PODCAST · history
Hermetic Tradition: Osiris to Franklin
by Roger Weir
In this 24-episode series, Roger Weir presents information concerning the history and hermetic tradition from Osiris in ancient Egypt to Ben Franklin and the American Revolution. This series was originally presented from January through June of 1986.Discover more content related to this series at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin Discover more presentations by Roger Weir at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations Learn more about Roger Weir at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir
-
23
Hieroglyphics of Horapollo
This lecture explores the hidden evolution of the Hermetic tradition after Plotinus, revealing how its teachings were deliberately concealed through symbolic systems, lineages, and esoteric methods to survive a hostile historical shift in the late Roman world. Through figures like Hypatia and Synesius of Cyrene, the discussion shows how contemplative wisdom was preserved beneath outward institutions, emphasizing personal vision over authority. Central themes include the transition from linear thought to contemplative wholeness, the use of images and hieroglyphs—such as those attributed to Horapollo—as training tools for spiritual perception, and the role of dreams and symbolic imagination in awakening deeper awareness. Roger also traces how this encoded tradition later resurfaced in medieval and Renaissance figures like Nicholas Flamel, ultimately illustrating a continuous, hidden lineage of transformation that invites the seeker to move beyond intellect into direct, unified experience of the divine.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/539More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
22
Plotinus - Lecture 3
This concluding lecture on Plotinus traces the final moment when the Hermetic tradition remained publicly accessible before receding underground for nearly a millennium. It explores how, after the collapse of Alexandria as a spiritual center, figures like John Scotus Erigena briefly carried the flame of contemplative wisdom forward until its reemergence in the Renaissance. Central to the teaching is Plotinus’ vision of contemplation as the active, unifying force that returns divine emanation to its source, emphasizing the soul’s nobility, the unity of existence, and the futility of dualistic thinking or manipulative spirituality. Through critiques of Gnosticism and false mysticism, the lecture highlights the Hermetic emphasis on wholeness, symbol, and direct spiritual realization—where love itself is understood as a living, personal presence. Ultimately, this presentation reveals a hidden continuity of wisdom preserved through symbolic traditions, sacred communities, and inner transformation, affirming that the divine unity remains ever-present and accessible through awakened vision.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/536More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
21
Plotinus - Lecture 2
This lecture explores the profound transformation in human consciousness from the ancient world to the early centuries A.D., drawing on newly translated texts from the Pyramid of Unas and the philosophical evolution from Aristotle to Plotinus. It reveals how the Hermetic and early Christian traditions in Alexandria redefined spirituality—not as abstract doctrine, but as a personal, experiential reality rooted in inner transformation. Through the teachings of Plotinus and his mysterious teacher Ammonius Saccas, the discussion illuminates the concept of divine emanation, the role of contemplation, and the awakening of the “spiritual person” within. Ultimately, this presentation uncovers a hidden lineage of wisdom that reshaped Western spirituality, showing how the path to the divine shifted from death and royalty to a living, universal practice accessible to all.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/533More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
20
Plotinus - Lecture 1
This presentation explores a profound shift in human consciousness around the time of Jesus Christ, arguing that religious experience transitioned from mythological understanding to a direct, “magical” engagement with reality through awakened consciousness. Drawing on figures like Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, and Cleopatra, the talk traces how psychological and spiritual pressures in the ancient world mirror our modern crisis of meaning. It highlights the role of the Hermetic tradition, rooted in ancient Egypt, as a bridge between Jewish mysticism and early Christianity, ultimately culminating in the philosophy of Plotinus. Through concepts like emanation, the world soul, and the unity of divine experience, this discussion reveals how true spiritual transformation requires inner integration, symbolic awareness, and the courage to transcend both ego and intellect—offering a timeless path toward rediscovering the divine nature of reality itself.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/530More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
19
Magical Papyri
This presentation explores the profound transformation from ancient mythological consciousness to magical consciousness through the lens of the Egyptian and Greek papyri, tracing a pivotal shift in human awareness around the time of Jesus. Drawing on sources like the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Greek Magical Papyri, and the writings of Josephus. Roger examines how early myth—rooted in nature and the afterlife—evolved into magic as a conscious human attempt to confront the demonic in the present world. Through comparative readings of Gospel exorcisms and interpretations influenced by scholars such as Gershom Scholem, the lecture argues that this shift represents an alchemical turning point in collective consciousness, culminating in the emergence of Christianity and later Gnostic insight. Ultimately, it sets the stage for understanding Plotinus as the thinker who transcends this divide, pointing toward a deeper resolution beyond both myth and magic.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/527More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
18
Asclepius: Nag Hammadi - Lecture 2
In this presentation, Roger explores the profound distinction between data and true wisdom, revealing how spiritual insight requires an intuitive grasp of what lies beneath the surface rather than what is plainly presented. Drawing on Gospel of Matthew, the teachings of Jesus Christ, and the Hermetic texts like the Asclepius and Nag Hammadi Library, it uncovers the meaning of the “monasteria” as an inner crucible of transformation where divine communion occurs in secrecy. Through the voice of Hermes Trismegistus, Roger reveals a radical vision of humanity’s role: as the only bridge between matter and the divine, capable of awakening the soul through gnosis. Blending Hermetic philosophy, early Christianity, and insights from Plotinus, this presentation challenges conventional religious interpretations and points toward a lost tradition of inner transformation that remains urgently relevant today.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/524More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
17
Asclepius: Nag Hammadi - Lecture 1
This presentation explores the profound and challenging teachings of the Corpus Hermeticum, focusing on the enigmatic discourse of Asclepius and its place within the broader Hermetic tradition. Moving through themes of ancient magic, the role of the Persian Magi, and figures like Plotinus and Apuleius, Roger builds toward a deeper understanding of the mind’s role in spiritual transformation. At its core, the discussion reveals the Hermetic path as one of radical inner purification—what is called nous catharsis—where the mind must transcend not only illusion but even its own conception of the divine to encounter a higher, unknowable God beyond the cosmos. Drawing on symbolism, ancient healing practices, and philosophical insight, this presentation illuminates how true awakening in the Hermetic tradition is not gradual, but a profound cathartic realization that breaks the illusion of reality itself.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/521More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
16
Hermes on the Mind
This presentation explores the profound spiritual teachings of the Hermetic tradition through A Discourse of Mind to Hermes from the Corpus Hermeticum. Roger describes the journey of the soul as a spiraling movement toward the divine center—like a chambered nautilus—where life, soul, mind, and God converge. Drawing on the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, the talk reveals how human consciousness can harmonize with cosmic forces, transcend fate, and ultimately encounter the motionless divine presence beyond the movements of the cosmos. Through Hermetic dialogue, imagination, and spiritual courage, the seeker learns that the path to truth lies within the living experience of the soul and the recognition that the divine is present everywhere—in all times, places, and moments of life.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/518More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
15
The Shadow of the Third Century
This presentation traces the Hermetic wisdom stream from ancient Egypt through Alexandria to the spiritual crisis of the 3rd century A.D., when experiential gnosis clashed with rising imperial Christianity. Drawing on Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Augustine of Hippo, and the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, it explores how early Alexandrian spirituality—rooted in direct inner awakening—was reshaped under Constantine the Great into institutional religion. Concluding with a powerful reading from the Corpus Hermeticum, Roger contrasts allegorical belief with lived spiritual realization, revealing the enduring struggle between authoritarian forms and the soul’s freedom to know its divine identity.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/511More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
14
The Greek Hermes
In this presentation, Roger examines the fusion of the Egyptian soul and the Greek mind in the Hermetic tradition and how that union transformed the ancient world. Tracing the archetypal structure shaped by Homer—through figures like Hermes, Apollo, and Dionysus—he shows how classical balance collapsed into a new era of personal religion focused on the salvation of the individual soul. With the emergence of Hermes Trismegistus and the rise of Gnostic and Christian consciousness, transcendence through ecstasy, terror, and wisdom reshaped Western civilization, marking a spiritual revolution whose psychological consequences still define us today.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/508More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
13
Hermes to His Son - Lecture 2
In this presentation, the Hermetic dialogue between Hermes Trismegistus and Thoth reaches its climax in the mystery of polygenesis—spiritual rebirth through silence, memory, and the awakening of divine mind. Tracing the Egyptian soul at the heart of Western civilization, the talk moves from the Corpus Hermeticum to Homer, from the seven-stringed lyre of Hermes to the nine Muses born of Mnemosyne, revealing rebirth not as metaphor but as a radical transformation from psychic existence to pneumatic life. Through the power of epiclesis, sacred community, and the open mind as the true altar, the lecture unfolds a vision of alienation, purification, and gnosis that culminates in the great Hermetic hymn of illumination. Bridging Egypt, Greece, the Renaissance, Shakespeare, and the Gospel of John, this is an exploration of the royal road of the West—the living Hermetic spine beneath philosophy, poetry, and spiritual awakening.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/505More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
12
Hermes to His Son - Lecture 1
In this presentation, Roger brings the Hermetic tradition to a powerful point of culmination, exploring consciousness as an undifferentiated field that takes form through images, ideas, and shared realizations—first in individuals, then across entire civilizations. Tracing the emergence of collective spiritual awakenings from ancient cities to the Roman world, the talk centers on Saint John as the historical focus of a vast transformation whose impact radiated through Alexandria, giving rise to Hermeticism, Gnosticism, early Christianity, and texts such as The Poimandres. Through close readings of the Hermetic dialogues of Hermes and Thoth—especially The Basin—the lecture unfolds the origins of gnosis, rebirth, and the baptism of mind, revealing humanity’s unique role as the conscious center of the cosmos. Moving from image and form into the incorporeal, from instinct into mind, and from nature’s cycles into spiritual realization, the presentation culminates in the great Hermetic hymn of rebirth: a vision of man as both contemplator and savior of the cosmos, awakened through wonder, awe, and the living presence of divine mind.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/502More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
11
Royal Road: Hermetic Overview
This presentation reframes the Hermetic tradition not as a fringe or occult curiosity, but as the central “royal road” of Western civilization—an unbroken spine of spiritual, intellectual, and cultural continuity stretching from ancient Egypt, through Greece and Alexandria, into Christianity and beyond. Tracing Hermes from Egyptian Thoth to Greek myth, the fusion of palace and library, and the seismic transformation of consciousness around 0 A.D., Roger shows how Hermetic wisdom moved from arcane funerary texts for elites to living spiritual experience available to all. It explores Alexandria as the crucible where Egyptian, Greek, Jewish, and Roman worlds collided, giving rise to Hermetic texts, the Gospel of John, Gnosticism, and ultimately shaping Christianity, the Renaissance, and the modern West—arguing that true civilization depends on the liberation of the human spirit and the courage to awaken to eternal truth within.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/499More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
10
Kore Kosmu - Lecture 2
This presentation continues the Hermetic treatise The Kore Kosmou (The Virgin of the World), unveiling Isis as the living matrix of wisdom who instructs consciousness itself—Horus—on how unity, articulation, and life emerge from indeterminacy. Moving fluidly between Plato’s Philebus, Egyptian cosmology, Hermetic alchemy, and mythic symbolism, the talk explores how knowledge is born not from isolated concepts but from intervals, relationships, and the feminine principle that gives form, music, and meaning to mind. Through Isis, Osiris, Horus, and Hermes-Thoth, the lecture reveals how consciousness is raised beyond fate, how Hermetic texts are “sealed” within the human soul, and how true integration remakes the person into an indestructible unity. This is a rigorous, mythic, and philosophical transmission on why wisdom is for the living, how spirit becomes articulate in life, and how Hermetic initiation aims not at belief or comfort, but at the eternal transformation of the human being.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/496More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/
-
9
Kore Kosmu - Lecture 1
In this presentation, Roger traces one of the most radical transformations in Western spiritual history: the enantiodromia, the great turning-inside-out by which ancient Egyptian and Hermetic wisdom moved from guiding souls after death to awakening consciousness in the living. Beginning with the Pyramid Texts and indigenous African origins of Egyptian wisdom, Roger unfolds the meaning of The Kore Kosmou (“The Virgin of the World”) as a dialogue between Isis and Horus that repositions the Eye of Horus from the transcendent peak of the pyramid to the living center of the world. Drawing on Hermetic texts, Jung, astrology, Manilius, Virgil, and the symbolism of Virgo and Libra, the lecture reveals how wisdom became magical rather than merely natural, conscious rather than procedural, and why the feminine principle must descend into life to make spirit fertile in the world. This is a dense, luminous exploration of consciousness, tradition, and the moment—two thousand years ago—when human awareness itself was re-forged, a change we are only now beginning to recognize.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/492More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
8
The Poimandres (Lecture 2)
This lecture offers a profound, line-by-line exploration of The Poimandres, the foundational Hermetic revelation of the “Shepherd of Mind,” tracing how consciousness—not belief, morality, or sensory reasoning—is the true field of spiritual testing and liberation. Moving from Manetho’s testimony to Hermes Trismegistus, Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Thoth’s epithets, Cicero’s devastating critique of mind-based theology, and the Hermetic cosmology of the seven planetary administrators, the talk reveals how destiny (moira) governs the sensate mind and how true freedom emerges only through the purification and transformation of mind and soul back into light and life. Drawing striking parallels with the Gospel of John while preserving Hermetic distinctiveness, it unfolds the ascent through the spheres, the restoration of the sound Eye of Horus, the silent hymning of the Ogdoad, and the final union beyond fate—showing why Hermetic wisdom shifts religion from instruction for the dead to awakening for the living who will not die, and why gnosis can only be fulfilled by illuminating others in turn.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/489More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
7
The Poimandres (Lecture 1)
In this presentation, Roger explores a profound turning point in Western spiritual history: the moment wisdom shifted from guiding souls after death to transforming the minds of the living. Drawing from Hermetic philosophy, Egyptian wisdom traditions, Greek thought, and The Poimandres, it traces the concept of metanoia—the radical transformation of the mind that awakens foresight (pronoia) and direct knowledge of the divine. Centered in Alexandria around the turn of the eras, this teaching reframed ancient funerary texts into living instruction, revealing how wisdom must be mediated, embodied, and ultimately transcended. Through figures like Petosiris, Nechepso, Hermes Trismegistus, and resonances with the Gospel of John, this presentation illuminates the Hermetic path from harmony and fate toward liberation, silence, and the deathless life of light.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/486More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
6
Wanderings of the Soul
In this presentation, Roger traces the deep Egyptian roots of the Hermetic tradition, moving from the Pyramid Texts and The Book of Two Ways through Thoth, Osiris, and the transformation of myth into symbol, magic, and consciousness, culminating in the emergence of Hermes Trismegistus and the Hermetic worldview. Exploring funerary texts, the journey of the soul, language as a vehicle of transformation, and the idea that all gods are expressions of a single invisible unity, this presentation reveals how introspection, symbol, and magical language give rise to consciousness itself. It shows how the Hermetic tradition evolved to preserve an unbroken lineage of wisdom across millennia—eventually shifting from guiding souls through the afterlife to teaching the living the path toward everlasting life—setting the stage for the Corpus Hermeticum and The Poimandres in the following session.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/482More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
5
Book of the Dead - Unas Continued
This lecture explores the deepest roots of the Hermetic tradition by tracing it back not to late antiquity, but to the earliest written religious texts in human history: the Egyptian Pyramid Texts and the so-called “Book of the Dead.” Using the myth of Osiris, the role of Thoth (later Hermes), and the architecture and language of the Pyramid of Unas, this presentation argues that the central spiritual task of humanity has always been learning how to “come forth” consciously—through both life and death—by contacting everlastingness. Language, ritual speech, hymns, and incantations are presented not as superstition but as the very structures of consciousness itself, enabling the soul to take its rightful place in reality. Thoth/Hermes emerges as the divine mediator and healer, guaranteeing wholeness, legitimacy, and renewal for individuals, minds, civilizations, and even the gods, revealing the Hermetic tradition as an ancient, continuous wisdom stream devoted to awakening humanity to its eternal nature.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/473https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/479More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
4
Pyramid of Unas
In this lecture from the “Osiris to Benjamin Franklin — Hermetic Tradition” series, Roger Weir takes us deep into the worldview of ancient Egypt by exploring the symbolic and spiritual meaning behind the Pyramid of Unas. Unas — the final pharaoh of the 5th dynasty — and his pyramid serve not just as tomb and monument, but as a cosmic “body” designed to house his soul (ba) and vital force (ka) across eternity. For the ancient Egyptians, time and space were not fluid like our modern notion but compartmentalized; reality unfolded in discrete frames, much like the still-frames of a film. The pyramid, inscribed with hieroglyphs and ritual texts, becomes a structured map for traversing the underworld and the heavens — guiding the ka and ba on their journey and guaranteeing immortality through precise ritual, name-preservation, and cosmic alignment. Ultimately, the talk underscores the central importance of “the Word” — the power of name, language, and sacred geometry — as the medium enabling humans to interface with the divine and secure everlasting existence.Episode transcript –https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/476More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
-
3
Egyptian Beginnings: Thoth, Osiris, Isis
The Hermetic tradition weaves a remarkable thread from the ancient Egyptian mysteries of Osiris to the experimental, enlightenment-driven mind of Benjamin Franklin. This lineage reflects humanity’s enduring search for wisdom—moving from symbolic rituals of death and rebirth, cosmic order, and divine intelligence in Egypt to the early American fascination with natural philosophy, alchemy, electricity, and personal transformation. By exploring how these seemingly distant worlds are connected through shared themes of knowledge, transcendence, and the unity of all things, we uncover a powerful narrative about how ancient spiritual insights subtly shaped the scientific and philosophical foundations of the modern age.Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/473More about this series: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin More presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/ More about Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir More about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/ Check out our YouTube channel
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
In this 24-episode series, Roger Weir presents information concerning the history and hermetic tradition from Osiris in ancient Egypt to Ben Franklin and the American Revolution. This series was originally presented from January through June of 1986.Discover more content related to this series at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-tradition-osiris-to-franklin Discover more presentations by Roger Weir at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations Learn more about Roger Weir at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir
HOSTED BY
Roger Weir
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...