A meditation on the transience of life and our connection with the dead. Today, a reading of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray (1716 – 1771).

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A teaser for the upcoming Kulture Dads! Mike and Dave chat with Lee Scrivner about the theory and psychology of gambling, the history of Vegas, and the new novel Casinolabs.

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Anthony was looking into some esoterica PhD programs and was, alas, disappointed. We discuss.

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Lee and Anthony give a very surface-scratching and free-roaming intro to the Corpus Hermeticum and related esoterica.

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A brief beef with some of the downsides of digitized art.

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In the spirit of the season of Samhain or Halloween, the guild discusses early modern Grimoires, where they came from and what they were meant to achieve. Keep in mind this is only the briefest of introductions to the topic, which we plan to revisit at greater length in the future. Enjoy these arcane arts.

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Today we chat with Russell Hoke, songwriter and poet extraordinaire.

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Today we are joined by Steven Dillon, a radical polytheist and author of the book Polytheism, A Platonic Approach. He gives insight into his particular brand of polytheism, articulating a rationale for divine multiplicity through Neoplatonic and analytic philosophical models. Later in the program we broadly discuss more practical concerns with regard to paganism vs modern parenting approaches and fatherhood generally.

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Today, a new guest Anthony Holtberg joins the channel to scratch the surface on multiple topics: Hermeticism, Neoplatonism, Alchemy, Conjuring, The Golden Dawn, and all things Occidental Esoterica.

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