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This episode I'm joined once again by writer and occultist John Michael Greer to discuss The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic by Eliphas Levi. Greer's commentary: https://spirit.aeonbooks.co.uk/preview/95405Greer's translation (with Mark Anthony Mikituk) : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctrine-Ritual-High-Magic-Translation/dp/0143111035Greer's site: https://ecosophia.net/---Become par...

Gordon White (1981–2026) was a chaos magician, shamanic practitioner and permaculture farmer based in Tasmania. His website and podcast, Rune Soup, remain as portals into the world of modern magic offering lessons, lectures, discussion and community with hundreds of hours of material to learn from. He was without equal in contemporary occultism. His work, life and insights will inform the next cen...

Simone Kotva is Senior Lecturer in theology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She is the author of Effort and Grace: On the Spiritual Exercise of Philosophy (2020), also with Bloomsbury, and writes at the intersection of Christian theology and Continental philosophy and theory. She has published articles on French spiritualism, contemplation, spiritual exercises, decolonial theology and pra...

Conner Habib, is an American writer, podcaster, academic, activist and former pornographic actor of Syrian and Irish descent. He hosts Against Everyone With Conner Habib, a podcast where he discusses current events and politics, as well as philosophy, science and spiritual ideas by himself or with guests. Habib's site: https://connerhabib.com/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix T...

Max completed his PhD at Boston College in spring 2025 and currently teach philosophy at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He primarily work in the history of philosophy, with my primary area of specialization in ancient Greek and Roman metaphysics and natural philosophy. He has also done work on medieval philosophy and cosmology, and is generally interested in exploring pre-modern concepti...

Mitch Horowitz is a PEN Award-winning historian, writer, and lecturer who explores the intersections of metaphysics, ethics, and self-transformation. Launch event is Sunday, June 21, at 7 pm in NYC. This is a free RSVP: https://www.eventim.us/event/mitch-horowitz-esoterika-talk-book-signing/693639Horowitz' site: https://www.mitchhorowitz.com/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Tw...

Review of The Pendulum by Tasos LeivaditisBook link: https://editionsmaudites.com/books/the-pendulum/---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4ou...

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. In this episode we discuss the work of Ludwig Klages, in particular his magnum opus, 'Der Geist Als Widersacher Der Seele' or, The Spirit as Adversary of the Soul. Bishop's book on Klages: https://www.routledge.com/Ludwi...

Having begun his BA in German at King’s College London, Thomas Crew completed his degree at Royal Holloway, spending an intercalated year studying philosophy and teaching English in Berlin. He took his MA in European Culture and Thought at University College London, which was generously funded by the London Arts and Humanities Partnership, before completing his PhD at the University of Cambridge....

A talk on Peter J. Carroll, Liber Null, and Chaos Magic. Fools Journey Books: https://foolsjourneybooks.com/Coupon code: HERMIT for 10% off---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast⁠Hermitix Discord - ⁠https://discord.gg/63yWMrG⁠Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription - ⁠https://hermitix.net/subscribe/⁠ Patreon - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/hermiti...

Ian Rees is a psycho-spiritual psychotherapist practising in Glastonbury Somerset UK. He has been a therapist for 30 years and spent 10 before that working in Probation Work and Social Work at all levels from Field Worker, Manager to Education Advisor for Mental Health at national level. He is an experienced trainer and taught at the Karuna Institute in Devon from 1999 to 2009; he designed and ran...

Aaron J. French is a post-doctoral researcher in Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt in Germany. His main research focuses on the History of Esotericism, the History and Philosophy of Science, Sacred Space and Architecture, modern German Philosophy, and Science and Technology Studies. In this episode we discuss J. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallee, Rudolf Steiner, and UAPs. UAP chat: https://w...

Ramsey Dukes is the current and most well-known pen name of Lionel Snell, a contemporary English magician, publisher, and author on magic and philosophy. Lionel was born to a Kibbo Kift couple as WW2 was ending and lived his childhood in a converted water mill deep in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. From his village school he won a scholarship plus government bursary to attend prep and public schoo...

Judith Feher-Gurewich, Ph,D., practices psychoanalysis in Cambridge, MA. She is affiliated with the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute and is a member of the Association de Formation Psychoanalytique et de Recherches Freudiennes: Espace Analytique in Paris. Dr. Gurewich is the Director of the Lacan Seminar at Harvard University's Center for Literary and Cultural Studies. Other Press site: https:/...

Review of The Book Against Death by Elias CanettiBook link: https://fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-book-against-death/---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Addres...

Dustin Peone (Ph. D. 2016) teaches in the Department of Liberal Studies at Mercer University. He has also lectured in philosophy and Core studies at Emory University and Oglethorpe University. His work focuses on the history of philosophy and the philosophy of culture. In this episode we discuss Giambattista Vico taking influence from Peone's book Vico and Literature: One Character in Search o...

A talk on Austin Osman Spare. Baker's book: https://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/austin-osman-spare-2/Kenneth Grant books: https://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast⁠Hermitix Discord - ⁠https://discord.gg/63yWMrG⁠Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription - ⁠https://hermitix.net/subscribe/⁠ Patreon - ⁠https...

James Harpur is a British-born Irish poet who has published eight books of poetry. He has won a number of awards, including the Michael Hartnett Award and the UK National Poetry Competition. Harpur's site: https://www.jamesharpur.com/Harpur's recent book link: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/dazzling-darkness/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpod...

A talk on Carl Jung's concept of Synchronicity. The course can be found as part of The Hermitage subscription here: https://the-hermitage.mn.co

Dan Lowe is a therapist/counsellor practising in London, interested in Wilhelm Reich & all forms of psycho-physical therapy. In this episode we discuss Wilhelm Reich's book 'Ether, God and Devil'Lowe's site: https://bodyandbreathpsychotherapy.co.uk/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast⁠Hermitix Discord - ⁠https://discor...

Review of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31...

Erin Stapleton researchs destruction, archival imperfection, material volatility, resistance and ambiguity in digital and visual cultures, identity and media. Her current project, Catastrophic Loss, investigates how colonial logics continue to inform everyday digital media cultures and practices, the fragility of these systems, and the losses they threaten and produce. We discuss her book, The Int...

Review of The Black Pilgrimage by David BethBook link: https://theionpublishing.com/shop/db-black-pilgrimage/Beth chat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPKT_90uOI---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/st...

Steve Dowden is a Professor of German language and literature in the Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures. He graduated in 1984 from the University of California with a Ph. D in German literature. After a decade teaching at Yale and a year as a Humboldt Fellow at the University of Konstanz he joined the Brandeis faculty in 1994. Dowden has published on German literatu...

Review of Moonchild by Aleister Crowley---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8...