After Aeon Byte’s highly successful first event, we turn our sights from the stars to the rulers of fate and the stars. Let’s meet the Archons.
The Gnostics provided a stark panorama of stellar overlords who ruled fate and oppressed freedom. Are the Archons the ruling gods, fallen angels, extraterrestrial invaders, or unattended psychic shadows? All of the above and maybe even more? Can the Archons be overcome?
Expert speakers will address these questions and the very idea of iniquity itself from a Gnostic/Hermetic worldview. And we’ll have fun too!
Get the tools and information in this exclusive event that includes panel discussions, social events, and mini-workshops.
Presented by Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio
June 23-24, 2023
Sponsored by:
LOCATION:
A true honor that the conference will be held at one of the great centers for open-minded inquiry, science, and the arts to understand the wisdom of ages and explore personal transformation. The campus itself is an oasis of peace and contemplative energy.
1926 N Main St, Wheaton, IL 60187 (less than a 30 minute-drive from O’Hare International Airport)
EVENT INCLUDES:
- One day of several one-hour presentations (brief Q&A)
- One day of more presentations, panel discussions with Q &A’s
- Social event with meet and greet of presenters and organizers
- And more! (see below)
ASTRAL GUESTS
April DeConick
Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Rice University. Author of The Gnostic New Age.
Richard Smoley
Author and philosopher focusing on the world’s mystical and esoteric teachings. Editor of Quest, the journal of the Theosophical Society in America.
Sarah Elkhaldy
Mystic, spiritual teacher and author. Host of The Alchemist.
Mitch Horowitz
PEN Award-winning historian and bestselling author in esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. Censored in China.
Chris Knowles
Owner of The Secret Sun, author of The Endless American Midnight and He Will Live Up in the Sky
James True
American philosopher and author of six books including Ark of Baphomet. Producer a live-stream and a traveling show.
Vance Socci
Co-host of Aeon Byte. The MoonDog himself
Steven Snider
Podcaster, blogger, and researcher on a wide range of topics including UFOs, disinformation, and alternative American history.
SCHEDULE TBA (ALL Times will be CST)
| FRI, JUNE 23 | SPEAKER | TOPIC |
| 9:00 AM | Miguel Conner/Ivan Rosales | Welcome Speech/Sponsors |
| 10:00 AM | April DeConick | Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy: What the Archons Can Tell Us About Gnostic Politics |
| 11:15 AM | Richard Smoley | The Archons in Your Mind: Gnosis and Human Cognitive Structures |
| 12:30 PM | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2:00 PM | Mitch Horowitz | Archons of Materialism |
| 3:15 PM | Sarah Elkhaldy | The Forces of Involution: Archons as the Negative Trickster Archetype |
| 4:30 PM | Chris Knowles | Our Transdimensional Archons |
| 5:30 PM | Book Signing/Sponsorship/Vendors | Vendors and Artists |
| 7:00 PM | Social Gathering TBA |
| SAT, JUNE 24 | SPEAKER | TOPIC |
| 9:00 AM | James True | The Oracle of Mythology |
| 10:30 AM | Steven Snider | 1974: The Year the Archons Revealed the Time War |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 1:30 PM | Discussion Panel and Q&A | All About the Archons |
| 3:00 PM | Workshops and Video Content | TBA |
| 4:00 PM | Closing Remarks/Sponsorship |
GENERAL ADMISSION INCLUDES:
- Access to all speaker presentations
- Access to panels and Q&A
- Access to campus, library, and other amenities.
- Gifts and swag
- Digital access to replay
