On Thursday August 17th, 2017 the Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyon is

honored to present a review and discussion on the new book of magical

fiction "Stories of Magic and Enchantment" by William Mistele, with the

author as our guest. This book is handsomely published by Falcon Books,

a new publisher in the field. As regular listeners will recall, we have

supported Bill Mistele from the beginning of his writing and publishing

career, having had him on as a guest with his first book "Undines"

(2010). This was followed by "Mermaids, Sylphs, Gnomes, and

Salamanders" in 2012. As you might suppose Bill is very much into

Franz Bardon's Hermetic Elemental personifications. He writes from a deep

empathy for sacred nature and its spirits, encountering them in human

form as magicians often do. He favors the feminine spiritual

perspective. His stories are remarkably free from the usual horror and

conflict we associate with supernatural fiction. We might say they are

totally opposite to Lovecraft, while being lovingly crafted. Bill has a

degree in philosophy and has spent years studying and meditating with

Buddhist and Taoist teachers. He finally devoted himself to the

Bardonian system of magic and has more books in the works. So, if you

would like to meet a true magical maestro and learn about his visionary

work, tune in and be enchanted.