What do High Priest Imhotep, Druidic Leader Diviciacus, Edward Alexander Crowley, Franz Anton Mesmer, and Grigori Rasputin all have in common? Find out during this latest episode where we explore some key examples throughout history of the archetypal Mystic.

Works Cited:

Wildung, D. (1977). Egyptian Saints: Deification in pharaonic Egypt. New York University Press. p. 34.

Fuhrmann, Joseph T. (2012). Rasputin: The Untold Story. Trade Paper Press.

Kristy Bohan Edmunds is a cofounder and contributor to The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. Kristy received her BS in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry in 2018, and an MS in Psychology in 2020 and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She serves clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder as a behavior consultant in Oregon. Kristy takes a behavior analytic perspective to life and uses this philosophy to inform her work and her day to day life. Kristy believes in psychology as a hard, natural science.

Mitchell Croot is one of the founders and contributors to The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. A father of four, a US Army veteran, and a high school educator, Mitchell holds a BA in History with a minor in Secondary Education from Catawba College and an MA in History from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. His interests include colonial North America, the American Revolution, culture and cultural transmission, philosophy, psychology, and music.