Edi Bilimoria

Edi Bilimoria, DPhil, FIMechE, CEng, is a Consultant Engineer and has been Project Manager and Head of Design for major projects such as the Channel Tunnel. He is a Trustee of the Scientific and Medical Network, Adviser to the Galileo Commission of the Network, a Trustee and a Council Member of the Francis Bacon Society, and was the Education Manager for the Theosophical Society in Australia. He is author of Mirages in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science, The Snake and the Rope: Problems in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science, and his four volume work, Unfolding Consciousness: Exploring the Living Universe and Intelligent Powers in Nature and Humans. He is also author of the article, “Truth in the Shadows: Why Dictators Fear Open Minds.” His website is edibilimoria.com.

Edi describes how dictators rise to power and how their playbook is always the same. He emphasizes the need for open-mindedness, education, and critical thinking to advance society forward in positive directions and the empowering roles of intuition, love, and vulnerability to confront authoritarianism.

00:00 Introduction

05:33 How dictators develop

09:52 Allowing evil to triumph

16:18 Cults

19:15 Banning books and controlling journalism

28:13 Dictators’ goals and symptoms of society

40:10 Intuition, fear, and love

44:21 The occult and ancient truths

49:35 Withdrawing loyalty from a dictator

54:26 Conclusion

(Recorded on July 14, 2025)

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