Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women's Liberation

by Rachel Wilson

Occult The Secret History of Women's Liberation dives deep into the occult roots of the movement, detailing the lives of some of its most prominent figures and the esoteric beliefs that inspired and motivated them. Since the 1970's, everything we learn about the history of the women's movement has been subject to gatekeeping by radicals who run women's studies departments in universities. But there's an entire history which has been obscured from public view. Rachel Wilson brings this history to life, filled with incredible true stories of demon worship, spirit mediums, magic mushrooms, witchcraft, CIA spies, and sex cults, there's nothing boring about the real history of feminism and its all here.

In modern society, it is simply assumed that women’s liberation was a good thing. But what if it was never an organic, grass roots movement for social justice? Did feminism liberate women from an oppressive, evil patriarchy? Or did it rip away the fundamental structures that afforded them stability, security, and purpose- turning them into wage slaves for corporations and tax revenue cash cows for governments? What if feminism left women more vulnerable than ever by destroying the family? What if it's a cunning deception which has tricked women into abandoning their God-given identity to serve a new world order and one of the oldest belief systems in the world?

People deserve to know the whole story about the biggest social revolution of all time. A revolution that left no aspect of modern life unaffected and claims to be for the good of women everywhere. This must-read book goes beyond the propaganda to deliver the fascinating truth.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Feminism, Religion, Philosophy, Politics, Occult

131 pages, Paperback

Published December 12, 2021

About the author

Rachel Wilson is a wife and Orthodox Christian mother of five children. She is a homeschooling advocate who lives in the rural Midwest. When she is not attending to her duties to her family and church, she enjoys fitness, cooking, researching history and studying philosophy and religion.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like everyone else, I got the fairy tale version of feminist events in school where "the idea's time had come" and everyone "just realized" that feminism was true the entire time. Since then, I've learned about a number of different fabricated movements, and the mysterious occultism that always seems to go along with them. That didn't really include feminism until reading this book.

I knew about the surface realities like the witches against Trump sort of thing, but I didn't know that the entirety of feminism's history is occultism and wealthy interests from end to end. The "men's movement" people seem to be much less well informed on these issues than Rachel, since they don't seem to know more than the Declaration of Sentiments stuff, and the odd reference to Wollstonecraft.

This book goes a lot further than that in the history. The analysis even goes into epistemological issues that exist in the different sects in schism from Orthodox Christianity, which lend themselves to being exploited by the marketing of feminism.

Good book really worth giving a look.

[Connie Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author projects her own lack of skill, willful ignorance and self-loathing upon all women, and declares it the work of feminism. Anyone who disagrees with her very narrow expectation of what the world, and what a women should be, is a man killing, CIA Jewish op, who uses demon worship to force abortions, queerness and masculinity upon the good God-fearing women of the world.

The 'history' in this book is poorly researched and takes what are often very gray situations and paint them in a black/white situation for the sole purpose of making early female empowerment movements look as horrible as she can. Cherry picking would be a light accusation, as the author at many points ignores context, straight up makes up things up, and writes off any actual historical encounters that don't match her thesis as 'lies' that the cult of feminism has brainwashed people with.

This book is written not as a way to inform people of history, but to give people who already have a negative view of feminism some 'evidence' that they can use to validate their points. At one point she accuses feminists of only reading 'feminist works' and it's clear that this author has never actually read feminist work, only the rhetoric that makes her comfortable and reaffirms her skewed believes. Do not recommend reading. If looking for actual feminist works, recommend Bell Hooks and similar academics, not this slop.

[Kat · Rating 1 out of 5]

What incel group paid her to write this book?

I was bamboozled into reading this thinking it was actually going to be an intellectual and historical look at the intersection of femenism and the occult. But instead I got Christain nationalist slop. Barely even researched, but made me laugh out loud at certain points. The part where she says that the rolling stones is proof of occult femenism because their logo looks like kali's lips made me absolutely lose it.

Oh and the part where women only want 6'5" men who barely smile, while men only want breeding stock was absolutely laughable.

But I genuinely could not get past the absolute bootlicker that is this author. The whole chapter about how feminist believes do not align with her Christian ideals, it's almost like. That's the point? That Christianity is a patriarchy.

Her fundamental lack of understanding of what feminism is, is truly laughable. But I guess she didn't research anything past an initial Wikipedia entry because reading is hard boo hoo that's a man's job and just regurgitates misogynistic ideals force fed into her feed bag by her husband, because he was lucky enough to find himself a breeding sow.

But yeah. It's just a book about this lil Blondie being antisemitic racist who just wants to be left alone by angry feminists so she can be dominated by her husband. Which hey honey, that's BDSM and according to you, that's worshiping Ishtar. So be careful bud.

[Ella · Rating 1 out of 5]

All I can really say is that this book is ridiculous. I can't even really put it into words... it was a trip.

[Derek · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly researched slop with lines literally pulled directly from Wikipedia, built upon using mountains of dubiously-sourced historical personal drama to compel evidence (who slept with who? Oh no!).

It is important to note that this writer is actually fairly clear with why feminism and her Christian Orthodoxy literally cannot co-exist and it forms the crux of her argument. If you want to understand the thoughts of a genuine misogynist, look no further, if you have the inclination or the stomach to do so.

Other than that, some lines are genuine knee-slapping zingers and I had many a loud guffaw, as I furiously scribbled notes onto the sides of pages. For example, referring to Betty Friedan and ‘The Feminine Mystique’ as, quote, “‘basic bitch feminist theory for the masses’” certainly is a choice. If anything, Wilson’s turns of phrase sometimes come off as being exceedingly fucking bad ass, especially when talking about witchcraft. “Radical lesbian separatist movements” is one of my favorites.

Good on ya, Rachel Wilson. Doin’ the Lord’s work. I hope your vision of the future of humanity crumbles, not because women shouldn’t be in ‘traditional’ roles or live heteronormative lives, but because you ask and beg and plead for your women to be absolute and completely subservient to men, where no art or thought or personal freedom can >>ever<< exist.

That you >>had the freedom of choice<< to “escape your feminist upbringing” and retreat to orthodoxy is in and of itself a compelling argument as to why you are absolute bunk. Your arguments are weak, your privilege is breathtaking.

No gods. No masters.

[J Landon Light · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chock full of of damning evidence that the pioneers and later torchbearers of feminism were all kinds of mixed up in occultist, pagan, transhumanist, and similar ideas and behaviors. Feminism is not what you were taught in your public school history class. It's antichristian and antinature to its core. I would have given the book four stars, but the Eastern Orthodox author felt the need to take unfair and unnecessary swipes at Roman Catholicism and Protestantism at regular intervals throughout, which distracted from the topics at hand and made the book read more like a denominational screed than a focused work of history. I am all for denominational polemics, but it just wasn't useful here.

[Joss Southgate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent, well-researched book that serves as a good introduction to the hidden goings-on behind virtually every major social movement people subscribe to. Feminism is one of the single most destructive ideologies ever thrust upon humankind, it is no surprise to find connections to the occult and secret societies among many feminist icons and heroes.

[Estifanos · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is by far the best book I have read on F𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑚.

Rachel reveals the occultic roots of the movement that the majority of its supporters, as well as those who oppose it aren't quite aware of.

I previously didn't know much about the people who were behind its conception. However, this book took me on a wild trip that left me stunned and horrified.

Feminism isn't just a social movement; it is a spiritual movement to its very core and the writer did a great job of exposing that.

Give it a read and you will second guess your stance on it because the facts are overwhelming.

[Courtney Doss · Rating 1 out of 5]

When you think you're in for a fun nonfiction about the intersection of occultism and feminism, and instead you get a Bible thumper who thinks all women who want rights are Devil worshippers.

[[Name Redacted] · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is brilliant... but frustrating. She makes a lot of great points -- and i really appreciate her argument that it was Roman Catholicism that was a schismatic group leaving behind the "true" Orthodox Christianity. But she seems so focused on her "it all begins with pagan goddess-worship" theory that she skims past parts that could really use deeper analysis

[Caz]

Religious/right wing 💩

[Mark Stacy II · Rating 4 out of 5]

incredible book that documents the demonic influences of feminism. The only downside is the catholic apologetics. As the saying goes, eat the meat and spit out the bones. The rest of the information provided is gold—a must-read.

[Libby Bork · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lot of the history is very interesting. However, it’s all viewed through one of the most biased lenses that I’ve ever read. I definitely do not agree with all of her beliefs on religion and societal reform. Cannot recommend.

[Zhanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished reading Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women's Liberation by Rachel Wilson. I never imagined that feminism had caused so much damage to the world. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

[Krista · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wilson does a great job laying out the lineage of feminism. This book is well researched, easy to read, and connected so many dots for me. It’s an important work.

[JaNel · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is truly ridiculous. Interesting mix of made up historical revisionism and toxic feminism

[Jennifer DeFrates · Rating 3 out of 5]

This might be the nicest 3 star review you’ve ever read. This book contains a lot of really interesting and important information. Wilson connects movements and people in the feminist movement which are truly eye opening and sometimes shocking. The information is worth reading the book to learn.

After learning the history of the Oneida company, I’m a tad worried about using my forks. So much of the feminist movement is apparently tied to kinky sex and channeling demons.

Another positive is that all of the facts I have checked were accurate, but I would have liked to see more scholarly evidence, footnotes, quotes, etc. If you’re going to write an exposé, you have to bring the receipts.

As a Christian, I agreed with her on many issues, but some of her statements criticizing denominations outside of her own were straw man arguments. Some of her assertions just didn’t have enough backing scripturally or evidentially.

I listened to the audiobook which is part of my low rating. It was not professionally done. Coughing and other noises plus the most dull voice made it hard to listen to. Plus the readers edits were obvious and many names were mispronounced. It was just poorly done.

I think this is a good idea that needs some scholarly help and an editor if she wants to really expose the truth and do so in such a way that people will take her writing seriously.

That being said, this book contains enough shocking information about the feminist movement to be worth reading. The occult ties to some of the most prominent names in history alone is worth reading this book.

[Remington Hubbard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of research went into this book, and the information inside can be life-changing, but a woman needs to be the voice for the audiobook. The anti-men/anti-family propaganda that women are force-fed today won’t be countered by a man reading to them, pointing out how wrong they are and that the feminist icons they’ve placed on a pedestal are actually wicked. The vast majority of modern women feel as if it’s them against men, and a book trying to erase that feeling can’t be voiced by a man. Mrs. Wilson did the research and uncovered the truth behind feminism, and I think the best way to convey that message to the people it will help most is if she herself reads it.

[Tracy · Rating 1 out of 5]

One more chance for the manosphere to say all that is untrue, misleading, and uninformed about the world. How shallow! It's too bad fact checking is not performed by the publisher. Of course, if it had been, the book would have not existed at all. Hey! That would have been better than this propaganda. Shun this! Shun the cult Wilson has fallen into.

In my tradition, all are welcome. We are, however, fact-based. It becomes challenging when we are confronted with demonstrable lies, which Wilson's book is. The best we can do is point out deception and to support people who seek out facts.

[David M. Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

I appreciate the history of radical feminism Mrs. Wilson has explained so eloquently. As someone who knew very little of the early leaders of this occultic movement it was quite interesting and informative. I find it funny that Feminism is still a fractured cult that attracts atheists looking for a higher spiritual self.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this book is kind of terrifying. Learning the history of feminism and its progenitors (going back 100's of years) was an eye opening experience. I have delved into various aspects of feminist history before (never in-depth), but this comprehensive (and Christian faith-based) perspective truly illuminates the deep occult roots (and I do mean OCCULT) of the ideology. I had no idea that feminism had ties to occult beliefs like Thelema, Gnosticism, Witchcraft and the like. Learning about the founders of these beliefs, and their direct impact on feminist ideals really changed my perspective on the concept of "feminism". It has gone from purely political ideology in my mind, to a truly occult belief system. similar to how I feel about Darwinism (The book outlines Darwin's direct ties to early feminist thinkers). The more I learn about the belief systems of those who came before us and how they have impacted entire worldviews (Darwin, Marx, Sanger, heck even Susan B. Anthony), the more convinced I am that the devil is truly at work in this world, and is the greatest of deceivers. A few technical notes about the book, 1: The author is Eastern Orthodox and speaks about the Catholic Church and Protestants in the same low view. This is minimal, and as a Protestant I did not find it a distraction. In fact, it has made me eager to learn more about the Eastern Orthodox church. I took no issue with any theology presented in the book. 2: I listened to the audiobook, but plan on buying a hard copy. The narrator on audible was one of the worst I have ever experienced, and the production was unlike any other book I have ever listened to (starting every chapter with the full title of the book, and reading the author and narrators names every time). His reading style is quite poor, and normally, this would have effected my Goodreads ranking, but this book was just too fascinating. Bear this in mind if you go the audiobook route. 3. This book was written in 2021 so it does not take things like the repeal of "Roe Vs. Wade" into account. I would love to see an updated version of this book written with the latest information about feminism (and the fight against it) added. It would be great to see the author's perspective on where we are today.

I urge every Christian woman to read this book and truly ask themselves "Can I hold these feminist ideals, and still truly maintain my faith?". I urge everyone, man and woman to read this book to truly understand the dark history behind the movement that has done more to shape the current state of American affairs than any other internal movement in history.

kudos to the Author! Don't listen to Oprah!

[Markus · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author is a devout Christian so the book is heavily influenced by it. I do like the more objective parts that observe the development of feminism in the earlier centuries. For example Mary Wollstonecraft's life in the 18th century, who is supposed to be one of the original feminists, had a peculiar life back then. Apparently she just went around sleeping with rich men, having illegitimate children with them and abandoning them, which goes counter to the whole idea of women being so oppressed in the earlier times that they couldn't even breathe without the say of a man.

I like the examination of the early 20th century suffragettes movement in America, where most women considered the idea of "liberating" women ridiculous, literally 3.8% of voting age women out of about 550k women in the state of Massachusetts wanted suffrage. Women appreciated the ability to build a home and raise a family and the idea of "liberating" women from this to start devoting their lives to working or politics instead was viewed as irrational. Thus the suffragette movements were not powered by grassroots movements, but individual wealthy investors instead and this is also examined to some detail in the book.

Eventually we arrive at the conclusion that might seem obscene to a modern feminist, that women actually wanted to raise children, build homes and devote their lives for their men. Essentially the aim of feminism is to remove that option for women altogether as women would naturally choose this, were it an option, at least according to the great feminist, Simone de Beauvoir. Thus, men must be portrayed as evil and untrustworthy and marriage along with raising of children must be viewed as slavery. I haven't yet heard from feminists how working for some toxic boss should be considered better than the previous version but their arguments are irrational anyway, so who cares.

[user89048209432 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Conspiratorial thinking and poor historical scholarship. Not a serious book.

Expanded review:

Unsurprisingly, Rachel Wilson misunderstands Hegel's "master-slave dialectic" which he describes in the Phenomenology of Spirit (1807).

Wilson states, "The very essence of feminist thought is a worldview where women and men struggle for dominance. This is the Hegelian master-slave dialectic..." and later "This is the Hegelian master-slave dialectic, and it defines the feminist struggle no matter how often feminists want to convince us that it’s about 'equality.'"

What she is doing is using Hegel's philosophical framework to give intellectual weight to her basic assertion that "feminism is about women wanting to be masters over men." Which is a shallow reading at best, and willfully ignorant at worst. Any serious student of philosophy can see right through this.

Hegel's dialectic is about self-consciousness. From Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (A.V. Miller translation): "Self-consciousness exists in and for itself when, and by the fact that, it so exists for another; that is, it exists only in being acknowledged." In other words, self-consciousness is not found in isolation. The struggle culminates in the emergence of mutual recognition between self-conscious beings. The "master" and the "slave" are dependent on one another for their self-actualization.

[Beth M · Rating 1 out of 5]

The happy slave believes herself free.

When this book first graced my Goodreads feed, I thought it was going to be silly nonsense. That this would be by some ultra Catholic housewife who was going to suggest that things like essential oils and astrology had contributed to feminist belief structures and that’s why “some of those girls are a little strange.”

Unfortunately, it turns out that at some point in Ms. Rachel Wilson’s life, either a feminist, or gender studies professor, or both, said something that made her deeply upset, and because there has yet to be a Christian Nationalist that doesn’t deal entirely in absolutes, Wilson sought to write a 140 page tirade, poorly, about how feminism’s origins are occult in nature, and due to the anti-Christian (or anti-Christina, depending on where you are in the book) stance of many of the movement's “founders”, no true Christian woman can be a feminist. There is also apparently no real Christian except a follower of Christian Orthodoxy, as Protestant religions have allowed “New Age occultism” to seep into the crevices of their teachings and therefore become Satanic as well.

This claim cites no sources, mind you, so I'm unsure where this is coming from save the author’s own inherent biases. However, readers of this book will come to find that this is often the case for most of Wilson's delusional ramblings.

Yes, there is a citation page, but it's remarkably scant and leaves the reader to do much of their own work if they want to verify anything Wilson writes here.

It's interesting to note, however, that her second reference cites an interview in Playboy's May 1995 issue. I can't find the article outside of a $25 paywall, so it begs the question on how this Christian woman came to read and reference a publication that is almost as anti-Christian (Christina?) as Helena Blavatsky and Aleister Crowley's works. One must wonder if Wilson hasn't been corrupted by the devil and is therefore not to be trusted?

Wilson opens by discussing celebrities such as Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Kylie Jenner as obvious (?) feminists who are proof that women are not oppressed because they have jobs and, in Jenner's case, a highly successful makeup line. She just so happens to also draw parallels to marketing images used of the first two women that liken them to the Hindu goddess Kali, because they…stick out their tongues. Kali does this because she likes to drink the blood of men.

I prefer their tears, but to each their own.

As she pontificates about Kali and what the goddess represents, Wilson also brings up the Sumerian goddess Inanna/Ishtar, and of course, Lilith. She claims that all of these mythological figures are idolized by feminists (no source) because they hate and wish to subjugate men (again, no source). Wilson’s convictions on this are even further cemented by the use of Kali on the first cover of Ms. Magazine all the way back in 1972.

Why the obsession with Kali? Well, in case you were wondering what we are working with here, I offer a direct quote from the text below:

Kali symbolizes liberation and female wrath at any attempt to be tamed by men. Knowing this, I wonder if it is any coincidence that so many famous feminist pop icons such as Miley Cyrus, Cardi B, Katie Perry, and Beyonce are so often seen sticking their tongues out, even on album covers and in huge, televised performances such as award shows and Superbowl Halftime performances, which are so incredibly rich with other occult symbolism. (P.16)

I would implore the author to do some actual research with a somewhat open mind if I believed her capable, because while religions such as Hinduism do worship female deities, the cultures that practice it are highly patriarchal. India has serious issues when it comes to women's rights violations. Even things like women's public toilet accessibility is highly politicized. So whatever Wilson is trying to say here doesn’t have the grounding she thinks it does.

Shintoism is another great example. The predominant religion of Japan pre-westernization, features the goddess Amaterasu as the supreme deity of the sun and universe. And yet Japan has never once held men and women to be equal in society. So no, the worship of Kali and other goddesses means nothing when it comes to female empowerment. The author is - to put it simply - talking out of her ass. She doesn't understand the world outside of her narrow Judeo-Christian mindset. Taking into account that she also compares patriarchal norms with codes of chivalry (and says it should be OK for girls to daydream about being courted by knights, which is a weird thing to bring up in my opinion) just further lends credence to the fact that while Wilson has benefitted from these ideologies, she is fully willing to negate that this system does not benefit the majority of women in the same way it does men.

I wish it ended here, but unfortunately, Wilson is only just getting started.

After demonizing the religions of brown people, the author then dives headfirst into the realm of Theosophy.

Chapter 3 is when the gloves come off in full. While she showed her cards a little early on by referring to feminists as “female supremacists” once, Wilson is no longer pretending to be interested in “facts” and sets forth spending the next several chapters talking about how first wave feminists were all demon worshippers because many were involved in Theosophy, or existed within the same social circles as members of theosophical societies.

Listen. I'll be the first person to say that Theosophists are crackpots. I have firsthand experience with them as I was, for a very short period of time, a member of a local lodge. Unfortunately those groups are made up of mostly unemployed people who engage in cultural appropriation and useless philosophizing. It's pointless. It's silly. And yes, like all institutions of faith it often harbors and protects sexual predators. What Wilson deliberately glosses over is that these problems were never unique to Theosophy, so to denigrate it on these grounds is disingenuous at best, and outright lying at worst.

Wilson uses this to suggest that all of this means first wave feminism was some sort of collective psyop. I think there's an easier explanation, however. Sometimes, hear me out, people are just fucking weird. Especially rich white people with nothing but time on their hands. Kind of the same way stay at home mothers are angry at gender studies majors and women who don't agree with their way of life. Who may have at one time issued some harsher than necessary criticism that caused an insecure woman to lash out and justify running away from her progressive family to a life of pampering because she didn't understand that feminism wasn't trying to take that away from her, but actually wanted to allow this as a choice for her if it's what she really wanted it.

But as I stated earlier, Christian Nationalists (because that's what Wilson really is) can only deal in absolutes. It's why she must write this drivel to insinuate that all feminists are Satan worshippers. That they are all miserable without a man to protect them. That they are not fulfilled unless they follow “God's plan” for them, because a handful of them once violated her own delicate ego and therefore it is all of them who are wrong. Not just a select few.

One of Wilson's most offensive claims throughout the course of this book is that the patriarchy isn't even real, because women have always held jobs. They've owned businesses even since medieval times. (No source to indicate if this means they worked within family enterprises or actually operated businesses under their own names, but I’m inclined to believe the former.) Also, since ten to fifteen percent of people killed during the witch trials were men (P.28), clearly this wasn't an orchestrated attack on women, so feminists should stop claiming it was!

I don't believe this claim was ever made by feminists, but I've already said that Wilson specializes in making shit up - something she claims feminists have always done, so the irony is potent here as Wilson then lists a few select historical figures that, by the sheer merit of their existence, insinuate women have always been free to act as their male counterparts. For “example” Spartan and Egyptian women could own property (no source). And -

Ancient Greece had female mathematicians like Theano of Crotona, and female astronomers such as Aglaonike. Hypatia was a female mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who lived in Egypt a few hundred years before Christ. (P.23)

If Wilson had bothered to read more (or more likely not omit key details) she and her audience would know that Hypatia is a very unfortunate example to propose women have always enjoyed liberty, if you know how and why she was murdered.

To start, she did not live a few hundred years before Christ. She was murdered in 415 AD (After Death, for those who might have forgotten) by a group of Christian zealots who, as the story goes, believed her responsible for Orestes’ (a Roman Prefect) and Cyril's (the bishop of Alexandria) continuing feud. The mob that murdered her was led by a lector named Peter. She was torn from her chariot, stripped naked, tortured and ripped to shreds with pieces of broken pottery. Her remains were burned outside of a church. Some accounts say that her eyes were torn from her head.

No one was ever arrested for the crime.

Entire books have been written on Hypatia, so I won't go into further details about this other than to say that Hypatia's position in society was undoubtedly bolstered by the fact that her father was an Alexandrian scholar. He was directly responsible for her early education and likely her introduction to society. Other predominant women of history have usually - though not always - had a leg up in the world by having influential fathers that brought them into the limelight. A woman on her own would have to fight harder and longer for recognition, undoubtedly with varying degrees of success. But because this detail does not fit into Wilson's flimsy narrative, it is omitted.

Do I have a source suggesting this is always the case? No, I don't. But sometimes pattern recognition is a strong component of deductive reasoning, and you will notice that behind many notable women in history is a father or husband parading them around to stroke his own ego.

This aside, such an easily researchable figure as Hypatia being so incorrectly referenced tells me that Wilson is deliberately lying to her audience. All she seeks to do is ultimately push the grift of Christian Nationalism. A right granted to her, ironically, by feminism.

The bingo card of right wing grifting wouldn't fill completely without higher education and social elites being tossed into the fray, so she ends the book by ranting about colleges, gender studies, the U.N., MK Ultra, the CIA and Gloria Steinem. On page 20, Wilson suggests that the University of Chicago was “central to the development of Marxist feminism” and assures the reader she will address this in later chapters. It's never mentioned again, so I guess she forgot. (Editors are usually college educated and therefore Satanists, probably.)

Don’t worry though, Wilson isn’t done with Theosophists yet.

Alice Bailey (who was actually kicked out of the organization) and the Lucifer/Lucis Trust gets quite a bit of attention because, for whatever reason, the author simply cannot let go of anything even Theosophy adjacent. She goes on about Lucis and World Goodwill, founded by Bailey, and its “ties” to the UN being evidence of its roots in the occult and purpose to tear down Christianity. This seems to be a stance taken amongst a handful of the faithful, but the only writings I could find that claim this was Bailey's attempt to eradicate Christianity came from authors with a religious background who, like Wilson herself, seem to be allergic to citing their sources.

While it's true the U.N. acknowledges a multitude of faiths, as they say, in “the interest of harmony and humanity” to suggest that its origins and intentions are occult in nature is baseless. That said, it comes as no surprise that the U.N., having any affiliation with or acknowledging a form of spiritualism that isn't rooted in the Abrahamic faiths, is a perceived threat to the likes of Wilson. Eleanor Roosevelt reading Bailey's “The Great Invocation” was especially damning evidence of this it seems.

Yes, Bailey did write The Great Invocation. I've included it below for the reader if they are curious. I see nothing harmful written here, but as I read these with my diabolical feminist eyes, maybe I'm missing something?

—-

The Great Invocation

From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ return to Earth.

From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide the little wills of men –
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.

From the centre which we call the race of men
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

—-

Seems inoffensive to me? But if you find yourself suddenly battling with the hordes of hell after reading this, please accept my humblest apologies.

I’m not going to go on much further with all of this. Any modern reader can probably connect the dots on the trajectories of Wilson’s “logic” regarding CIA coverups and MK Ultra. The Gloria Steinem bit was news to me, but a journalist working for the CIA to push anti-communist ideologies (though according to Wilson it was feminist and theosophical ideologies) abroad isn’t actually a stretch of the mind.

(As I write this I’m also reading Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky and it would only surprise the likes of Wilson to find that she lives in a highly propagandized state, just not for the things she thinks it is.)

The rest of the book is peppered with statistics that are true from a numerical standpoint, although one stating that in the year 2103 the number of children under age 6 with mothers working full time outside of the home had jumped to 58% might have been a typo. Or maybe all that reading on theosophy has Wilson unknowingly communing with the spirits and she’s getting insights into the future?

Jokes aside, she uses the numbers regarding children in single family homes, children with mothers who do not stay at home, women on anti-depressants, or women diagnosed with mental health issues not as indicators of a society that is failing both men and women, but the direct result of feminism, the 19th Amendment, and sexual liberation. Weren’t women happier at home and raising children? Well, no, they weren’t. Studies indicate as much. In fact, the number of women on amphetamines during the 50s, as “return to the home” efforts increased, is estimated to be in the millions. How this is different from the modern era I can’t begin to guess, but this fact would be inconvenient to Wilson’s argument and is therefore not addressed.

I’m going to end my review here by making a few points that I’ve drawn from my own beliefs, my experiences with organized religion, and my stance on how others should live their lives:

You are allowed to live your life in any way that suits you best, so long as you are not harming others while doing so. However, if you must forcefully convert others to your way of life and thinking, you are weak. Your faith is weak. You cower in the face of scrutiny and your whimpering attempts at apologetics only emphasizes to yourself that you are not the pious individual you want to present yourself as being. Anything that is different and contrary to the core element of your identity is a threat, and the only way you feel safe is to eradicate what makes you question everything you’ve ever believed to be true. You don’t fool me, and you certainly don’t fool whatever God you claim to follow.

This is Wilson in a nutshell. She professes her love for Christ, her hatred of feminists, Satan, and Nazis, yet blames “Hollywood with its obvious Jewish influence” (P.26) for pushing feminist agendas on young men and women. She lies to her readers by misrepresenting facts. She cries about how feminists have been mean to her, then turns around to proclaim them witches and satanists, practices that she believes are worthy of death based on Biblical teachings.

I guess it's true what they say: there is no hate like Christian love.

[Lydia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting perspective, but was not edited well.

[Sara Cross · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a former mainstream feminist, it took me a few years to peel back on the waves of feminism in my mind. There was a time when I thought all the waves were good for women and society, then as I analyzed each movement with a Biblical worldview, they came tumbling down. With each wave, I thought that there was some good in it that resulted, but then I would discover that history had (yet again) been rewritten to support feminism, eliminating the goodness of pre-Feminist eras and downplaying the negative effects of the post-Feminist era.

It’s been a while since I’ve acknowledged that all Feminism has done nothing good and only bad for everyone. However, I did not know that the roots, as well as the trunk, branches and leaves, of Feminism are pure evil. And it’s not just this author that has proven this to me. Feminism is not about righting wrongs, it’s about doing wrongs, and we’ve seen time and again that it’s the women and children that suffer most from this wickedness.

[Julie Shireman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women's Liberation by Rachel Wilson is a fascinating and bold exploration of the hidden roots of the feminist movement. As someone intrigued by history and cultural movements, I found this book to be an eye-opening journey that challenges conventional narratives with compelling evidence and engaging prose.

Wilson meticulously uncovers the surprising connections between early feminism and occult practices, spotlighting figures like Helena Blavatsky and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, whose ties to spiritualism and esoteric ideologies shaped the movement’s trajectory. Her research is thorough, drawing from historical texts and primary sources to reveal how these influences steered feminism away from its initial push for equality toward more radical, and sometimes unsettling, ideologies. The discussion of the Oneida Community’s experiments in communal living was particularly striking, illustrating the broader implications of these ideas on society.

Occult Feminism is a thought-provoking read that invites reflection on the cultural forces shaping our world. For anyone interested in history, feminism, or the intersection of ideology and spirituality, this book is a captivating and well-crafted addition to the conversation.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was fascinating and I’d like to read more on the topic. Rachel Wilson definitely put a lot of information in a short volume which is appreciated. However, she desperately needs to find a good editor-friend to clean up all of the editing issues….i know some excellent Orthodox Christians that are really talented in this department. So I know they exist.

Overall, the book truly inspired me to think outside of the box on what my own personal indoctrination with feminism has been. I don’t think the last picture in the book was necessary to include. I also think the picture on the cover is an eye-grabber and nothing more…definitely not relevant to the overall topic of the book.

[Jessi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow. Read this for a bookclub. It reads like a very biased essay one might write for an assignment in high school or college. The sources are lacking and the direct quotes are taken out of context or are from secondary (or third or who even knows) sources. It’s an opinion piece that I found unsubstantiated and often ridiculous, and I stopped to check footnotes and to fact check along the way.
It’s too bad she published this prior to the insurgence of tradwives. She’d eat that shit up and would have a whole new chapter to write. 😂

[Richelle Moral Government · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative! I vaguely was familiar with some of this, like Margaret Sanger, but this book really gets into the details of who drove the culture so far to the left, what they believed, and how they conducted their lives. People who say that feminism started out good and just went too far are not familiar with the roots of the movement.