On Thursday January 16th, 2014 the Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyon will

present a discussion on the ancient Phoenicians and the Hermetic

Tradition. This follows last week's review of "Jesus the Phoenician" by

Karim el Koussa. The references for this evening's discussion will be the

recent "Phoenician Secrets" by Sandford Holst and "The Phoenicians, the

Purple Empire of the Ancient World" by Gerald Herm, Our focus will be on

Phoenician contributions to, and influence on, Western occultism and magick.

It has recently been established that the Phoenician culture is one of the

oldest in the world. It's roots go back nine thousand years. The Phoenicians

were building and sailing ocean-going ships long before the Pyramids were

built. The first pyramid was built by European architects brought from Malta

to Egypt by Phoenician contractors. The Phoenicians were very secretive

about their business and their religion. We will discuss their astrological

religion (the Labors of Hercules), their magical alphabet (the real origin

of the Qabalah) and their possible connection with Atlantis. So, if you want

to voyage with the Purple People on ancient seas, tune in and we'll hoist

the mainsheet.