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Ben Turner is a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent. His research addresses questions relating to technology, work, ideology and ontology. In this episode we discuss his book Returning to Judgment: Bernard Stiegler and Continental Political Theory Book link: https://sunypress.edu/Books/R/Returning-to-Judgment Turner&#3...

A talk on the work of Ludwig Klages, Wilhelm Reich, and Ray Peat in relation to bioenergy. Klages talk 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZS9mhri7w&ab_channel=HermitixPodcast Klages talk 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njct-mk0U3Y&ab_channel=HermitixPodcast Reich talk 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9HX8eMFM7s&ab_channel=HermitixPodcast Reich talk 2: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Professor Paul Bishop is the author of multiple books on the work of Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche, alongside other texts on analytical psychology and German thought. He is also the author of Ludwig Klages and the Philosophy of Life, a Vitalist Toolkit, one of the few English texts on the philosophy of Ludwig Klages who we’ll be talking about today. In this episode we discuss Klages' text &#3...

A talk on the Qabalist Tree of Life, Sephiroth, and the work of Dion Fortune and Gareth Knight. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Hermitix Discord - https://discord.gg/77abuTVYNG Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/store...

This episode I'm joined by Silviya Serafimova who is  Associate Professor at the Department of Ethical Studies, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She holds a Ph. D in Ethics from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.  In this episode we discuss the philosophy Peter Wessel Zapffe primarily from Serafimova's book 'IN SEARCH OF THE “UNIVERSE’S...

A review of W.C. Hackett's book 'Outside the Gates'. Book link: https://angelicopress.org/outside-the-gates-william-hackett Wahl interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzhgeGJegno&ab_channel=HermitixPodcast --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - h...

David Lloyd Dusenbury is a Senior Fellow at the Danube Institute and Visiting professor Eötvös Loránd University. Author of The Space of Time (2014), Platonic Legislations (2017). In this episode we discuss his book I Judge No One: A Political Life of Jesus . Dusenbury's book: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/i-judge-no-one/ --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - htt...

Dan Lowe is a therapist/counsellor practising in London, interested in Wilhelm Reich & all forms of psycho-physical therapy. In this episode we discuss the work of Wilhelm Reich, alongside discussions on character armor, and Reich's book 'The Murder of Christ'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Hermitix Discord - https...

I'm joined by Matthew Gandy to discuss his text Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space , alongside discussions on urban ecology and nature. Book link: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262046282/natura-urbana/ --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/hermitix⁠ Donations:...

I'm joined by Federico Testa to discuss Jean-Marie Guyau' text The Ethics of Epicurus , alongside discussions on Nietzsche and philosophy of life. Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ethics-of-epicurus-and-its-relation-to-contemporary-doctrines-9781350013902/ --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon -...

A review of Cormac McCarthy's book 'The Road. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation...

This episode I'm joined once again by writer and occultist John Michael Greer, to discuss his book A Commentary on 'The Cosmic Doctrine': Understanding Dion Fortune’s Masterpiece of Spiritual Creation and Evolution . Alongside discussions on Fortune, occultism, and more... A Commentary on 'The Cosmic Doctrine' link: https://www.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/a-commentary-on-the-cosmic...

James E. Strick is Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment and Chair of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Franklin and Marshall College. He is the author 'Wilhelm Reich, Biologist'. In this episode we discuss the life and scientific legacy of Wilhelm Reich. Book link: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674736092 --- Become part of the Hermitix co...

Matthew Lewis Sutton is an Associate Professor in the Department of   Theology and Religious Studies at St John's University. In this episode  we discuss his book Compassionate Presence: The Trinitarian Spirituality of Adrienne von Speyr alongside discussion on theo-drama, hell, loneliness and more... Matthew's site: http://doctorsutton.net/about Adrienne: http://adriennevonspeyr.net/ Balt...

In this episode I'm joined by Bryan Counter to discuss the literature and language of Maurice Blanchot Periodical link: https://firsttoknock.com/pages/the-periodical Counter's writing: https://sunybuffalo.academia.edu/BryanCounter --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Do...

A review of Jerzy Kosinski's book 'Being There'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum D...

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A promotional video for the course called 'A Course in Esoteric Christianity ', a collaboration with Aaron French. The course will be a paid course consisting of 25 lectures and full course notes, with optional seminars. Full details can be found at: esotericchristianity.co

This episode I'm joined once again by Mark Sedgwick, a British historian specialising in the study of traditionalism, Islam, Sufi mysticism, and terrorism, to discuss the life and work of Ivan Aguéli. Primarily from the book Anarchist, Artist, SufiThe Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Aguéli. Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/anarchist-artist-sufi-9781350177895/ ---   Become p...

I'm joined by Richard Saville-Smith to discuss his book Acute Religious ExperiencesMadness, Psychosis and Religious Studies. Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/acute-religious-experiences-9781350272910/ ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations: - https:/...

In this episode I discuss the work of William Blake with Valentin Gerlier. ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod  Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2  Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubEx...

A review of Thomas Bernhard's book 'The Loser'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Do...

This episode I'm joined by Eric Adler who is a Professor of Classics at the University of Maryland. We discuss his book The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today. Book link: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-battle-of-the-classics-9780197518786?cc=us&lang=en& ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - http...

A review of René Daumal's book 'Mount Analogue: A Novel of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/h...

This episode I am joined by Dr Tim Themi to discuss his book Eroticizing Aesthetics: In the Real with Bataille and Lacan. Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eroticizing-Aesthetics-Bataille-Aesthetic-Research/dp/153814784X ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations:...