Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio Chris Knowles & Gordon White on Year Review and 2026 Predictions
Dec 31, 2025
Chris Knowles, an occult researcher and blogger, joins Gordon White, an occultist and founder of Runesoup, to analyze the tumultuous events of 2025 and peek into the future. They coin 'slop' to describe widespread societal decline and discuss the collapse of traditional rituals and propaganda spells. With geopolitical turmoil and an aging Europe, they predict messy conflicts instead of full-scale wars. Their insights also touch on the erosion of media reliability, consumer culture, and the importance of personal archives in a chaotic world.
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Empty Mall As A Metaphor
- Chris recounts visiting a mostly-empty mall that triggered deep personal nostalgia and despair.
- He uses that scene as a metaphor for institutional and cultural decay.
Europe Nears A Hard Reckoning
- Chris forecasts 2026 will bring acute pain in Europe as illusions of stability evaporate.
- He warns institutions that adopted 'woke' and globalist models will self-destruct when glamour fades.
War Is Less Viable Today
- Chris argues full-scale war is less likely because modern demographics and capability don't support mass mobilization.
- He sees quagmire and messy conflicts, not triumphant conventional war, as the probable outcome.