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John Michael Greer  is an American author who writes on ecology, religion, philosophy, politics, appropriate technology, oil depletion and the occult. He served from December 2003 to December 2015 as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America, and since then has headed the Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn, which he founded in 2013. An initiate in Freemasonry, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. He currently writes at www.ecosophia.net His book A Magical Education: Talks on Magic and Occultism can be found at: http://www.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/a-... If you wish to support Hermitix please see our links below: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ 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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Anthony Malcolm Daniels, who generally uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple  is an English writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist. He worked in a number of Sub-Saharan African countries as well as in the East End of London. Before his retirement in 2005, he worked in City Hospital, Birmingham and Winson Green Prison in inner-city Birmingham, England. He is the author of a number of books, including Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass; Our Culture, What's Left of It; and Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality.     In this episode we will be discussing existentialism, meaning, responsibility and his book *The Terror of Existence: From Ecclesiastes to Theatre of the Absurd*which he co-authored with Kenneth Francis.     ---     If you wish to support Hermitix please see our links below:     Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/    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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Dmitry Orlov is a Russian-American engineer and a writer on subjects related to "potential economic, ecological and political decline and collapse in the United States. (Wikipedia) He is the author of multiple books including: *Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects*, *The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivor's Toolkit* and more. In this episode we discuss Dmitry's overarching theories regarding collapse alongside his book *Shrinking the Technosphere*. Dmitry currently blogs at cluborlov.blogspot.com and his QUIDNON project can be found at quidnon.blogspot.com -- If you wish to support Hermitix please see our links below: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ 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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Erik Davis is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his book Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information, as well as his work on California counterculture, including Burning Man, the human potential movement, and the writings of Philip K. Dick. In this episode we discuss Erik’s latest book, High Weirdness. Which is an exploration of the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality in the work of Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson. The book can be purchased via multiple channels from the MIT website here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/high-w... - Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ 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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

James Howard Kunstler (born October 19, 1948) is an American author,  social critic, public speaker, and blogger. He is best known for his  books The Geography of Nowhere (1994), a history of American suburbia  and urban development, The Long Emergency (2005), and Too Much Magic  (2012).    ---    Please support Hermitix at:   Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/    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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Michel Serres was a French philosopher, theorist and writer. His works  are notable for discussing subjects like death, angels and time. They  are also noted for incorporating prose and multifaceted perspectives.  Serres had a unique approach to translating his works from accounts  rather than from authoritative singular translations. (Wikipedia)   David Webb is a professor of philosophy at Staffordshire University,  specializing in contemporary European philosophy, French epistemology  and philosophy of science. He has published two books: Foucault’s  Archaeology: Science and Transformation (Edinburgh University Press,  2012) and Heidegger, Ethics and the Practice of Ontology (Continuum  Press, 2009).    ---    Please support Hermitix at:   Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/    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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

John Michael Greer is an American author who writes on the environment, various religions, and occult topics. He currently blogs at: www.ecosophia.net     Note: A big thank you to H.E. for helping address audio issues.   ---    Please support Hermitix at:   Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/    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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

John Zerzan is an anarchist and primitivist ecophilosopher and author.  His works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive,  and advocate drawing upon the ways of life of hunter-gatherers as an  inspiration for what a free society should look like. (Wikipedia)    ---    Please support Hermitix at:   Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/    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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Charlie Johns is the author of Neurosis and Assimilation, alongside being the editor of The Neurotic Turn. In this episode we talk about the history of neurosis in relation to capitalism and society.    ---    Please support Hermitix at:   Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/    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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Simon Sellars is a writer and editor. He is the custodian of  ballardian.com, and the co-editor of Extreme Metaphors: Interviews with  J.G. Ballard 1967–2008. He has most recently published Applied  Ballardianism: Memoir from a Parallel  Universe http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/applied-ballardianism)    In this episode we discuss the work of J.G. Ballard, Applied  Ballardianism, theory, technology and writing.   ---    Please support Hermitix at:   Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/    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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996