Third Annual Report of the SHWEP
December 9, 2020
We reflect on a third year of doing the podcast, some of the things that went well, some unexpected setbacks, and prognosticate big changes to come ....
The SHWEP Blog
The SHWEP blog is for all manner of things which crop up in the life of the scholar of western esotericism but don’t fit into our chronological framework: the Contemporary Esoteric Cultures Series of interviews, reflections on the academic field of the study of western esotericism, accounts of past or upcoming events, other notifications, and perhaps even the odd blog post.
I Was Interviewed by Freemasons!
December 3, 2019
Some freemasons from Pennsylvania got in touch and asked to interview me. It was interesting and fun.
Second Annual Report of the SHWEP
November 29, 2019
We reflect on a second year of doing the SHWEP, and make some predictions for the next year.
Julian Strube on the Debate Over Dropping the ‘Western’ in ‘Western Esotericism’
August 24, 2019
Things never stand still for very long in a young field like Western Esotericism Studies. In this interview we discuss the lively current debate over whether the term ‘western’ should be dropped altogether with a proponent of the ‘get rid of it’ position.
Thoughts on ESSWE 7
July 11, 2019
We reflect on the amazing seventh ESSWE conference, held 2-4 July 2019 in Amsterdam. Western esotericism is coming home!
Blood and Rockets: The Making of an Occult Music Video
May 28, 2019
The first in our Living Esoteric Culture series, looking at the ways in which the esoteric exists in culture, makes culture, sometimes enters into the popular or mainstream, and what happens along the way.
Light in Darkness: An Audio Tour of an Important New Exhibition on the Life and Thought of Jacob Böhme
May 16, 2019
An audio tour of the first major international exhibition devoted to the life and work of the great Christian esotericist Jacob Böhme.
First Annual Report of the SHWEP
November 12, 2018
We reflect on a year of doing this podcast, and on the year to come.
An Interview with Dr Liana Saif on the Present and Future Study of Islamic Esotericism
August 23, 2018
The future of the study of western esotericism will encompass all the western monotheist traditions. And the future is now!
On the Necessity of Useless Scholarship
June 21, 2018
There has never been a better time to study ‘useless’ subjects. Get involved!
