The Esoterinerd Podcast

We open with BT reciting Chapter 5 verses 18 through 22 of his dad's book for the segment TRANSFORMATIONS and Footnotes. Then, BT gets interviewed by renowned Druid Hermeticist and owner of Lailokens Awen, Shawn C. Hebert, on his Podcast, The LVX Files. About halfway through the interview, BT becomes the interviewer, and we learn a bit about Shawn's background as well.

We open with BT reciting Chapter 5 verses 10 through 17 of his dad's book for the segment TRANSFORMATIONS and Footnotes. Then, VH Frater RC invited VH Frater BT (AKA Edward C. Reib) to give a lecture to his students in Hermetic Mystery School. Edward gives a lecture called "U1: Inspiration, Imagination, and Creativity" in which he recites portions from David Lynch's Catching The Big Fish, and U1 from the RR et ET, or the Inner Order teachings of the Golden Dawn. As it is said, we are made in the image of the Creator(s). It follows, then, that we also are creators by nature, provided we have not cluttered our minds with too much junk, and not enough inner-work and landscaping. BT/Edward also talks about the inspiration which led to each of his recent publications: Thomas and The Wolf, The Small Grey Mouse, Taco and Sonnet1, as well as his dad's book TRANSFORMATIONS.

BT has just published his first book! Plus, it's free to read on Kindle/eBook for the next 4 days.

We open with Priyal Manjari Reib (BT's wife) describing a recent dream initiation, after which BT and his old friend Joe Zabinski reminisce about 1999-2002 era HOMSI, discuss Cultural Polarization, Black and White Tile, The Parable of the Cave, Alchemy, Idealism, the Nature of Inspiration, Morality, Dogen's Shobogenzo, Iranian Polar Bears, Material vs Spiritual, Materialization of the Spiritual and Spiritualization of the Material, Enlightenment, Unenlightenment, Episcopalianism, Conspiracism, Cult-Survivor Trauma, and a lot of other things.

BT interviews his dad's old friend Kess Frey on topics including but not limited to Thomas Keating and Centering Prayer, Golden Dawn, Builders of the Adytum, Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, John Dan Reib, Goa, and Anchorage.

BT reads from the Lotus Sutra for the segment Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, then he and and Gonzo Theologist Robert Strong, PHD successfully interview Daniel Garber about the past few years of participating in the Lakota Sun Dance, as well as Lakota culture, history, present circumstances, and Shamanism in general.

BT reads from the Lotus Sutra for a new segment called Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, then he and and Gonzo Theologist Robert Strong, PHD feebly attempt to interview Daniel Garber about his upcoming trip to South Dakota and the Lakota Sun Dance, but it all kind of goes off the rails. So, this is sort of the Dress Rehearsal for Daniel Garber 4.

BT recites TRANSFORMATIONS chapter 5 verses 1 through 9 for the segment TRANSFORMATIONS and Footnotes, then he and Doctor Robert Strong AKA Silence the Aquarian interview Prof. Barry Taylor, former roadie for ACDC, Episcopal Rector, and Robby's old Postmodernism professor, about the current Epistemological Crisis. After the interview, at Robby's request, BT recites the opening to the oldest of the Vedas, an ancient poem to the god of Fire, or to Fire itself.

BT recites TRANSFORMATIONS chapter 4 verses 14 through 22 for the segment TRANSFORMATIONS and Footnotes, then he and VH Frater RC of Hermetic Mystery School continue their conversation on a variety of topics from Golden Dawn to the magic of traditional Indian customs. This is the second part of a two part conversation, you may want to hear episode 101 first, but it's up to you.

BT recites some more of the Fama Fraternitatis for the segment The REAL Rosenkreuz Orden, then he and VH Frater RC of Hermetic Mystery School discuss the Dark Nights of the Senses and of the Spirit, the Qlippoth, and the Alchemy of the Golden Dawn grade of Practicus, and many other things. This is part one of two, the second half of the conversation will air in the near future.