On Thursday August 21st, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific time the Hermetic Hour

with host Poke Runyon will present a discussion on the historical

development of "cultism" in esoteric societies, staring with Baron von

Hund's Masonic Strict Observance in the mid 1700s, which in turn influenced

Weishaupt's Illuminati, Blavatsky's Theosophy and even The Golden Dawn with

their "Secret Chiefs" and more modern groups we will tactfully leave

unmentioned.This is an important issue because the paradigm that began with

Strict Observance and was adapted by Blavatsky has since been applied to any

esoteric group that has an initiatory structure. So if you want to find out

what was and what is behind esoteric cultism, tune in and we will lift the

veil.