
Severed Heads and Cosmic Eggs: Orpheus and Esotericism
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
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The Orpheus Myth
As with all Greek mythology, there is no definitive, original account of the Orpheus myth. Ancient writers did and were actually expected to embellish and change things as they went along. In later esotericism, most notably in Marcellio Ficino's Orphic magical singing, this theme will become central.
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