# Back from the Borderline A podcast by Mollie Adler. Back from the Borderline explores how human beings construct, inherit, interpret and sometimes misunderstand the ideas and beliefs through which they experience reality. Through depth psychology, religious history, Western esotericism and philosophy, I investigate how we come to believe what we believe, who influences those beliefs and how they affect the way we understand ourselves and the world. A lot of my work comes back to the relationship between consciousness, belief and power. How do institutions influence what people consider true, and why do we sometimes defend explanations we’ve never seriously questioned? Following these questions has taken me into some pretty unexpected territory, from early Christianity and the Western occult tradition to Jungian psychology, artificial intelligence and anomalous experiences. I’m also drawn to the ways spiritual teachings change as they’re passed between generations, and how institutions can preserve extraordinary wisdom while sometimes interfering with the very spiritual development they were meant to encourage. You’ll find conversations with scholars and independent researchers here, alongside long-form essays where I spend time… Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69 ## Latest episodes - [You’ve Studied the Mysteries. But Have They Changed You? (Anne Baring, Part 9: Epilogue)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/5ed656cd1fd4) (2026-10-27, 115 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6adfb430feb8d1e39c218aef/media.mp3 - [The Way of the Rose: Healing the Heart & the Sacred Marriage (Anne Baring, Part 8)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/de24b780db05) (2026-10-20, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6ad66b6b8b2ae9105fb92624/media.mp3 - [The Cathars, the Inquisition and the Women Who Defied Rome (Anne Baring Part 7)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/7742c6a9ad37) (2026-10-13, 106 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6acd3ec85f788808a71e5986/media.mp3 - [The Black Madonna, the Grail and the Survival of the Feminine Tradition (Anne Baring Part 6)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/de1d4d225086) (2026-10-06, 79 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6ac277a352a53844448cb20c/media.mp3 - [Mary Magdalene, The Beloved Companion (Anne Baring Part 5)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/e1065a27b240) (2026-09-29, 77 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6abaa1c16ffb28f8d667c63e/media.mp3 - [The Essenes and the Women Around Yeshua (Anne Baring Part 4)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/b688b65e9760) (2026-09-22, 82 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6aac2f86bf7eb386d305aa6b/media.mp3 - [Gnostic Sophia and the Suppressed Christian Mysteries (Anne Baring Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/0d3c1371b4b8) (2026-09-15, 86 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6aa02d4d4fa142971fa8d5b3/media.mp3 - [The Lost Civilization of the Goddess (Anne Baring Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/cc5e291108a6) (2026-09-08, 66 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a9d88e1ffe0e27491026b28/media.mp3 - [The Forgotten Feminine Face of God (Anne Baring Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/1d061f284f65) (2026-09-01, 90 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a9308ffb11fad0966634379/media.mp3 - [How to Tell When a Spiritual Teacher Is Full of Shit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/41e3d01a387f) (2026-08-25, 119 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a8ca37866c4a1e81afd9b9b/media.mp3 - [Aleister Crowley’s Thelema: Sex Magick and the Problem With the Prophet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/11e541aa8609) (2026-08-18, 114 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a82128b6e5b5bfda6381052/media.mp3 - [The Braced Body: The Spiritual Cost of Always Being in Control (Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/2240f56e9f01) (2026-08-11, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a775b3272138046c6144662/media.mp3 - [The Braced Body: Why Rest Feel Unsafe & How to Let Go (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/10fe5fe42107) (2026-08-04, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a6e283688c5585c855f7612/media.mp3 - [The Braced Body: Why You’re Tense Even When Nothing Is Wrong (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/c5f5c725c78b) (2026-07-28, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a679226f14e2f7d75fa1170/media.mp3 - [What Do We Do With a Broken Spiritual Inheritance?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/a68d215b0604) (2026-07-21, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a4e73411c8f5a97d864d872/media.mp3 - [UFOs, AI, and the Religion of the Unconscious (Live at Contact in the Desert 2026)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/968edbab8d90) (2026-07-14, 72 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a48361c2d7a15a979c2256d/media.mp3 - [Mary Magdalene and the End of Spiritual Childhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/2d67d5f3b401) (2026-07-07, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a482c0e2d7a15a979bf3b18/media.mp3 - [The Occult Teacher We Need Right Now: Dion Fortune, Psychic Hygiene, and the Magick of the Mind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/f80469177828) (2026-06-29, 97 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a3d6d560ad32116869fc071/media.mp3 - [The Skill AI Can Never Replace (And Why I’m Teaching Tarot)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/8ddec50f26f3) (2026-06-25, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a3d71270ad3211686a0de12/media.mp3 - [The Arrogance of Too Much Empathy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/ca06a1459a53) (2026-06-23, 66 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a39892b30d5ebf3c92ece81/media.mp3 - [Gay Men Have Always Loved a “Difficult” Woman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/a3b778fc08b2) (2026-06-16, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a2f2ef7e6540bec0f859b12/media.mp3 - [The Female Shadow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/21f343ebefc2) (2026-06-09, 73 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a139f5c294da705c33d4cc5/media.mp3 - [The Christian Grimoire Evangelicals Forgot About (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/3f48c70d773e) (2026-06-02, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a1399ce163f100183d3120a/media.mp3 - [Why Everyone Sounds Religious About AI \[Consciousness Stream for May 2026\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/01b5836691c3) (2026-05-28, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a13937c42bb55037be2f49b/media.mp3 - [The Body Keeps the Mileage (On Mortality & Wellness Panic)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/5725824189de) (2026-05-26, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a138fde294da705c33a7eeb/media.mp3 - [Why Tarot Feels So Accurate, And How to Actually Read a Card](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/af0106765716) (2026-05-21, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a0e3fc5a9d3d2ec146fde10/media.mp3 - [The Intelligence of Madness, Part Two: How We Come Back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/39a0f5aa7365) (2026-05-19, 80 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a0a41c93fd6979bfc223972/media.mp3 - [Why “Disclosure” is a Distraction and How to Stay Sane as Reality Crumbles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/ad1360fe6a64) (2026-05-14, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a0213a853be193dbd5e9f3a/media.mp3 - [The Intelligence of Madness, Part One: Who Gets Called Insane?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/c0be85ff45e2) (2026-05-12, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6a011a61dcea0196addd5a54/media.mp3 - [Why Your Mind Feels Broken in the Age of Babel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/8ed2f834eed7) (2026-05-05, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69f15319526757e10b7ffb5f/media.mp3 - [Stop Healing Your Inner Child and Shed Your Dead Trauma Skin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/c59ecc7fd8ba) (2026-04-28, 72 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69ef91f61c25ec341e6fb851/media.mp3 - [The missing piece of your soul and the lost technology of Mary Magdalene](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/75d78eb177f8) (2026-04-21, 102 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69e65b52289eeb2c7b1bb193/media.mp3 - [Why your repetitive trauma cycles are fueling a reality that feeds on you](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/6b55ccf0958b) (2026-04-14, 124 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69dbaa23cdaa3e377c39d490/media.mp3 - [The Internet is Dead and The Goddess is SO Back \[April 2026 - Week 1\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/492a392d8e6c) (2026-04-09, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69d3c3fdb76468caac5aa268/media.mp3 - [Being a Young Woman Feels Like Being HUNTED](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/e672c37257a5) (2026-04-07, 74 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69d39929fbf2e42b34ab58b5/media.mp3 - [Stop Blaming Yourself for the Mother Wound](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/b3b4e0a32a5b) (2026-04-02, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69cb0f19bfb99db0bc17983c/media.mp3 - [Why the Elite Rely on Your Spiritual Ignorance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/6598d7548125) (2026-03-31, 74 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69cb06f74bc3c0b5ce657033/media.mp3 - [How to Sniff Out and Stop Tolerating Bullshit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/cd54048a7106) (2026-03-24, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69c045d81861d127d56835c2/media.mp3 - [The Loneliness at the End of Manifestation Culture (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/75636078f144) (2026-03-17, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69b2dc6691324664df702783/media.mp3 - [Your Existential Dread is a Completely Rational Response](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/764148c10764) (2026-03-10, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69ac7afc7036d7390256f91e/media.mp3 - [Unbothered & Feral: Astrology & Tarot for March 7 - 14 (2026)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/b0c0c13a9312) (2026-03-07, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69a9d9a2f6d1583bb88820fe/media.mp3 - [AI is a Time Machine: The Vertical Plane, UFOs & The Digital Daimon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/1c91b750f9f6) (2026-03-03, 83 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6993c44786ac45e7f84582e3/media.mp3 - [The Sunday School Psyop: How the Ancient Priests Invented God and Erased His Wife](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/8f7a859ae04e) (2026-02-26, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/699fa46d1eb5ccf456520395/media.mp3 - [Epstein, Eugenics, and the False Gods of Silicon Valley Buried in the Dirt at Zorro Ranch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/9cec0c5e48e9) (2026-02-24, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/699b36a0240b4a2d7585d6d1/media.mp3 - [How to Outsource Your Biggest Problems to Your Intuition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/e290e8d681d5) (2026-02-17, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/697641ca925283069933e438/media.mp3 - [The PINK Psyop: Les Wexner, Epstein & The Occult Inversion of the Angel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/95c7961535de) (2026-02-12, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/698b9059d4ce946316fff4af/media.mp3 - [The Machines Are Praying: Moltbook, Gnosticism, & The Digital Mirror](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/6e37b3ea1e34) (2026-02-10, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/69825f59143ae987af44fa57/media.mp3 - [Why the Death of TikTok is a Spiritual Crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/193dea8b33ef) (2026-02-03, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/697d53379a56fea5086b92ff/media.mp3 - [Girl on Girl: The Erotic Haunting of Female Friendship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/2baa659f8dfa) (2026-01-27, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6973daf19252830699d52098/media.mp3 - [Escaping the Trap of Perpetual Girlhood (He’s Not “Avoidant,” You’re Just Bored)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1576242501/5a4104470ae8) (2026-01-22, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60e8deaefb090f0013116d69/e/6971343ead93e7a4313a0713/media.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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