Hermetic Appeal

Holy Watermelon

English - June 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Religion Religion & Spirituality catholicism atheist history belief atheism catholic agnostic holy holidays christian Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Celibacy & Scandal

Next Episode: High & Mighty

After a brief look at the occult last fall, we're taking a closer look at the Hermetic tradition, including some of the most popular literature on hermeticism and a survey of some of the sources behind the mythical figure of Hermes Trismegistus.

We explore some of the pseudepigraphical writings like the Emerald Tablet, the Corpus Hermeticum, and the Perfect Sermon, and the wild figure of William Walker Atkinson (AKA Magus Incognito, Yogi Ramacharaka, and many other names), who had some professional connections with the Freemasons.

Hermeticism is more than alchemy and astrology, and even these aspects have allegorical utility in addition to their physical scientific claims.

All this and more....

Support us at Patreon and Spreadshirt

Join the Community on Discord

Learn more great religion facts on Facebook and Instagram

Learn more on our official website