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Podcast: Parallax
Episode: Course teaser: Back to Hermes with Andrew Sweeny
Description: This new course from PARALLAX ACADEMYâs âRebuilding Spiritualityâ curriculum - starting March 5th 2023, aims to explore comparative symbolism and examine the differences between eastern and western arcane symbol systems. We will ask ourselves: what is true in magic and mysticism, and what is new-age bullshit? How can we practice symbolic contemplation without selfâdelusion and fantasy, or falling into various states of 'egregore possession' or ego inflation? Â What exactly is gnosis, magic, and mysticism and how to distinguish between them? Â What are the practical uses of symbolic contemplation and work with archetypes? Â Â How do we become symbolically literate? Â Â
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