After finishing this draft of the essay I made a significant discovery that sheds greater light on the topic of McLuhan and magick. Said discovery was found in “The Virtual McLuhan” by D. Theall, Ph.D.
Dr. Theall was McLuhan’s first Ph.D. student and was a prominent McLuhan scholar and media ecologist in his own right.
It is also important to point out that Dr. Theall, shortly before his death in 2014, claimed Bob Dobbs was the “new McLuhan”, high praise indeed.
Dr. Theall claims when he was a doctoral student in the 50s that McLuhan and he devoted series time and study of subjects related to mysticism, Gnosticism, and magic.
Dr. Theall reports that during that time they explored every book they could find on these subjects. Of particular interest is the fact that Dr. Theall said McLuhan became highly interested in how the occult knowledge given in the books could be used to wield worldly power. Given the fact that McLuhan spoke at the infamous Bilderberg conference, counseled heads of state, and consulted
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After finishing this draft of the essay I made a significant discovery that sheds greater light on the topic of McLuhan and magick. Said discovery was found in “The Virtual McLuhan” by D. Theall, Ph.D.
Dr. Theall was McLuhan’s first Ph.D. student and was a prominent McLuhan scholar and media ecologist in his own right.
It is also important to point out that Dr. Theall, shortly before his death in 2014, claimed Bob Dobbs was the “new McLuhan”, high praise indeed.
Dr. Theall claims when he was a doctoral student in the 50s that McLuhan and he devoted series time and study of subjects related to mysticism, Gnosticism, and magic.
Dr. Theall reports that during that time they explored every book they could find on these subjects. Of particular interest is the fact that Dr. Theall said McLuhan became highly interested in how the occult knowledge given in the books could be used to wield worldly power. Given the fact that McLuhan spoke at the infamous Bilderberg conference, counseled heads of state, and consulted ( ... )
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