How to Find Hope in These Tumultuous Times with Mark Stavish

What is this thing that we are living through? Christians have names and concepts for it. So too Hindus. Buddhists. Various tribal cultures. But what is the Western esoteric perspective? Or, at least, "a" Western esoteric perspective? What is a healthy, inspiring way that we can use the trials of the current? Author Mark Stavish of the Institute for Hermetic Studies shares some fascinating insights into this topic (and more).

00:00 Introduction
01:39 Christian Apocalypse, Kali Yuga, and Esotericism
08:01 What is initiation?
11:10 Ignorant initiates
12:43 Taking self-responsibility
16:57 Finding courage in chaos
24:35 Ahriman
30:30 Age of Ophiel and the Michaeleens
32:50 Becoming a Light Bearer
34:35 John Dee
41:29 Finding optimism in the mad world
45:35 Predatory nature of Nature
53:08 Institute for Hermetic Studies
59:15 Rene Guenon's Reign of Quantity
1:00:30 Is this the season of Initiation?
1:04:10 Paranormal obsession
1:06:25 How to use this time in a healthy way
1:07:54 IHS Conference 2025

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[stevemitchell_VH_Fr_DLS]

As always, Mark brings sanity and great insights into the esoteric and occult understanding of life.

[whoameye]

Absolutely love your content. Would you ever think of interviewing Michael Tsarion?

[AmaHardy]

Enlightenment means NOT to be controlled by your habits . Love to hear this !

[DaleCoopersDoppelganger]

The GOAT as far as I’m concerned. Mark Stavish is the best. Thanks.

[MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

Awesome, love your shows with Mark !!! Earth looks Flat to me !!!

[PraetorClaudius]

It’s the buffet of ideas, this binging and purging, that has the pendulum of ego swinging from grandiosity to depression.

[whoameye]

I like how Mark dosnt really play number games. So many masons etc do this thing where everything has to add up to 3 6 or 9 using numerology.