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Hosted by Roger Weir · EN · 13 episodes
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This series explores the cultural history of America through a person by person examination spanning from the pre-colonial era, to colonial times, into the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. The series is fittingly bookended by presentations about indigenous American cultures. This person-by-person historical exploration winds its way through the lives of ancient Amerindian cultures, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Fenimore Cooper, James McNeill Whistler, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Greene and Greene (Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene), William James, Henry Adams, Winslow Homer, William Faulkner, Andrew Wyeth, Alan Hovhaness, Morris Graves, and Black Elk. This series of lectures was originally delivered by Roger Weir in the spring of 1982 in Los Angeles, California. Discover more content related to this series – <a href="https://sharedpresencefo
Roger Weir hosts Hermetic American Spiritual Classics, a history show with 13 episodes published.
Discover the American Hermetic tradition through the visionary works of Alan Hovhaness and Morris Graves—a composer and a painter who each sought transcendence beyond the visible world. Hovhaness’s mystical music, rooted
Explore the profound vision of Black Elk, the Oglala Lakota holy man whose sacred dreams and teachings resonate deeply with the American Hermetic tradition. His spiritual insight bridged the worlds of earth and sky, comm
Dive into the American Hermetic tradition through the haunting worlds of William Faulkner and Andrew Wyeth—two artists who, across words and images, revealed the layered, symbolic depths of rural life, memory, and the un
Explore the hidden currents of the American Hermetic tradition through the lives and works of Henry Adams and Winslow Homer—two towering figures who, in very different ways, grappled with nature, mystery, and the unseen
William James—philosopher, psychologist, and pioneer of American pragmatism. From the stream of consciousness to the varieties of religious experience, James redefined how we understand truth, belief, and the human mind.
Discover the threads of the Hermetic American tradition woven through the works of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and architects Greene and Greene, two seemingly distant figures united by a shared reverence for symbolis
How did Walt Whitman transform American poetry—and how did the Civil War reshape his voice and vision? In this lecture, Roger explores Whitman’s groundbreaking work, including Leaves of Grass, and his deep, compassionate
Have you ever read Melville? What struck you most? What drives a man to chase a white whale across the oceans — and what does that say about the human soul? In this presentation, Roger dives into the life and legacy of H
Have you ever read the works of Henry David Thoreau or explored the transcendentalist movement of the 19th century? Ralph Waldo Emerson and Thoreau were two pioneering voices at the heart of this influential spiritual an
Have you read any works from James Fenimore Cooper? Or have you seen one of James McNeill Whistler's paintings? These two men, born in early America, captured the "Age of Revolution" spirit in their work and helped shape
What was Thomas Jefferson's role as a carrier of the hermetic tradition and hermetic wisdom in early America? The transmission of hermetic wisdom from Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Jefferson is an often overlooked aspect o
This presentation discusses, sayings, endeavors, philosophy, metaphysical backgrounds of Benjamin Franklin and his autobiography. This is the second in a series of 13 presentations that explores American history by focus
This presentation discusses the original, indigenous American wisdom in mythology: The Wyoming Sun Wheel, the Anasazi, and mounds. This is the first presentation in this series which explores the cultural history of Amer
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Hermetic American Spiritual Classics is hosted by Roger Weir. The show is categorised under history (education) and has published 13 episodes.
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