Doing Hermeticism & Magical Timing with Sam Block

One of the most asked questions that I get, is about something which has already been covered on the podcast previously but perhaps needs a bit more context. Hermeticism is hard to get one’s head around already, but what does somebody who calls themself a “Hermeticist” actually believe and more than that- what do they actually do? Taking us through this form of mysticism, and as a bonus, how Magical Timing can help your magic is my favourite person to talk to about Magic- The one and only Sam Block.

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Sam Block, otherwise known as Polyphanes, has written extensively about nearly every aspect of his magical world. His Blog The Digital Ambler is an inexhaustible font of excellent information for not only Hermeticsm but Magic as well. If you would like to show some support for Sam, hit him up on Ko-fi or even better- Grab one of his Books!

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The Adocentyn Temple Almanac (TATA) is a fine-tuned one-year almanac designed for mages, mystics, priests, pagans, and other spiritual workers containing celestial and calendrical information as a ritual planning aid for those operating in a Hermetic or Western esoteric context.  TATA comes packed with plenty of astronomical and astrological data, customized for your own specific location and data needs. Click to grab it!

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Sam is a Moderator of the Hermetic House of Life Discord Server. Beyond a doubt, Hermetic House of Life is the best place for finding out more about Hermeticism as well as ask a question or two. I also lurk about on the server and am constantly intrigued and surprised by what gets discussed there. Join now, Read the rules and have fun!

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SAM’s PREVIOUS APPEARANCES – You should listen to these first, y’know
• Hermeticism with Erik Arneson & Sam Block – PART I & PART II
• Hermetic Magic
• Hermēs

Show Notes & Book Recommendations

• Sam’s Hermeticism FAQ – You MUST Read this if you want to understand anything about Hermeticism – Part I – Part II – Part III – Part IV
• The Way of Hermes – The Corpus Hermeticum Translated by Clement Salaman – This is my favourite Translation
• Asclepius: A Secret Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus Translated by Clement Salaman
• Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius Translated by Brian Copenhaver
• Hermetica II: The Excerpts of Stobaeus, Papyrus Fragments, and Ancient Testimonies in an English Translation by M. David Litwa
• Lodovico Lazzarelli – The first self-described Hermeticist
• The Egyptian Hermes: A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mind by Garth Fowden – Great Book
• The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus: The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom by Christian Bull
• Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination by Wouter Hanegraaff
• The Egyptian Priests of the Graeco-Roman Period: An Analysis on the Basis of the Egyptian and Graeco-Roman Literary and Paraliterary Sources by Marina Escolano-Poveda
• Eleni Pachoumi – Some amazing work here
• Hellenic Tantra: The Theurgic Platonism of Iamblichus by Gregory Shaw
• Hermetic Heathenry by Snow
• Red Work Course
• Want to know what sorts of Magic to do once you have your timings? Look no further than THE SUBLUNAR ALMANAC!!! This is another exceptional magical tool
• I have a Patreon video showing how to use The Sublunar Almanac
• Santería – Lucumí
• The Maybe Not-So-Simple Origin of Planetary Hours
• Ryhan Butler – Medieval Astrology Guide – Sam’s Astrologer