Hermetic America - 20th Century America

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of A.E van Vogt. This is the twelfth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Khigh Dhiegh. This is the eleventh in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Black Elk. This is the tenth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The trans...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Thomas Merton. This is the ninth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The t...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Theodore Roethke and Robinson Jeffers. This is the eighth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Ang...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Tennessee Williams. This is the seventh in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California....

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of William Faulkner. This is the sixth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   Th...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Wallace Stevens. This is the fifth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of E. E. Cummings. This is the fourth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of T. S. Eliot. This is the third in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The tra...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Ezra Pound. This is the second in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   The tra...

This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright. This is the first in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.  ...