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Esoteric Hollywood:: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film
Like no other book before it, this work delves into the deep, dark and mysterious undertones hidden in Tinsel town’s biggest films. Esoteric Hollywood is a game-changer in an arena of tabloid-populated titles. After years of scholarly research, Jay Dyer has compiled his most read essays, combining philosophy, comparative religion, symbolism and geopolitics and their connections to film. Readers will watch movies with new eyes, able to decipher on their own, as the secret meanings of cinema are unveiled.
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First published December 22, 2016
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July 1, 2017
Let me preface this with a cautious preamble: This is NOT a Hollywood Scandal book.
Esoteric Hollywood – Sex Cults & Symbols In Film by Jay Dyer scholarly analysis that delves into the inner workings of the abstruse aspects that pervade many movies within the film industry, and even some literature, past and present.
While other professional movie reviewers will review movies based on more mainstream criteria, Dyer goes beyond that into the subtle nuances that pervade many of the biggest blockbusters that contain hidden messages that are “intended to be understood, but not immediately apparent”[1] as the author himself states.
That reason, as well as many others are why Dyer does what he does – to show the reader / viewer that there is more than just a man behind the curtain. In fact, some might argue that there is an entire culture pulling some strings, and they wouldn’t be too far from the truth.
Getting back on track, in its nascent stage the book opens up with a short glossary, which will be extremely helpful for people that might not be familiar with the terms, or perhaps were and just forgot what they meant.
After a solid introduction where the author lays the groundwork for the rest of the book, the book is split up into four parts:
Part One: Hollywood Babylon And Kubrick
Part Two: Spielberg’s Android Space Brothers
Part Three: 70s-80s Fantasy Dystopia
Part Four: 007 And Hitchcock
In each of the above parts Dyer goes on to harpoon not only on some of the more popular movies within each of those categories, but ones seeping with overwhelming meaning, and even hidden/darker agendas. Some of the topics within these are philosophy, theology, geopolitics, espionage, literary theory, transhumanism, and much more.
Esoteric Hollywood is similar to the authors blog, but Dyer kicks it up a notch academically, and that’s one of the many appealing aspects of this particular book.
While all of the movie analyses were interesting for me in one way or another, the ones which fascinated me the most were H.G. Wells, Science Fiction Propaganda & Spielberg Mythos, Eyes Wide Shut, ET, Moonraker, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Minority Report, Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story and Blade Runner, AI, as well as the James Bond reboots.
Another salient component of the book are the dozens of small description boxes within various parts of the book. These either give a small synopsis of important individuals or showcase instead vital data that reader will need to comprehend the analysis.
Concurrent with the above are the hundreds of footnotes throughout the book. For those that love delving into the finer strands within research, footnotes are invaluable. The fact that Dyer put so much hard work into that is also greatly appreciated as it’s an aspect within research books that gets easily glossed over.
In its entirety, the book displays very high standards. That’s something quite noteworthy given how many of the subjects tackled within this book dovetail with many other conspiracy subjects. If individuals aren’t careful, it’s easy to get bogged down by many rabbit trails which at times either have a questionable basis or no basis in fact, or are lacking in quality sources even though they usually sound interesting. Because of this having some solid ground to venture from is priceless.
Regardless, this book is a veritable treasure trove of information, some of which might be admittedly quite disturbing if people aren’t familiar with the subjects or agendas involved. Either way, each of the subjects discussed in the book are subjects which the mainstream media rarely ever covers, and which also gets glossed over by most of the alternative media as well unfortunately. Those factors as well as others make this particular book quite unique.
As a caveat, am not personally in agreement with everything the author said in the book. That said, he does source his material, and makes for an intriguing read and as an open-minded skeptic, his work deserves a fair gander if we as a society, but more important, as individuals, are to home-in on the truth. Especially on such abstruse subjects as these.
Hopefully the author considers doing a similar follow up piece, or perhaps something along the same lines. For it being Dyer’s first book, this book as an initial salvo is as compelling as it is rigorous.
Plain and simple, this book is a must read because it will show you some of the hidden agendas that are going on within film right under society’s nose. And if we do not become cognizant of these issues they will continue to undoubtedly affect us in nefarious ways.
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[1] Jay Dyer, Esoteric Hollywood, pg. 4.
Esoteric Hollywood – Sex Cults & Symbols In Film by Jay Dyer scholarly analysis that delves into the inner workings of the abstruse aspects that pervade many movies within the film industry, and even some literature, past and present.
While other professional movie reviewers will review movies based on more mainstream criteria, Dyer goes beyond that into the subtle nuances that pervade many of the biggest blockbusters that contain hidden messages that are “intended to be understood, but not immediately apparent”[1] as the author himself states.
That reason, as well as many others are why Dyer does what he does – to show the reader / viewer that there is more than just a man behind the curtain. In fact, some might argue that there is an entire culture pulling some strings, and they wouldn’t be too far from the truth.
Getting back on track, in its nascent stage the book opens up with a short glossary, which will be extremely helpful for people that might not be familiar with the terms, or perhaps were and just forgot what they meant.
After a solid introduction where the author lays the groundwork for the rest of the book, the book is split up into four parts:
Part One: Hollywood Babylon And Kubrick
Part Two: Spielberg’s Android Space Brothers
Part Three: 70s-80s Fantasy Dystopia
Part Four: 007 And Hitchcock
In each of the above parts Dyer goes on to harpoon not only on some of the more popular movies within each of those categories, but ones seeping with overwhelming meaning, and even hidden/darker agendas. Some of the topics within these are philosophy, theology, geopolitics, espionage, literary theory, transhumanism, and much more.
Esoteric Hollywood is similar to the authors blog, but Dyer kicks it up a notch academically, and that’s one of the many appealing aspects of this particular book.
While all of the movie analyses were interesting for me in one way or another, the ones which fascinated me the most were H.G. Wells, Science Fiction Propaganda & Spielberg Mythos, Eyes Wide Shut, ET, Moonraker, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Minority Report, Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story and Blade Runner, AI, as well as the James Bond reboots.
Another salient component of the book are the dozens of small description boxes within various parts of the book. These either give a small synopsis of important individuals or showcase instead vital data that reader will need to comprehend the analysis.
Concurrent with the above are the hundreds of footnotes throughout the book. For those that love delving into the finer strands within research, footnotes are invaluable. The fact that Dyer put so much hard work into that is also greatly appreciated as it’s an aspect within research books that gets easily glossed over.
In its entirety, the book displays very high standards. That’s something quite noteworthy given how many of the subjects tackled within this book dovetail with many other conspiracy subjects. If individuals aren’t careful, it’s easy to get bogged down by many rabbit trails which at times either have a questionable basis or no basis in fact, or are lacking in quality sources even though they usually sound interesting. Because of this having some solid ground to venture from is priceless.
Regardless, this book is a veritable treasure trove of information, some of which might be admittedly quite disturbing if people aren’t familiar with the subjects or agendas involved. Either way, each of the subjects discussed in the book are subjects which the mainstream media rarely ever covers, and which also gets glossed over by most of the alternative media as well unfortunately. Those factors as well as others make this particular book quite unique.
As a caveat, am not personally in agreement with everything the author said in the book. That said, he does source his material, and makes for an intriguing read and as an open-minded skeptic, his work deserves a fair gander if we as a society, but more important, as individuals, are to home-in on the truth. Especially on such abstruse subjects as these.
Hopefully the author considers doing a similar follow up piece, or perhaps something along the same lines. For it being Dyer’s first book, this book as an initial salvo is as compelling as it is rigorous.
Plain and simple, this book is a must read because it will show you some of the hidden agendas that are going on within film right under society’s nose. And if we do not become cognizant of these issues they will continue to undoubtedly affect us in nefarious ways.
______________________________________________________________
[1] Jay Dyer, Esoteric Hollywood, pg. 4.
December 23, 2017
5 chapters in and while the author may know about Esoteric history he is sadly misinformed on science or science fiction, and I caught enough mistakes to doubt his knowledge of Esoteric subjects, I mean how does he write a whole review on 2001 A Space Odyssey and yet in his discussion of The Shining he offhandedly claims the Monolith was created by ancient Humans when referencing other Kubrick films, anyone who has actually watched 2001 knows the Monolith existed before Humanity even evolved. His referencing to Jay Weidner's research doesn't help any as I have previously caught Weidner making false statements about a book I read that Weidner clearly did not actually read before he claimed events were portrayed in it that were not. The Authors lack of understanding of Evolution was the final straw for me.
I was really looking forward to reading this book but it was a massive disappointment. I don't write reviews but this book made me have to, if a writer expects people to think they know what they are talking about they can not afford to make such blatant errors.
I was really looking forward to reading this book but it was a massive disappointment. I don't write reviews but this book made me have to, if a writer expects people to think they know what they are talking about they can not afford to make such blatant errors.
March 29, 2018
This is not a book about Hollywood rather this is a book about mad conspiracy theories about MKUltra and its ilk, the author seems convinced that random movies contain pointers revealing that the rich and powerful have a plan to create a superstate and it is only through the actions of people like Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock and others that we know all the details.
Of course it has all the usual flaws, the inevitable cherry-picking of which movies to dissect, the twisting of evidence to prove the point, the wild speculation masquerading as fact, and the very loose definition of what has been proved.
It should also be pointed out that he thinks climate change is a scam which says a lot.
Add to this the terrible editing, at one point it goes from a full stop to halfway through a sentence, and would it kill anyone to remove references to articles that aren't actually in the book.
Of course it has all the usual flaws, the inevitable cherry-picking of which movies to dissect, the twisting of evidence to prove the point, the wild speculation masquerading as fact, and the very loose definition of what has been proved.
It should also be pointed out that he thinks climate change is a scam which says a lot.
Add to this the terrible editing, at one point it goes from a full stop to halfway through a sentence, and would it kill anyone to remove references to articles that aren't actually in the book.
April 1, 2017
I found this group of essays thought provoking, although at times I felt the author had fallen down his own rabbit hole and gotten lost in his own suppositions. You will never look at the analyzed movies the same again, that I can promise you.
August 15, 2021
I was unaware when I checked this out of my library that Jay Dyer is a paranoid QAnon-adjacent conspiracy theorist. You will see the term "Cultural Marxism" used early on. You will see infowars.com cited as a reference. You will get a whiff of Pizzagate lore and the accompanying undertones of antisemitism. If you're fine with all that, enjoy.
February 29, 2020
Anyone calling this rehashing of some D-list Internet celeb's blog "scholarly" is instantly outed as someone who has never actually read an academic work. Dyer never finished his MA in English, and it shows: no one who would've been allowed to complete grad school would feel comfortable showing---let alone charging people to read---this half-baked essay collection with the most embarrassing citations outside of, "This was once revealed to me in a dream." If you actually bother to read his 400-ish footnotes, the bulk of his citations are the equivalent of "my blog lol"---and if that wasn't funny enough, a chunk of those blog post URLs don't even work. (Yes, I went full autism and checked each and every one, since I had a bet to win. Not the best use of afternoon, but, hey, it was easy money.) If you like conspiracy theory reading, there exists some juicy stuff in academic history publications that are peer-reviewed, such as Lynn Wood Mollenauer's Strange Revelations (published by Penn State's press); you just can't find some guy on YouTube handfeeding it you.
December 22, 2018
Fascinating, and entertaining (if darkly) look at the hidden layer of Hollywood.
As the ancients viewed the art of theater as sacred ritual before the gods, so modern filmmakers view themselves as the heirs of the magicians of the Ancient Mystery Schools. There is even an occult connection to calling Hollywood stars 'Stars'.
Jay Dyer analyzes numerous films to weave together a complex, yet ultimately inescapable conclusion that the modern film is at least an intelligence apparatus psyop, and at worse a Luciferian ritual.
Delving into the ideas (supported by genuine research and quotes from exposes showcased in the mainstream media), you are taken down a path of social engineering, hidden foundations of power, and revelations of the method.
The final chapter detailing the CIA's involvement with Hollywood (and the occult) may offend some, but it was very interesting food for thought.
As the ancients viewed the art of theater as sacred ritual before the gods, so modern filmmakers view themselves as the heirs of the magicians of the Ancient Mystery Schools. There is even an occult connection to calling Hollywood stars 'Stars'.
Jay Dyer analyzes numerous films to weave together a complex, yet ultimately inescapable conclusion that the modern film is at least an intelligence apparatus psyop, and at worse a Luciferian ritual.
Delving into the ideas (supported by genuine research and quotes from exposes showcased in the mainstream media), you are taken down a path of social engineering, hidden foundations of power, and revelations of the method.
The final chapter detailing the CIA's involvement with Hollywood (and the occult) may offend some, but it was very interesting food for thought.
March 27, 2017
I heard the author on a radio show and bought this book on the basis of the interview. This is a collection of essays offering analysis of various films ranging from Kubrick's 2001 and the Shining to Lynch's Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks. Special attention is even paid to James Bond's author Ian Fleming. I was a bit bothered by the author continuing to attribute things in the movies to Mr. Fleming who died in 1964. Even Bond books by Fleming have been exhausted.
However this book had excellent soporific effect. I could barely read 2 or 3 pages before I would fall asleep. That is why it took me 25 days to read it.
However this book had excellent soporific effect. I could barely read 2 or 3 pages before I would fall asleep. That is why it took me 25 days to read it.
February 15, 2019
If you're a fan of Jay's YouTube page, you'll love this book! The title doesn't do justice to the best parts such as the very clear and worrisome influence of the elite. Jay does a fantastic job of revealing and analyzing the growing panopticon and surveillance society we live in. His best work is in his analysis of Kubrick and Spielberg's films, as I'm a huge fan of both. His occult findings in The Shining were particularly strong. As with any book that reviews many films, there are surely going to be quite a few that you haven't watched, so the lengthy section on Bond didn't do much for me. Overall, this book was well researched and insightful but leans a bit heavy on the 'everything is conspiracy' mindset, with the typical targets of 9/11, faked moon landings and even the Sandy Hook massacre discussed. Some of the editing was questionable at times and the plentiful photo reproductions left much to be desired. I'd still recommend the book to anyone who's interested in deeper understanding of the previously mentioned directors, 1980's sci-fi/fantasy, Ridley Scott's films, etc.
October 16, 2018
BLOWN AWAY — then, about 100 pages in, discover Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World because he endorsed this world order (to come).
Oh well.
Still, it picks up from there — getting back into it with Spielberg, an auteur, like Kubrick, whom the author endorses — and you get a fine-grained level of interpretation sorely missed since the Psychoanalytic Interpretation class you took in college.
To wit:
- Lynch, like certain of his forebears (The Big Sleep's mentioned) is out to tip people off to the black magic, occult, manipulative porn world thriving behind Hollywood's façade — and thus behind the innocent dreams of all of us.
- CIA agents/military assets aplenty can be found and have worked Hollywood for years, proffering up their preferred "narrative" as much as cashing in wild stories culled from their years of experience;
and
- no-one is safe.
Got that? Good.
The book's a stimulating read. Don't fail to pick it up, because you won't put it down until you've finished it — admit it.
Oh well.
Still, it picks up from there — getting back into it with Spielberg, an auteur, like Kubrick, whom the author endorses — and you get a fine-grained level of interpretation sorely missed since the Psychoanalytic Interpretation class you took in college.
To wit:
- Lynch, like certain of his forebears (The Big Sleep's mentioned) is out to tip people off to the black magic, occult, manipulative porn world thriving behind Hollywood's façade — and thus behind the innocent dreams of all of us.
- CIA agents/military assets aplenty can be found and have worked Hollywood for years, proffering up their preferred "narrative" as much as cashing in wild stories culled from their years of experience;
and
- no-one is safe.
Got that? Good.
The book's a stimulating read. Don't fail to pick it up, because you won't put it down until you've finished it — admit it.
September 12, 2017
El libro es una serie de ensayos tomados del sitio web del autor, no todos bien editados, pero es un detalle. Los textos no son sólo desde un punto de vista esotérico, sino que también hay una agenda conspiranoica que, si bien en muchos casos me parece correcta y necesaria, en otras ocasiones creo que lo lastra.
El autor tiene una posición política muy clara, pero en su favor debo decir que no la oculta.
¿Los ensayos tienen sentido? Sí.
¿Se centra sólo en las películas? No. Sobre todo con el ensayo dedicado a Spielberg, donde pareciera que el director es sólo una excusa o un "click bait" para hablar de otros temas.
No es un libro que rompa esquemas, pero me pareció interesante el aporte que hace a una forma distinta de interpretar la películas.
El autor tiene una posición política muy clara, pero en su favor debo decir que no la oculta.
¿Los ensayos tienen sentido? Sí.
¿Se centra sólo en las películas? No. Sobre todo con el ensayo dedicado a Spielberg, donde pareciera que el director es sólo una excusa o un "click bait" para hablar de otros temas.
No es un libro que rompa esquemas, pero me pareció interesante el aporte que hace a una forma distinta de interpretar la películas.
September 27, 2017
Very well researched and sheds real light on the hidden symbology of many pop culture films, but the author is a lunatic conspiracy theorist who is obsessed with ideas of technocracy and globalist cabals that may not exist
February 8, 2017
Endlessly fascinating subject material.
March 28, 2017
Great collection of his online articles. Nice intro!
May 13, 2017
Interesting and, I Think, revealing about the dark side of the american movie factory.
October 31, 2017
Excellent book. I strongly recommend reading Anthony Napoleon's SHADOW MEN as a companion to this.
January 30, 2022
Aldous Huxley – “There will be in the next generation or so a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude and producing dictatorship without tears, so to speak. Producing a kind of painless concentration camp for entire societies so that people will in fact have their liberties taken away from them but will rather enjoy it, because they will be distracted from any desire to rebel by propaganda, or brainwashing, or brainwashing enhanced by pharmacological methods. And this seems to be the final revolution.”
I normally never start a review with a quote, but I couldn’t resist here, because DAMN.
If you want to see the veil pulled away from your eyes with literally each page (heck, each sentence), this book is the eye-opener you’ve been waiting for, with countless research and references to back up. I will never look at things the same way again, from movies to my (previously) favorite books and authors. The WISDOM to be found in this book is, without exaggeration, life-altering.
My ONLY complaint, and reason for 4 stars instead of 5, is the confusing layout! I would have liked to have seen a brief analysis of the different cults, peoples, rituals, symbols etc. in a kind of historical order, or even at least a more extensive glossary, since I myself prefer to learn the origin of things in an orderly timeline and was new to a lot of the philosophical terminology and historical figures, and then I would have liked to have read each film review and analysis with that information already in mind, instead of learning everything via each film analysis, where everything is kind of thrown in, jumbled, or back and forth (as another reviewer put it, he gets lost in his own musings).
But aside from the confusing layout (and the unnecessary inclusion of an explicit screenshot from an orgy scene in Eyes Wide Shut…had to put some stickers on them boobies in case my toddler tried to look over my shoulder, lol), I highly recommend this incredibly informative work. I seriously can’t wait to read his other works…I need to know more!
I normally never start a review with a quote, but I couldn’t resist here, because DAMN.
If you want to see the veil pulled away from your eyes with literally each page (heck, each sentence), this book is the eye-opener you’ve been waiting for, with countless research and references to back up. I will never look at things the same way again, from movies to my (previously) favorite books and authors. The WISDOM to be found in this book is, without exaggeration, life-altering.
My ONLY complaint, and reason for 4 stars instead of 5, is the confusing layout! I would have liked to have seen a brief analysis of the different cults, peoples, rituals, symbols etc. in a kind of historical order, or even at least a more extensive glossary, since I myself prefer to learn the origin of things in an orderly timeline and was new to a lot of the philosophical terminology and historical figures, and then I would have liked to have read each film review and analysis with that information already in mind, instead of learning everything via each film analysis, where everything is kind of thrown in, jumbled, or back and forth (as another reviewer put it, he gets lost in his own musings).
But aside from the confusing layout (and the unnecessary inclusion of an explicit screenshot from an orgy scene in Eyes Wide Shut…had to put some stickers on them boobies in case my toddler tried to look over my shoulder, lol), I highly recommend this incredibly informative work. I seriously can’t wait to read his other works…I need to know more!
August 17, 2020
really similar to mcgowan's book about laurel canyon. (not a bad thing)
get the sense that it's a bunch of individual articles hastily knitted into a book, would have been better if he'd taken the time to turn it into something more cohesive. still, if this sort of thing is up your alley, it's definitely worth a read.
get the sense that it's a bunch of individual articles hastily knitted into a book, would have been better if he'd taken the time to turn it into something more cohesive. still, if this sort of thing is up your alley, it's definitely worth a read.
August 21, 2025
I found this book to be extremely interesting. Dyer explores popular Hollywood films produced in the last 60 years, such as E.T. and The Shining, and describes how these films contain certain symbols and themes that the average movie-goer may not notice. The scenes and themes in these films are often quite scary and bone-chilling, due to their implications associated with the occult and impending technocracy. Dyer also explores how the government and its agencies, like the CIA, have been and/or are involved in many Hollywood productions, as a means to influence the general Western public. One such example is the movie Top Gun and its overall objective of recruiting more Americans into the armed forces, which it successfully did.
If I am being honest, some facets of the book went over my head, mainly due to my lack of knowledge, but also due to not having any sort of exposure to most of the films Dyer examined. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a particular movie and Dyer's analysis of it. If you have not watched these movies, I believe it is difficult to understand the more nuanced approach Dyer takes to deduce the film's "true" meaning. I believe watching the movie and then reading Dyer's analysis would greatly facilitate the understanding of each chapter.
I think it would be helpful if there was a general synopsis of each movie at the start of the chapter, so the reader has a general understanding of what is being discussed. Dyer does explore the plot of the films throughout his analysis. but having a separate basic synopsis section for each movie would be helpful before diving into his more esoteric examination. Furthermore, the pictures in the book displaying different movie scenes were hard to visualize, given the pictures are in black and white. Those are my only real critiques of the book. Some sections might be considered as some as "too conspiratorial" and lacking evidence, but I am frankly not smart enough to comment on that. Dyer might be wrong on certain opinions, but he has obviously spent a considerable amount of time exploring these films and has cited his sources well, which I appreciate.
If I am being honest, some facets of the book went over my head, mainly due to my lack of knowledge, but also due to not having any sort of exposure to most of the films Dyer examined. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a particular movie and Dyer's analysis of it. If you have not watched these movies, I believe it is difficult to understand the more nuanced approach Dyer takes to deduce the film's "true" meaning. I believe watching the movie and then reading Dyer's analysis would greatly facilitate the understanding of each chapter.
I think it would be helpful if there was a general synopsis of each movie at the start of the chapter, so the reader has a general understanding of what is being discussed. Dyer does explore the plot of the films throughout his analysis. but having a separate basic synopsis section for each movie would be helpful before diving into his more esoteric examination. Furthermore, the pictures in the book displaying different movie scenes were hard to visualize, given the pictures are in black and white. Those are my only real critiques of the book. Some sections might be considered as some as "too conspiratorial" and lacking evidence, but I am frankly not smart enough to comment on that. Dyer might be wrong on certain opinions, but he has obviously spent a considerable amount of time exploring these films and has cited his sources well, which I appreciate.
February 21, 2023
Fun premise, but the fallacies and semantic misunderstandings of basic philosophy didn’t help the thesis. Honestly, with all the heavy handed proselytizing and dogmatic presentation its very challenging to appreciate the film analysis, which is the only valuable aspect of this work at all. Author is definitely keen on spewing rhetoric of pretend philosophy and probably has a father who is the Dean somewhere, or maybe a bishop or cardinal even. He comes across as someone who is intensely proud of themselves for a common misinterpretation of Marxism as well as Darwinism, not to mention a barely coherent and not even rudimentary understanding of scientific procedure or history. Would recommend for a good laugh and some interesting cinematic discussion, but not worth the money I spent on it. Maybe wait for it to show up in the thrift/bargain aisles as I’m sure there will be many copies there.
January 30, 2021
I'm not even sure how to describe this book... it was almost like going on a Kindle-fueled fever dream with the author. I expected the entire book to be like the first analysis of the occult symbols in Eyes Wide Shut. Although, to be honest, Kubrick doesn't exactly *hide* the references to sex cults, ritual sacrifices, perverted behavior of the elites, etc. As the book goes on, it seems to mostly be Jay's ideas about the links between Hollywood and the government and the occult and less about pointing out occult or esoteric symbols in movies. I was intrigued enough to keep reading, especially once he begins discussing Ian Fleming and the James Bond franchise. But I would say if you are looking for a book that doesn't editorialize or moralize, but simply points out occult symbolism or esoteric references in film, this is probably not a good choice.
August 4, 2019
So, this book is quite the pill to swallow if you're not already somewhat initiated into the realm of conspiracies. This book covers everything from occult symbolism in films and their significance, the history of Hollywood cults like the Manson family, the process church up to present day cults, how directors, actors and famous musician have been linked to military intelligence and how films have been and still is being used as a tool to change the opinions and attitudes of the masses.
You will be mindblown over the authors sharp and dissective attention to detail and the massive volume of information and subjects that this book covers.
You will be mindblown over the authors sharp and dissective attention to detail and the massive volume of information and subjects that this book covers.
October 18, 2023
After doing more research via podcasts, it has come to my attention that Jay is a whyte male supremacist bigot who has an unnatural obsession with "Social Justice Warriors" and "fighting the trans agenda."
Unfortunately, this incel bigot thinks equality is some hidden political agenda being played out in Hollywood movies.
Imagine being so full of hate that the very thought of equal rights for ALL is something to be feared and rejected.
Unfortunately, this incel bigot thinks equality is some hidden political agenda being played out in Hollywood movies.
Imagine being so full of hate that the very thought of equal rights for ALL is something to be feared and rejected.
April 16, 2025
Abandoned after chapter 5. Whatever this guy was smoking, I want to avoid.
Unfortunetely he heavily diverged away from Spielberg's mythos right into paranoia and very possibly missinformation, and bible quotes. He doesn't believe in global warming, and he repeatedly rejects Darwin's theory of evolution.
I'll choose to spend my time reading something else. (Leaving this review as a reminder for myself)
Unfortunetely he heavily diverged away from Spielberg's mythos right into paranoia and very possibly missinformation, and bible quotes. He doesn't believe in global warming, and he repeatedly rejects Darwin's theory of evolution.
I'll choose to spend my time reading something else. (Leaving this review as a reminder for myself)
January 9, 2022
If you want to know how the world really works, read Jay Dyer.
This is more than a book about Hollywood, it's a book about how the world really works, and how nothing is what it seems to be when our perception of reality is constantly being manipulated by our cultural and political elites.
Excellent writing and highly entertaining.
This is more than a book about Hollywood, it's a book about how the world really works, and how nothing is what it seems to be when our perception of reality is constantly being manipulated by our cultural and political elites.
Excellent writing and highly entertaining.
August 18, 2023
There's a ton of extremely well researched legit info in this one. However, it bored me to tears. My only take away was seeing The Shining in a whole new light. I DNF, unfortunately. If you fall down a rabbit hole like I often do, you may come across this one and get farther than I was able to.
This is very well written and researched. it just wasn't for me.
This is very well written and researched. it just wasn't for me.
July 8, 2019
Respect the Technique
This was one of the most fascinating and disturbing books I have ever read. It answered questions I wish I had not asked. My next book is Part Two. Thank you, Jay.
This was one of the most fascinating and disturbing books I have ever read. It answered questions I wish I had not asked. My next book is Part Two. Thank you, Jay.
October 27, 2019
Interesting
I enjoyed the book. Parts were a little hard for me to get through but overall very interesting. Some filmmakers discussed were Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott & David Lynch.
I enjoyed the book. Parts were a little hard for me to get through but overall very interesting. Some filmmakers discussed were Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott & David Lynch.
November 14, 2019
Very insightful, filled to the brim with all kinds of information.
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