Episode 2: The Fifth Horseman

In this second installment of Divine Magic: The Doctor Dahesh Chronicles, I — Mario Henri Chakkour, standing on the shoulders of giants — confront one of the most disturbing aspects of Raphael Cormack’s portrayal of Doctor Dahesh: the marginalization of a prophet, and the whitewashing of the regime that persecuted him.

I begin by examining how Cormack’s book, Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age, leans on biased sources and omits critical context — including the systemic corruption that silenced Daheshists, the weaponization of the press by Lebanon’s ruling elite, and the brutal imprisonment of believers like Marie Hadad.

Drawing from historical documents, personal testimony, and previously untold stories, I challenge the narrative that frames the Daheshist movement as fringe fanaticism.

This episode also explores the moral cost of spiritual silence — how complicity, fear, and denial allowed this injustice to fester once more, now resuscitated by a renowned British scholar.

And for those who think this is merely a historical review — think again. What unfolds here is a test for us all, and a reminder of the far-reaching consequences of smothering a spiritual truth.

Let this be the beginning of a deeper reckoning — one that will intensify in future episodes as I expose how Cormack’s work relies on a deeply flawed echo chamber of slanderous sources, and a rush to judgment that quotes Doctor Dahesh out of context.

God willing, the story of Doctor Dahesh is not over. That would be a loss reaching far beyond the Daheshist community.