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
  • Tennessee Williams

    Tennessee Williams
    Jan 3 2025
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Tennessee Williams. This is the seventh 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/457

    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 39 mins
  • William Faulkner

    William Faulkner
    Dec 27 2024
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of William Faulkner. This is the sixth 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/455

    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 26 mins
  • Wallace Stevens

    Wallace Stevens
    Dec 20 2024
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of Wallace Stevens. This is the fifth 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/453

    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 15 mins
  • E. E. Cummings

    E. E. Cummings
    Dec 13 2024
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of E. E. Cummings. This is the fourth 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/451

    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 3 mins
  • T. S. Eliot

    T. S. Eliot
    Dec 6 2024
    This presentation discusses the life and legacy of T. S. Eliot. This is the third 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/449

    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 19 mins