement over identifying synchronicities and connections between people, places, and things might feel overwhelming to some readers. like i said at the start, though - it’s not like anything else i’ve ever found, and for those with an actual interest in these topics i think this trilogy is indispensable.
however, if the idea of sincere, non-religious, ideologically open research into the presence of “evil” in america is of interest to you, and you have the time to make it through all three - i don’t think there’s anything like it. this one is the best of the lot, too, because he finally gets down to drawing some conclusions. he ties in some final topics like Jung, Quantum Consciousness, UFOs and serial killers and wraps everything up quite nicely. at least, as nicely as any trilogy following the history of evil can be.
i found levenda through his research with tom delonge on the historical & religious background of the UFO phenomena, research that took place after the writing of this trilogy. i see why delonge wanted levenda’s help. i have yet to encounter a researcher like levenda, constantly pulling disparate threads together while admitting that he can’t quite make sense of it all. it’s a rare mix of genius and humility that i find very compelling.
i will say that you can tell these books were published by a boutique publisher, not a mainstream heavyweight. his prose can be a bit scattered, and his excitement over identifying synchronicities and connections between people, places, and things might feel overwhelming to some readers. like i said at the start, though - it’s not like anything else i’ve ever found, and for those with an actual interest in these topics i think this trilogy is indispensable.
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