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Thou hast shown parental goodwill, affection, friendship, and sweetest power, granting us intellect, speech, and knowledge; intellect so that we might understand Thee, speech that we might call upon Thee, and knowledge that we might know Thee. —From an ancient Hermetic prayer

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Now in its sixteenth year of continuous operation, the Hermetic Society is the Hermetic Fellowship’s lecture and discussion group exploring a broad range of topics in the Western Esoteric Tradition, meeting monthly in Portland, Oregon since 1988. The Herm. Soc. meets on the third Thursday of every month (with the exception of October, and of months where the third Thursday perchance falls on a major holiday, such as equinoxes and solstices).

2005 Hermetic Society Schedule 20 January—Paul Bingman: Lecture, Magic in Cinema This month, our resident cinemaphile will take us on a magical mystery tour of the medium of illusion. Magic and the supernatural have drawn film-makers since the days of the nickelodeon... 17 February— M. Isidora Forrest: Lecture, The Goddess Hekate in the Chaldæan Oracles Precís to follow. 17 March— Jim Moody: Presentation, Sexual Magic in Traditional China Precís to follow. 21 April— Cyn DeFay: Slide Presentation, The Green Man Lady Cyn will introduce us to the fascinating range of images of that intriguing figure of European art, haunting and inspiring sacred sites from Pagan shrines to Christian churches— The Green Man. 19 May— Ron Sandquist: Presentation, The Gospels of Horus: The New Aeon of Nietzsche, Crowley, Rand, and LaVey Much can be said about the individual contributions, personalities, and infamies of each of the mentioned authors. What I intend to do however is take a brief look at the similar ideas each had within individually chosen works. These works are: Thus Spake Zarathustra, The Law is For All, Atlas Shrugged (John Galt Speaks), and The Satanic Bible. Please note that my intent is not to give a dissertation on any of the authors or works in question, but instead to analyze a quasi-spiritual thought trend that undoubtedly has affected current magical theory and practice. 16 June— Kier Salmon: Presentation, Creating and Using New Divinatory Spreads Precís to follow. 21 July— TBA To be announced... 18 August— TBA To be announced... 15 September— TBA To be announced... October— Invitation-Only Event 17 November— TBA To be announced... 15 December— TBA To be announced... A Representative Selection of Past Hermetic Society Presentations Adam Forrest: Workshop, Olympic Planetary Magic(1988) Steven Marshall: Lecture, The Grail and the Tree of Life(1989) Joseph Wolf: Lecture, An Introduction to The Chaldæan Oracles(1990) Isidora Forrest: Lecture, Minoan Religion(1990) John Obendorfer: Lecture, The Delphic Oracle(1992) Sandra Tabatha Cicero: Slide Lecture, The New Golden Dawn Tarot(1992) Panel Discussion, Paganism and Occultism in the Renaissance(1992) Ross Taylor: Lecture, The Sepher Yetzirah(1992) Isidora Forrest: Lecture, The Greek Magical Papyri(1993) Paul Bingman: Lecture, Giordano Bruno(1993) Adam Forrest: Lecture, Angels in the Hermetic Qabalah(1994) Linda Dies: Lecture, The Black Madonnas: The Origin of Mary in the Ancient Goddesses(1994) Adam Forrest: Lecture, Vagabonds of the Spirit: Benandanti, Witches, & Astral Travel(1995) Isidora Forrest: Lecture & Demonstration, Maenads & Maenadic Dance(1995) John & Laura Obendorfer: Slide Presentation, The Hermetic Tour of Greece(1995) Lorain Karol: Slide Lecture, The Labyrinth(1996) Steven Marshall: Lecture, Laboratory Alchemy(1996) Isidora Forrest: Slide Lecture, Symbolist Art and the Occult Revival(1996) Ross Taylor: Lecture, Sacred Geometry(1996) Linda Dies: Slide Lecture, The Dark Goddess in Renaissance Art(1996) Nestor Perala: Lecture, Insights into Tarot(1997) Bob Fountain: Lecture, The Qabalistic Cube of Space(1997) Jay Buckingham: Lecture, Neurological Effects of Ritual and Meditation(1998) Portland Art Museum, Hermetic Society Group Tour of the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibit(1998) Joseph Wolf: Lecture, Abramelin and Honorius: Two Theurgic Grimoires(1998) Isidora Forrest: Slide Lecture, The Goddess and the Golden Dawn(1998) An Archive of Previous Years’ Hermetic Society Calendars The Hermetic Society is now archiving its calendars of presentations from previous years, beginning with 1999. If you have enjoyed this site, don’t forget to bookmark it in your browser or add it to the Links at your website.