Hieros Gamos Radio Thelema

Celebrating the soon to be released “Descent from the Cross: The Transformation of a Masochist Woman” by Elaine Simard La Foret, by the Australian Grand Lodge, we have prepared this special interview from the Hieros Gamos Archives. Born in the USA, Elaine travelled extensively before eventually settling in Tasmania, Australia. A graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard University, in the 1980s she turned from her background in literature to pursue psychology and teaching. Her thesis “Descent from the Cross: Transformation of a Masochistic Woman” marked the completion of her psychoanalytic degree at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York. After graduation she practised psychoanalysis for many years and taught at the C. G. Jung Institute of New Mexico, presenting many public lectures including “The Symbol of the Cross: Revitalizing the Balanced Cross of Nature”. Elaine celebrated her Greater Feast in February, 2024. "Descent from the Cross" is available from all major online booksellers on May 1st, 2024. For information about Elaine's book and other titles in the In Perpetuity Press catalogue write to [email protected].

Gordan Djurdjevic is a contributor to the anthology Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism (Oxford University Press, 2012); co-editor, with Henrik Bogdan, of the collection of essays Occultism in a Global Perspective (Acumen, 2013; Routledge, 2015); and the author of Masters of Magical Powers: The Nath Yogis in the Light of Esoteric Notions (VDM, 2008); India and the Occult: The Influence of South Asian Spirituality on Modern Western Occultism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014); and, with Shukdev Singh, Sayings of Gorakhnāth: Annotated Translation of the Gorakh Bānī (Oxford University Press, 2019). Links to online retailers for the Grand Lodge of Australia's Ora Et Labora research journal can be found at https://ora-et-labora.site/.

Hieros Gamos Radio are delighted to be joined by legendary Australian composer Larry Sitsky. From a childhood in China, to musical explorations of the Enochian magical system, we are proud to share the life and work of this maverick Australian Artist.

Hieros Gamos Radio are super excited to have one the great thinkers and chroniclers of the American Occult and New Thought movements, Mitch Horowitz on the show! Mitch is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, a lecturer-in-residence at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including "Occult America"; "One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life" and "The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality."

This month Hieros Gamos Radio speaks to Krzysztof Azarewicz, FSR for OTO Poland, director Lashtal Press, Bishop of EGC, Yogi, Magician and food alchemist about his punishing publishing schedule, the restaurant business, and writing lyrics for Behemoth!

This month Hieros Gamos Radio catches up with Keith Readdy to discuss his forthcoming book "One Truth and One Spirit: The Spiritual Legacy of Aleister Crowley". With new research and insights, this valuable exploration of the origins and history of the Thelemic Movement is published by Ibis Press and is available from November 2018 ev.

Hieros Gamos Radio hits double figures! In episode 10 we stretch our legs and talk to healer, magician, vodoun practitioner, Lynsey Hale; covering everything from working with Jesus and Satan, ancestor and spirit workings, magical retirement .... buckle up for a wild ride!

Hieros Gamos Radio presents a Dark Mofo special. We catch up with New York based art dealer, 'the patron saint of lost causes' Stephen Romano about the incredible William Mortensen collection now showing at Salamanca Art Centre, Tasmania. He gives us the low down on visionary art and magick.

We're joined by the President of the OTO Psychology Guild, and member of the USGL Electoral College, Dr David Hill to discuss psychology in the New Aeon, mental hygiene, health and balance, inside the Temple and beyond.

We're super excited to present this great interview with Dr. David Hanson, the founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics, about Thelema, AI, consciousness, and, of course, his creation/muse, Sophia.

This month we have the pleasure of speaking with Keith E. Cantú, a doctoral student in Religious Studies (South Asian religions with an additional emphasis in European medieval studies). We discuss the critical influences on Thelemic Yoga; especially the life and work of nineteenth-century Tamil Śaiva yogī Śrī Sabhāpati Swāmī, Begali Sufism and other early modern and medieval yogic, tantric, and alchemical traditions

Our guest is OTO lifer, Tau Amrit. We take an in depth look into the OTO in Australia, with a particular focus on EGC and expanding our own ideas of what the Path In Eternity might look like.

Our guest is the one and only KerryX. This long time member of OTO, Australian Grand Lodge Initiation Secretary General, body artist, burlesque innovator, tease technician and veritable renaissance woman gives us the low down on art, life, magick and the Great Work.

It is with great pleasure that we present the third installment of Hieros Gamos Radio - our very special guest is J. Daniel Gunther. We sincerely hope you enjoy this interview with one of the leading lights of Thelema.

Tobias Churton is a British scholar of Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, and other esoteric movements. He is lecturer at Exeter University, and author of Gnostic Philosophy, The Magus of Freemasonry, and Freemasonry and numerous other works on esotericism. He joins us to discuss his many books on Aleister Crowley.

Hieros Gamos Camp OTO in Tasmania hope you enjoy our very first podcast. Our special guest is Barry William Hale, discussing his childhood in the 'burbs, OBEs, punk rock, squatting, art, the heady days of OTO in the 80s and his illustrious career.  http://www.barrywilliamhale.art/