• Hermetic America - 20th Century America

  • By: Roger Weir
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Hermetic America - 20th Century America

By: Roger Weir
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  • This series explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. Episodes will feature Frank Lloyd Wright, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, E. E. Cummings, Wallace Stevens, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Theodore Roethke and Robinson Jeffers, Thomas Merton, Christ in Alexandria, Khigh Dhiegh, A. E. van Vogt.
    This is a 12 presentation sub-series from a year-long examination of "Hermetic America" by Roger Weir. This presentation series was originally delivered in 1985 at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles.

    More information about this series can be found at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-america-twentieth-century-america

    Information about Roger Weir can be found at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/resonance/person-roger-weir

    Information about Shared Presence Foundation can be found at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/

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Episodes
  • Black Elk

    Black Elk
    Jan 24 2025
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Black Elk. This is the tenth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

    The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/466

    More information about this series is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-america-twentieth-century-america

    Discover more presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations

    Learn more about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org​

    Image credit: detail from Blue and Green Music (1919-1921) by Georgia O'Keeffe.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Thomas Merton

    Thomas Merton
    Jan 18 2025
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Thomas Merton. This is the ninth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

    The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/463

    More information about this series is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-america-twentieth-century-america

    Discover more presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations

    Learn more about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org​

    Image credit: detail from Blue and Green Music (1919-1921) by Georgia O'Keeffe.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Theodore Roethke & Robinson Jeffers

    Theodore Roethke & Robinson Jeffers
    Jan 10 2025
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Theodore Roethke and Robinson Jeffers. This is the eighth in a series of 12 presentations that explores 20th century American history by focusing on a diverse group of figures spanning architecture, poetry, drama, religion, esoteric philosophy, and speculative fiction. These presentations were delivered by Roger Weir in the fall of 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

    The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/459

    More information about this series is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/hermetic-america-twentieth-century-america

    Discover more presentations by Roger Weir: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations

    Learn more about the Shared Presence Foundation: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org​

    Image credit: detail from Blue and Green Music (1919-1921) by Georgia O'Keeffe.
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    59 mins

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