In this episode we welcome back Professor Greg Shaw to discuss his new book "Hellenic Tantra".

This was a truly fascinating conversation which explored the ideas of embodied enlightenment from the perspective of the neoplationic theurgists and compared the practices with parallel tantric traditions.

https://angelicopress.com/products/hellenic-tantra-the-gregory-shaw

https://www.academia.edu/11755166/Platonic_Siddhas_Supernatural_Philosophers_of_Neoplatonism

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In this episode we speak with musician, author, and researcher Ronnie Pontiac to discuss all things Orphic.  Mr Pontiac has released a new book with co-author Tamra Lucid "The Magic of the Orphic Hymns; A new translation for the modern mystic" which is a detailed survey into the history and practice of Orphism and provides valuable context and commentary for this extremely influential and important tradition.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ronnie-Pontiac/195479184

https://www.instagram.com/theronniepontiac/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/lucidnation

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We had an extremely interesting discussion with author PD Newman pertaining to theurgic history, theory and practice spanning topics such as the pre-Socratics, the Homeric epics, Hermetism, Alchemy, Chaldean Hekate, Gnosticism, and much more. https://www.innertraditions.com/author/p-d-newman https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Theurgy-Theory-and-Practice/P-D-Newman/9781644118368

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