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Latest episodes

• Seven Gates: Astarte's Descent into the Underworld at Autumn Equinox

  October 10, 2026 · 28 min

  Frater Thabian leads the Festival of Seven Gates, a ceremonial drama staged around a henge and an alchemical altar. The episode follows the goddess Astarte as she descends through seven planetary gates, leaving a colored veil at each, to…

• The "Why" of Magick

  October 1, 2026 · 54 min

  The Hermetic Hour's host Poke Runyon will lead a discussion on Hermetic Philosophy, from ancient Alexandria through the Renaissance, and into the modern era. We will look at the early work of Empedocles and Pythagoras, the Pomander and the…

• Alexandria: Birthplace of the Western Esoteric Tradition

  September 30, 2026 · 50 min

  The Hermetic Hour will feature a discussion by host Poke Runyon on the 1st century " Alexandria Connection" where the elements that make up the Western Esoteric Tradition (Hermetic Tradition) came together and began the synthesis that was…

• Tangled Lodges & Secret Ops: The Early OTA Years

  September 26, 2026 · 47 min

  The Hermetic Hour will continue with Poke Runyon's informal history of C.H.S./O.T.A., introducing Louis T. Culling, Israel Regardie, Grady McMurtry, and our intrigues with the nascent O.T.O. that was reforming after Jack Parsons blew…

• Born of Psychedelia: The Secret Origins of the Order of the Temple of Astarte

  September 23, 2026 · 51 min

  The Hermetic Hour host Poke Runyon will feature an informal history of the Order of the Temple of Astarte (O.T.A.) and The Church of the Hermetic Sciences. We'll cover the whole story, from the psychedelic era of the late 1960s through the…

• Journey a Million Miles Between Your Ears

  September 16, 2026 · 54 min

  Hermetic Hour host Poke Runyon will present a discussion on Scrying and Traveling in the Spirit Vision. The essential difference between these modes of visionary experience will be explained. We'll set forth the ancient and modern…

• The Holy Guardian Angel Retreat: A Practical Guide

  August 31, 2026 · 54 min

  The Hermetic Hour's host Poke Runyon will discuss the concept, history, and current application of attaining "Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel." This is actually a world-wide practice, and an essential stage in the…

• Summoning in the Triangle: A Step-by-Step Guide

  August 30, 2026 · 52 min

  The Hermetic Hour's host Poke Runyon will guide you, step-by-step through the entire procedure of summoning a Goetic Spirit to visible appearance in Solomon's Triangle of Art. We are not going to actually get something to appear on your…