006 Hermetic Gardens and Fantastic Beasts

007 Flight of the Three-Eyed Raven

I discuss alchemy and hermeticism in Game of Thrones, analyzing the Three-Eyed Raven as a symbol for poetic vision. Show notes: http://hermetic.garden/2019/05/22/episode-007-flight-of-the-three-eyed-raven

006 Hermetic Gardens and Fantastic Beasts

This episode starts with an even more familiar symbol, and one especially relevant to this podcast, and analyzes it in biblical and alchemical thought and literature. That symbol is the garden, as in the title of the podcast, Hermetic Garden. I discuss a few poems, Fantastic Beasts, and Harry Potter primarily, and I analyze mandrakes, magical beasts, and what they are and mean. Shownotes: http://hermetic.garden/2019/04/20/episode-006-hermetic-gardens-and-fantastic-beasts

005 Imagining "The Gold-Bug" and the Alchemy of Imagination

This time, I discuss symbolism in general and analyze the alchemical symbolism of a short story by Edgar Allan Poe called "The Gold-Bug." I discuss the imagination, individuality, personality, hypnagogia, and the golden beetle or gold scarab. Show notes: https://hermetic.garden/2019/03/20/episode-005-imagining-a-gold-bug-the-alchemy-of-imagination-2/

004 The Hermit and the Logos

This time, I discuss my path into the esoteric tradition, the Hermit from the Major Arcana of the tarot, the Greek conception of the Logos, the polarities of subject/object and imagination/ego, and more. Show notes: https://hermetic.garden/2019/02/19/004-the-hermit-and-the-logos/

003 Symbol, Ritual, and the Picture of Dorian Gray

After a long hiatus, in the third episode of Hermetic Garden, I discuss symbols in ceremonial rituals and relate them to The Picture of Dorian Gray. Show notes: https://hermetic.garden/2019/01/19/episode-003-symbol-ritual-and-the-picture-of-dorian-gray/