Hellraiser Decoded: Solving The Lament Configuration

The Whole Rabbit

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Have you ever wondered what makes a horror movie a forever classic? In this case, we dissect what made the original Clive Barker: “Hellraiser” so legendary and poke inside its hidden social commentaries that make it more relevant than ever. You might be shocked to discover how the film unfolds like a puzzle itself, revealing a tantalizing dark secret within.

On this puzzling episode we discuss:
-The Cenobites secret identity
-Origins of The Lament Configuration
-Ludovico Street versus Ludovico technique?
-Suffering and pleasure
-Differences between the book and film
-Who is “The Engineer?”
-Mystery Babylon, Mother of Abominations
-The Beast and Anti-Christ
-Toxic masculinity
-The meaning of the number 55
-Red carnation symbolism
-Enemas

In the extended episode (http://www.Patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit) we discuss:
-The Aleister Crowley connection
-The Red Goddess
-The fetishization of Egypt in Western Hermeticism
-Book of the Law mistranslations
-Imperialism and Monotheism
-The Labyrinth
-LEVIATHAN!
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Sources:

Demonology and Devil Lore:
https://www.amazon.com/Demonology-Devil-lore-Moncure-Daniel-Conway-ebook/dp/B00AQMQBTG

55:
https://www.ridingthebeast.com/numbers/nu55.php

Carnations:
https://www.redcarnationfloral.com/journal/2018/5/9/meaning-symbolism-of-carnations

Revelations:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1&version=KJV

The Red Goddess:
https://scarletimprint.com/publications/the-red-goddess

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