Rachel Wilson grew up with a Marxist feminist mother and a staunchly conservative father who was a big fan of Rush Limbaugh. Unsurprisingly, this unique upbringing didn’t quite mesh well.
In school, Rachel faced challenges, but it wasn’t due to a lack of intelligence. In fact, she was overly bright. By kindergarten, she grasped that schools weren’t focused on genuine learning or adhering to rules. Despite her traditional education, she ultimately rejected a Full Ride Art Scholarship when the university didn’t meet her expectations.
At the age of 20, Rachel became a mother, which she initially saw as fulfilling her purpose. However, returning to work only four weeks post-birth opened her eyes to the toxic nature of the current system.
This led her to ponder how it became commonplace for new mothers like herself to be expected back at work so soon, inevitably sending their infants to daycare.
Delving into feminist literature, she began uncovering uncomfortable truths about the movement’s origins. The narrative many believe—of abused women striving for freedom—seems, well, misleading.
What’s the truth? It appears darker than most realize. There are claims that elites, the CIA, and other occultists have shaped women’s liberation—not for the benefit of women but, rather, to exert control over society.
Recently, Rachel participated in an episode of “Normal World.” On the show, she and the hosts explore the unsettling history of feminism as outlined in her book, “Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women’s Liberation.”
“There’s a hidden history regarding women’s liberation that many are unaware of,” Rachel pointed out. Most people, she noted, don’t even know that more women participated in anti-Suffrage groups than in the Suffrage movement.
Perhaps the most shocking finding from her research was the involvement of many early feminist leaders in occult practices.
“Many dabbed in the occult, including magic and spiritualism. There’s an old saying asserting that you wouldn’t have the right to vote without having first sat at the séance table,” she explained.
Rachel continued, pointing out that there was substantial anti-Christian sentiment within these campaigns. For instance, they collaborated with a fundamentalist lesbian separatist pastor to rewrite the Bible in 1895.
Their underlying belief was that “Christianity was a construct of an evil patriarchy aimed at subjugating women and turning them into slaves.”
“Interestingly, they viewed Lucifer as a symbol of liberation in the 1800s,” Rachel claimed. They regarded Lucifer as a misunderstood figure, advocating for enlightenment and freedom.
She posits that the CIA later promoted the feminist movement, not out of a desire for women’s liberation, but as a means of control.
“We’ve been misled on many fronts,” added Dave.
To learn more about Rachel’s insights and the wild origins of feminism, check out the episode above.
