
Miguel Herrero de Jauregui on Ancient ‘Orphism’
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
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The Importance of Esoteric Reading
Plato was a freak. He was absolutely esoteric. The term can be applied to these old words as you know, that are exodoric and esoteric words of the by Plato. We know just the tip of the iceberg. And there's perhaps 90% of ancient literature that has been lost. This kind of approach to antiquity consists in being very pleased with our own baffling material. But also I would say there's a sentence from Walter Burkhert: 'Orphic is not yet closed but is always more refined'
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