Best Hermitix Podcasts (2026)

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Jiddu Krishnamurti, Part 2: Education and Thought with Valentin Gerlier 56:54

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Dr Valentin Gerlier is a scholar and musician, who teaches the Poetics of Imagination at Dartington Arts School. In this episode we discuss the thought of Jiddu Krishnamurti--- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https…

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Jiddu Krishnamurti, Part 1: Life and Ego with James Harpur 1:12:26

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James Harpur is a British-born Irish poet who has published eight books of poetry. He has won a number of awards, including the Michael Hartnett Award and the UK National Poetry Competition.Harpur's site: https://www.jamesharpur.com/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord - ⁠⁠ / discord Su…

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Christmas Q&A, 2025 1:51:15

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Thanks to all subscribers and supporters this year, and if you would like to support going into 2026, here are the links: --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise -…

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The Magical Writings of W.B Yeats with John Michael Greer 1:21:55

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This episode I'm joined once again by writer and occultist John Michael Greer to discuss the magical writings of W.B. YeatsGreer's website: ⁠https://www.ecosophia.net/⁠Greer's astrology patreon: ⁠ / johnmichaelgreer ⁠Greer's books: ⁠https://bookshop.org/contributors/joh...---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠ / hermitixpodca…

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Kojève, Fukuyama, and the End of Liberalism with David Lloyd Dusenbury 1:04:33

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David Lloyd Dusenbury is a Senior Fellow at the Danube Institute and Visiting professor Eötvös Loránd University. Author of The Space of Time (2014), Platonic Legislations (2017). In this episode we discuss his recent piece The Era of Re-Civilization?, alongside discussion on Alexandre Kojève and Francis Fukuyama.Dusenbury and Pilkington's piece: h…

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The Sluts by Dennis Cooper (Book Review) 35:41

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Review of The Sluts by Dennis Cooper ---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDD…

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On the Abolition of All Political Parties by Simone Weil, with Quinten Weeterings 1:12:01

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Quinten Weeterings is a history post-graduate who studied under Rico Sneller at Leiden university. In this episode we discuss Simone Weil's essay 'On the Abolition of All Political Parties 'Text link: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/simone-weil-on-the-abolition-of-all-political-partiesWeetering's book: https://deblauwetijger.com/product/qui…

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Goethe's Faust and Jung with Paul Bishop 56:26

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Professor Paul Bishop is the author of multiple books on the work of Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche, alongside other texts on analytical psychology and German thought. In this episode we discuss his latest book Jung and the Epic of Transformation Vol. 2: Goethe’s “Faust” as a Text of TransformationBook link: https://www.chironpublications.com/shop/…

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Book Review) 42:31

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Review of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGT…

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Christianity and Magic with Stephen Mandes Thomas 1:07:42

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Stephen Mandes Thomas is a longtime practitioner of magic, astrology, and energetic healing who also happens to be a cradle Catholic. Initially training in the Golden Dawn tradition, he has also been initiated in Taoist and Druid magical traditions and ordained to the subdiaconate in the Liberal Catholic tradition. Rather than drawing away from the…

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Of Cosmogonic Eros by Ludwig Klages (Book Review) 48:55

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Review of Of Cosmogonic Eros by Ludwig KlagesBook link: https://theionpublishing.com/shop/of-cosmogonic-eros/Discussions on Klages with Bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZS9mhri7whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njct-mk0U3Y---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patre…

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U.G. Krishnamurti — Anti-Guru, Barking Dog with Louis Brawley 1:07:49

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Louis Brawley was born in Ohio and lived and worked in New York, where he met UG Krishnamurti in 2002. Louis works as an artist, photographer and freelance art handler worldwide—occupations which fund his travels around the world writing and recording accounts and impressions from friends of the “Raging Sage.”Brawley's site: https://louisbrawley.co…

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Wilhelm Reich versus The Flying Saucers with James Reich 1:09:24

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James Reich is a novelist, essayist, and journalist, and ecopsychologist and research psychologist. He is the author of Skinship (Anti-Oedipus Press, 2024), Wilhelm Reich versus The Flying Saucers (Punctum Books, 2024), The Moth for the Star (7.13 Books, September 2023), The Song My Enemies Sing, Soft Invasions, Mistah Kurtz! A Prelude to Heart of …

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The Life and Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer with David Bather Woods 1:14:27

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David Bather Woods is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is coeditor with Timothy Stoll of The Schopenhauerian Mind. He has contributed chapters to The Proustian Mind, Schopenhauer’s Moral Philosophy, and The Palgrave Schopenhauer Handbook. In this episode we discuss his book Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought…

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Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences with Danny Forde 1:00:00

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Forde's book explores the psychedelic experience from a phenomenological perspective, argues that the psychedelic experience can reveal aspects of reality which would not otherwise be disclosed, and discusses how psychedelic experience can open the subject to the essential nature of realityBook link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031…

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The Lime Works by Thomas Bernhard (Book Review) 46:31

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Review of The Lime Works by Thomas Bernhard---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtr…

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Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus with Steve Dowden and John Burt 1:10:47

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Steve Dowden is a Professor of German language and literature in the Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures. He graduated in 1984 from the University of California with a Ph.D in German literature. After a decade teaching at Yale and a year as a Humboldt Fellow at the University of Konstanz he joined the Brandeis faculty…

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Experiments in Mystical Atheism with Brook Ziporyn 1:19:01

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Brook Ziporyn is the Mircea Eliade Professor of Chinese Religion, Philosophy, and Comparative Thought in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. He is the author and translator of many books, most recently Daodejing.Book link: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo230169826.html---Become part of the Hermitix community:Herm…

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The Twilight World by Werner Herzog (Book Review) 28:28

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Review of The Twilight World by Werner Herzog---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTW…

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Bioenergetics: Reich, Lowen, and Spirituality with Devaraj Sandberg 1:04:51

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Devaraj Sandberg is a body-based therapist, author and workshop leader with a radical perspective on psychology and authenticity. He champions new ideas, loves working with people and is a digital nomad.Devaraj's site: https://bioenergetics.org.uk/author/devaraj/Devaraj's Youtube ⁨@DevarajSandberg⁩ ---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix …

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The Gospel of Gargoyle by James Harpur (Book Review) 33:57

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The Gospel of Gargoyle by James HarpurPrevious chat with Harpur: https://youtu.be/tXwyjQbnQk8?si=BUff65kWPVme-klqHarpur's site: https://www.jamesharpur.com/Book link: https://eblanapress.com/---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https:…

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Climate Apocalypticism In and Against the World with Jakub Kowalewski 1:01:20

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Jakub has an active research interest in eco-apocalypticism. He is the author of A Philosophy of Climate Apocalypticism: In and Against the World.Book link: https://www.routledge.com/A-Philosophy-of-Climate-Apocalypticism-In-and-Against-the-World/Kowalewski/p/book/9781032391267---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpo…

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An Introduction to Jacques Lacan with Todd McGowan 1:06:21

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This episode I'm joined once again by Todd McGowan to discuss the work of Jacques Lacan.Book link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-introduction-to-jacques-lacan/8A8D3C7E67375B173684A3DC916A648D---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix:Patreon - www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: -…

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Listen, Little Man! by Wilhelm Reich (Book Review) 56:51

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A review of Listen, Little Man! by Wilhelm Reich---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubEx…

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The Work of Charles Sanders Pearce with Toby Chappell 1:31:30

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Toby Chappell is a musician, writer, and lecturer on the intersection of language and magic. An independent researcher and practicing magician, his interests include runes, semiotics, weird tales, and the mysteries of ancient Egypt. The author of Infernal Geometry and the Left-Hand Path, he lives in Atlanta, Georgia.Chappell's site: https://semiurg…