The Orphic MysterieswithRonnie Pontiac
December 25, 2023
Here he describes the history and the many meanings attributed to the ancient Orphic tradition.
Ronnie Pontiac was the personal research assistance for Manly P. Hall at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. He is author of American Metaphysical Religion: Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World. He is coauthor with Tamra Lucid of The Magic of the Orphic Hymns: A New Translation for the Modern Mystic.
Here he describes both the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhment and a contemporary movement involving large numbers of people who feel the presence of this figure in their dreams and in their lives.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:19 The festival of drunkenness
00:06:44 Who was Sekhmet?
00:23:38 Early stages of Sekhmet’s modern revival
00:32:49 The influence of Robert Masters
00:47:05 Other contemporary proponents of Sekhmet
00:54:08 Living statues
00:59:49 Deeper meanings and considerations
01:10:08 Goddess, archetype, or egregore?
01:18:25 Conclusion
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Published on July 19, 2024
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