Will Spencer: On the New Age, the Jewish Question, Christianity, & Masculinity

Feb 20, 2026

Will Spencer, a writer and mentor on Christianity and male formation, recounts leaving two decades of New Age and psychedelics for biblical faith. He explores occult roots in modern spiritual trends, concerns about transhumanism and elite influence, the pagan origins of Nazism and links to green ideology, and the need for biblical foundations, masculine discipleship, and resisting technocratic control.

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Podcasts, Elites, And Burning Man Crossroads

Will claims podcasters and influencers chase celebrity status and can be co-opted by elite theosophical networks.
He links early tech founders' presence at Burning Man to cross-pollination of occult culture and tech influence.

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Seeing Myself In 'Game Of Gods'

Will read Carl Teichrib's Game of Gods and found it described his lived experience at Burning Man and in occult-adjacent scenes.
He hosted Teichrib and says Burning Man is where many influential ideas are field-tested.

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Occult Roots Of Global Governance

Will traces Lucis Trust, Alice Bailey and Blavatsky to UN-influencing theosophy and occult symbolism.
He asserts those currents point toward a cohesive globalist spiritual agenda tied to governance and transhumanism.

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Will's New Age journey and conversion

01:40 • 2min

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Anatomy of the New Age and theosophy

03:27 • 2min

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Elites, podcasters, and occult influence

The New Age as a 'black hole' progression

08:29 • 2min

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Burning Man, tech founders, and cultural testing

10:20 • 1min

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Game of Gods and research on transhumanism

11:32 • 4min

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Church neglect and New Age spread

Alt-media, conspiracy, and Gnosticism

20:53 • 2min

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Why conspiracies lead people astray

22:55 • 5min

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Biblical worldview as stable framework

Nazism's spiritual roots and paganism

32:55 • 36sec

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Neo-Nazism after WWII and Black Sun

33:31 • 8min

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Environmentalism's ideological lineage

Israel, the Jews, and a biblical perspective

43:49 • 10min

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Practical engagement and visiting Israel

54:10 • 10min

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COVID, institutional distrust, and radicalization

01:03:59 • 2min

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Christian nationalism vs theocracy

01:06:22 • 12min

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Technocracy, AI, and resisting convenience allegiance

Eschatology and posture toward the future

01:39:38 • 4min

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Masculinity, fatherhood, and sacrificial leadership

01:43:40 • 10min

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Sacrifice, witness, and public faith

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Will Spencer discusses the intersection of theology, globalism, and alternative media. He recounts his personal transition from a twenty-year involvement in New Age mysticism and psychedelics to biblical Christianity, arguing that many modern spiritual trends are actually rooted in theosophy. The speakers express concern that alternative media personalities and global elites are increasingly adopting occult worldviews that ultimately support transhumanism and centralized global governance. They also discuss the historical and spiritual origins of Nazism, linking its pagan foundations to contemporary environmentalist movements and various “truth seeker” subcultures. The dialogue further explores the complexities of Christian nationalism, the biblical significance of Israel, and the erosion of institutional trust in a post-COVID world. Ultimately, Will advocates for a biblical foundation as the only reliable means of navigating modern deception and finding objective truth.

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About Will Spencer

Will Spencer writes about Christianity, culture, and the formation of men. He examines the spiritual forces shaping modern narratives, where they fail, and what faithful living actually costs. He is host of The Will Spencer Podcast. Stanford ’02.

*Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

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