Marxism has transformed the world, for better and for worse. But what lies are the root of the philosophy of Karl Marx? Are there occult roots to what became world Communism? This episode explores to what degree, if any, hermetic ideas from Hegelian Idealism came to influence Marx. What about Kabbalah or other Esoteric currents? Consider Supporting Esoterica! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannel Paypal Donation - https://www.paypal.me/esotericachannel Merch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/store New to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit Recommended Readings: Rosenthal - The Occult in Russian and Soviet Culture https://amzn.to/4b1TqRV Magee - Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition https://amzn.to/4dn4TwU Goodrick-Clarke - The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology https://amzn.to/4b3aPda Goodrick-Clarke - Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity https://amzn.to/3WkKBOu Hanegraaff - Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture https://amzn.to/3JEs7Bd