Hieros Gamos Radio Thelema

Celebrating the soon to be released “Descent from the Cross: The Transformation of a Masochist Woman” by Elaine Simard La Foret, by the Australian Grand Lodge, we have prepared this special interview from the Hieros Gamos Archives. Born in the USA, Elaine travelled extensively before eventually settling in Tasmania, Australia. A graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard University, in the 1980s she turned from her background in literature to pursue psychology and teaching. Her thesis “Descent from the Cross: Transformation of a Masochistic Woman” marked the completion of her psychoanalytic degree at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York. After graduation she practised psychoanalysis for many years and taught at the C. G. Jung Institute of New Mexico, presenting many public lectures including “The Symbol of the Cross: Revitalizing the Balanced Cross of Nature”. Elaine celebrated her Greater Feast in February, 2024. "Descent from the Cross" is available from all major online booksellers on May 1st, 2024. For information about Elaine's book and other titles in the In Perpetuity Press catalogue write to ipp@otoaustralia.org.au.

Gordan Djurdjevic is a contributor to the anthology Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism (Oxford University Press, 2012); co-editor, with Henrik Bogdan, of the collection of essays Occultism in a Global Perspective (Acumen, 2013; Routledge, 2015); and the author of Masters of Magical Powers: The Nath Yogis in the Light of Esoteric Notions (VDM, 2008); India and the Occult: The Influence of South Asian Spirituality on Modern Western Occultism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014); and, with Shukdev Singh, Sayings of Gorakhnāth: Annotated Translation of the Gorakh Bānī (Oxford University Press, 2019). Links to online retailers for the Grand Lodge of Australia's Ora Et Labora research journal can be found at https://ora-et-labora.site/.

Hieros Gamos Radio are delighted to be joined by legendary Australian composer Larry Sitsky. From a childhood in China, to musical explorations of the Enochian magical system, we are proud to share the life and work of this maverick Australian Artist.

Hieros Gamos Radio are super excited to have one the great thinkers and chroniclers of the American Occult and New Thought movements, Mitch Horowitz on the show! Mitch is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, a lecturer-in-residence at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including "Occult America"; "One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life" and "The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality."

This month Hieros Gamos Radio speaks to Krzysztof Azarewicz, FSR for OTO Poland, director Lashtal Press, Bishop of EGC, Yogi, Magician and food alchemist about his punishing publishing schedule, the restaurant business, and writing lyrics for Behemoth!