Howl in the Wilderness

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Howling about Greek gods Hermes and Hestia and the remedy for what James Hillman called “Hermetic Intoxication” with depth psychologist, writer and teacher Elizabeth Eowyn Nelson
Elizabeth Éowyn Nelson, faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute since 2003, has been a professional writer and editor for four decades. Dr. Nelson’s books include Psyche’s Knife (Chiron, 2012), The Art of Inquiry (Spring, 2005 & 2017), coauthored with Joseph Coppin, and The Art of Jungian Couple Therapy, coauthored with Anthony Delmedico (Routledge, 2025). 
“Any archetypal understanding of contemporary life must honor two gods, Hestia and Hermes, who are a very unlikely pair—though are paired in the western classical tradition. 
In our love affair with mobile digital life, we have been in a Hermetic frenzy, individually and culturally, for decades. I do not see it ending because we are fully invested in instantaneous communication—sending messages to each other at the speed of light. This is Hermes, the Greek god of communication and commerce (in the broad) sense who also is a trickster and thief.
To counterbalance Hermetic frenzy we need Hestia, the goddess of the hearth. In fact, Hestia is the hearth, the center of the home, the one who dwells. Hestia also brings us back home to the body, to soma, to our embodied home on the earth. Since Hestia dwells, she also signifies patience, slowness, settling down, the part of us who longs to stop after too much activity. You might say that Hestia is necessary medicine, the divine remedy for too much Hermes.”
— EON, “Hestia & Hermes: The Tension of Opposites in Mobile Digital Life
References:
http://www.elizabethnelson-phd.com

Karl Kerényi, Hermes Guide of Souls

Barbara Kirksey essay on Hestia in Facing the Gods (edited by James Hillman)

Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why we expect more from technology and less from each other
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Tags: carl jung, james hillman, archetype, hestia, hermes, greece, psychology, podcast

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This month, May 2026 marks the 8 year anniversary of the podcast. To celebrate this occasion, I thought it would be fun to reissue some early episodes from back when the podcast was called Medicine Path.
Over the next few months I’ll be re-releasing some of those archival episodes that have previously only been available to paid Patreon members.
What follows is my first in-person conversation with pioneering new age musician Laraaji and his partner Arji OceAnanda, recorded the day after their laughter workshop and sound meditation at the Never Apart artspace in Montreal, Canada back in June 2018.

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Howling with author, Jungian therapist and alchemical coach Thom Cavalli about Osho, Hermes, alchemy and the necessary role of the Trickster in the world
Dr. Thom Cavalli has dedicated his life’s work to revising ancient alchemy and applying its wisdom to inform modern science and deepen global consciousness. Whether as healer, writer or keynote speaker, he distills the hidden insights of history, art, and mythology to restore a lost, enchanted age of wonder. 
For three decades he has been a practicing Jungian psychologist using his consulting room to help transform misery into miracles. As a writer, he has authored two major works, Alchemical Psychology, Old Recipes for Living in a New World (Putnam 2002) and Embodying Osiris (Quest Books 2010). Writing from an alchemical perspective, he’s contributed scholarly articles, book and film reviews to print and online journals, including the Jung Journal, Reality Sandwich, and the Jungian Society of Scholarly Studies. His speaking engagements are alchemical, combining ideas from contemporary science with a treasure-trove of insights gleaned from ancient history. 
He has presented numerous seminars and workshops at prestigious organizations including Esalen Institute, the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, the Joseph Campbell Roundtable, the Vancouver Jungian Society, and most recently, the Jung-Lacan conference at St. John’s College, Cambridge University, UK. His workshops are a delightful mix of scholarship and performance art, including symbolic ritual mummification and culinary offeringsfrom recipes created by victims of the holocaust that demonstrate obscure alchemical principles, operations and procedures. 
References:
Thom Cavalli https://www.cavallicoaching.com

Thom’s Alchemical Works: https://alchemicalworks.com

Paul Radin's The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology (https://ia801506.us.archive.org/8/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.528967/2015.528967.trickster-a.pdf)
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Tags: jung, archetype, alchemy, trickster, psychology, podcast

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This month, May 2026 marks the 8 year anniversary of the podcast. To celebrate this occasion, I thought it would be fun to reissue some early episodes from back when the podcast was called Medicine Path. 
Over the next few months I’ll be re-releasing some of those archival episodes that have previously only been available to paid Patreon members.
This is my first episode featuring an interview with Ramakant Gundecha, an Indian music guru in the Dhrupad tradition from May 2018. I’ve recorded a short introduction before the original unedited episode that addresses the accusations against the Gundecha brothers after Ramakant’s death in 2019.
References:
Gundecha Brothers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundecha_Brothers

Usted Zia Fariduddin Dagar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zia_Fariduddin_Dagar

Information on Sadharani Giti: https://sreenivasaraos.com/2015/06/21/music-of-india-a-brief-outline-part-twenty-one-2/
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Tags: hermeticism, esotericism, psychedelics, podcast

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Howling with practitioner, author and teacher Ike Baker from the Arcanvm podcast about Hermeticism, Neo-Platonism, initiation and psychedelics.
Ike Baker is an author, content creator, practicing ceremonialist, and senior initiate of several lineages within the Western Esoteric Traditions, including the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Martinist Order of America, and Blue Lodge, and York Rite Freemasonry. With 20 years of study, training, and practice, Ike is also a traveling lecturer, instructor for multiple premiere educational organizations including the Institute for Hermetic Studies, and a Temple Chief of the HOGD. 
He hosts the ARCANVM YouTube channel, and podcast, where he produces presentation-style videos on the occult and esoteric, and converses with some of the foremost practitioners, scholars, and authors in the fields of magic, esotericism, and the occult. He also co-hosts the Aetherica Podcast with Sky Mathis.
Ike works to bridge academic, and practitioner-based perspectives, and bring both his, and his guests/collaborators'  years of experience to avail the modern practitioner, researcher, and enthusiast of the occult and esoteric traditions. 
References:
https://ikebaker.com

https://www.youtube.com/@arcanvm

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Tags: hermeticism, esotericism, psychedelics, podcast