Courtenay on Doenut Factory – Phoenix Conspiracy Roundtable
Published: October 1, 2025
Duration: 2:04:16
Phoenix symbolism/alchemy, Game B/Dark Enlightenment dialectic, influences (Thiel, Yarvin, Land, Hall), occult history (Templars, Theosophy), and resisting AI/ritual control.
During our podcast break, enjoy this replay of Doenut’s roundtable on “Doenut Factory” with Courtenay and co-guests Matthew Ehret and Mathew Crawford from July 2025.
Key topics:
Phoenix symbolism: Alchemical roots, Rosicrucian ties, and modern “Phoenixing the Republic” (Brett Weinstein’s influence).
Dialectic: Game B’s theosophical utopia vs. Dark Enlightenment’s technocracy, converging on noosphere/singularity.
Influences: Peter Thiel’s Prospera, Curtis Yarvin’s gov corp, Nick Lan...