Dr. Chris Muller is Senior Lecturer, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature at Macquarie University.Book link: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517912659/the-obsolescence-of-the-human/Other book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prometheanism-Technology-Critical-Perspectives-Politics/dp/1783482389“Apocalypse Blindness”, Climate Trauma and the Politics of Future oriented Affect (Anders and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road): https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SXZQBDNCNMRR...
Mar 04, 2026•1 hr 4 min
James Reich is a novelist, essayist, 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 Darkness (Anti-Oedipus Press), I, Judas, and Bombshell (Counterpoint/Soft Skull). He is also the author of The Holly King, a limited-edition collection of...
Feb 25, 2026•1 hr 9 min
A talk on Carl Jung's concept of the shadow.Find full information about the course here: https://hermitix1.teachable.com/l/pdp/an-introduction-to-the-psychology-of-carl-jung-theory-and-practice
Feb 21, 2026•51 min
Philip Pilkington is a macroeconomist and investment professional. He is the author of a book on economic theory, The Reformation in Economics and the co-host of the popular geopolitics podcast Multipolarity.Pilkington X: https://x.com/philippilk?lang=enBook link: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-collapse-of-global-liberalism-and-the-emergence-of-the-post-liberal-world-order--9781509566211---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpodcast Hermi...
Feb 18, 2026•1 hr 8 min
Review of Tertium Organum by P.D. Ouspensky---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: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74
Feb 14, 2026•32 min
Sam Kunkel is a scholar specializing in Orphic literature, weird fiction and European symbolism. In this episode we discuss the recently released book Know Me To Be Your Superior in Everything—Erik Satie & the Metropolitan Church of Art of Jesus the ConductorPurchase the book here: Know Me To Be Your Superior in Everything—Erik Satie & the Metropolitan Church of Art of Jesus the ConductorBecome part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/HermitixpodcastSupport H...
Feb 11, 2026•52 min
Find full information about the course here: jungintro.net And here: https://hermitix1.teachable.com/l/pdp/an-introduction-to-the-psychology-of-carl-jung-theory-and-practice
Feb 05, 2026•1 hr 13 min
Bogna Konior is a scholar and a writer whose work focuses on emerging technologies. She is currently Assistant Professor of Media Theory at NYU Shanghai, where she works at the Artificial Intelligence & Culture Research Center, and the Interactive Media Arts department.Konior's site: https://linktr.ee/bognamkBook links: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Forest-Theory-Internet-Redux/dp/150956926Xhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dark-forest-theory-of-the-internet-bogna-konior/2268e1733cbab417?ean=97...
Feb 04, 2026•58 min
Review of Anarchy! - Ozias Plume saves the world by Daisy WaughBook link: https://www.fisherkingpublishing.co.uk/books-2/anarchy/Waugh's site: https://www.daisywaugh.com/---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: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donat...
Jan 30, 2026•34 min
In this episode I'm joined by Bryan Counter to discuss Thomas Bernhard's 'Gathering Evidence'---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpodcast Hermitix Discord - / discord Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK...
Jan 28, 2026•1 hr 1 min
Review of Heliogabalus; or, the Crowned Anarchist by Antonin ArtaudNew edition: https://www.infinitylandpress.com/heliogabalus-by-antonin-artaud (not affiliated)---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: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Addre...
Jan 25, 2026•23 min
Mark Vernon is a British psychotherapist and writer In this episode we discuss his book A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, The Last Inkling, And The Evolution Of Consciousness and the philosophy of Owen BarfieldBook link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-History-Christianity-Evolution-Consciousness/dp/1789041945Vernon's site: https://www.markvernon.com/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpodcast Hermitix Discord - / discord Support Hermitix:Hermitix...
Jan 21, 2026•1 hr 5 min
A talk on Renzo Novatore.Collected writings: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-collected-writings-of-renzo-novatoreOther Stirner stuff:Bradshaw on Stirner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtkr8nPRkr4Steiner & Stirner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hvF1oTO8pUBlumenfeld on Stirner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OChFI1vL5FQUnique 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf9AsVIpWlUUnique 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTlj8tBsTLE&t---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermit...
Jan 18, 2026•29 min
Sean McGrath is a Full Professor of Philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at McGill University. After five years in a cloistered Roman Catholic monastic community, he completed doctoral degrees in both Philosophy and Theology. He has taught and researched the philosophy of religion for over twenty years. He is the author of six academically acclaimed books in areas as diverse as psychoanalysis and ecology, but always with a contemplative the...
Jan 14, 2026•1 hr 5 min
Review of Comet in Moominland by Tove JanssonAbdelrahim book: https://www.routledge.com/Childrens-Literature-Domestication-and-Social-Foundation-Narratives-of-Civilization-and-Wilderness/AbdelRahim/p/book/9781138547810---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: 3...
Jan 09, 2026•33 min
Joseph Turner is a PhD student in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in the dialogue between continental and Japanese philosophical traditions. His dissertation explores the development of a political ontology that bridges Nishitani Keiji's concept of emptiness with Jean-Luc Nancy's shared ontology of "being-with."He holds an MA in Literary Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has published on Jean Baudrillard's work. Joseph has presented a...
Jan 07, 2026•56 min
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://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDL...
Jan 01, 2026•57 min
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 Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.m...
Dec 31, 2025•1 hr 12 min
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 - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238...
Dec 28, 2025•1 hr 51 min
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 - / hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix:Patreon - www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.co...
Dec 25, 2025•1 hr 22 min
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: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/11/the-era-of-re-civilization/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/H...
Dec 24, 2025•1 hr 5 min
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: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74
Dec 19, 2025•36 min
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/quinten-weeterings-grosso-modo/------Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/HermitixpodcastSupport Hermitix:Patreon...
Dec 17, 2025•1 hr 12 min
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/jung-and-the-epic-of-transformation-volume-2-goethes-faust-as-a-text-of-transformation/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - x.c...
Dec 10, 2025•56 min
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: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74
Dec 06, 2025•43 min
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 Catholic faith of his birth, he found that studying magic in fact drew him back toward his traditional faith, now informed by magical philosophy. He ...
Dec 03, 2025•1 hr 8 min
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 - patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donatio...
Nov 28, 2025•49 min
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.com/Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goner-Final-Travels-UG-Krishnamurti/dp/0956643272--- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ...
Nov 26, 2025•1 hr 8 min
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 Darkness (Anti-Oedipus Press), I, Judas, and Bombshell (Counterpoint/Soft Skull). He is also the author of The Holly King, a limited-edition collectio...
Nov 19, 2025•1 hr 9 min
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 of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist.Book link: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo256533513.html--- Become part of the Hermitix com...
Nov 18, 2025•1 hr 14 min