Our review of the John-Claude Van Damme and John Woo movie Hard Target. We talk about the role of hunting in human society, and the influence of the Miasma on human collaboration and mutual support (or lack thereof).
Returning to our series on Genesis, we examine the supposed events surrounding Cain and Abel, and their social context in the ancient civilisations of ancient Mesopotamia. Link.
We turn our attention to the Fall of the Song, and examine the posthumous influence of the military legacy of the three great generals, Yue, Han and Zhang, on drawing out the final demise of the Dynasty.
https://www.spreaker.com/user/9404101/48-xing-yi-part-11-the-fall-of-the-song
In this episode we discuss the article “Make Xing Yi Wild Again” from Graham Barlow’s Tai Chi Notebook, touching on subjects like rewilding, degrowth and shamanic practice.
Looking for something to watch to in these dark times? How about a dark movie!
This episode we head to the movies with the Heretics’ review of The Art of Self-Defense, a 2019 film starring Jesse Eisenberg.
https://www.spreaker.com/user/9404101/the-art-of-self-defense-movie-review
Finishing off Day One of the Chymical Wedding, we examine the significance of energy to the esoteric traditions, linking the allegorical representations and numerology in the Chymical Wedding to other traditions that we have discussed. Link to podcast.
In part 3 of our series on Day 1 of the Chymical Wedding we look at the Chymical Wedding’s allegorical depiction of the Miasma, and how and why Christian Rosenkreutz escapes from the pit.
We continue our journey into the Chymical Wedding, discussing why shamanic experience can come as a surprise even to people who are well prepared for it. We also look at the influence of Erasmus, and consider his outlook on the esotericism vs exotericism issue.
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz is the primary allegory of the Rosicrucian Tradition.
The work is divided into 7 days, and in this episode, we start out on day 1.
Here’s the symbol talked about at the start of the last episode on Rosicrucianism. The symbol is on the left and then it is broken down into its constituent parts on the right.
