Introduction

In this interview I am joined by Martin Faulks: author, hermeticist, meditation adept, and memory expert. Martin recalls his upbringing in Norwich England, including his childhood love of martial arts, the dissonance between an intellectual home life and school yard bullying, and an intuition for something more in life. Martin shares his first steps in practicing hermeticism according to Franz Bardon's methods, and offers the fruits of his unbroken daily practice of over thirty years. Martin also reveals elemental personality strategies for facing adversity and how to balance them, how to find one’s authentic self amidst society's mixed messages of approval, and how the Renaissance era memory techniques of Giordano Bruno can be used today as a path to enlightenment. ... Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/162-the-hermeticist-martin-faulks 

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Upbringing in nature 03:40 - Childhood love for martial arts 06:57 - An intuition for something more 08:14 - Bullying at school vs intellectual home life 11:36 - Learning to learn 13:06 - Testing martial arts claims 15:58 - Discovering Franz Bardon and hermeticism 18:44 - Genuineness is a super power 22:02 - Coming home to hermeticism 24:24 - Developing awareness beyond the normal level 29:40 - Were there enlightened world leaders in the past? 31:51 - Elemental strategies to get ahead 35:17 - Correcting elemental imbalance 38:43 - First steps on the hermetic path 41:14 - Sources of authority 42:46 - Martin’s rigorous practice regime 45:18 - Initial exercises of Franz Bardon’s system 51:44 - How to discover your authentic self 54:37 - Mixed signals of societal approval 01:00:07 - Esoteric aspects of hermeticism 01:03:50 - Everything is real 01:06:59 - Meetings with extraordinary people 01:07:53 - Proving Giordano Bruno’s memory wheel system 01:13:20 - Renaissance era memory techniques for enlightenment … To find out more about Martin Faulks, visit: - https://martinfaulks.co.uk/ … 
For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com … Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James