Joel Kalvesmaki's guest appearances

Joel Kalvesmaki

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

Chris Brennan

Peter Adamson

Jason BeDuhn

Justin Rogers

Esoteric Reading

Michael Williams

Christopher Gill

Richard Seaford

Wouter Hanegraaff

Ælius Aristides

John Dillon

Frances Flannery

Gil Renberg

Daniel Harris-McCoy

Lawrence Principe

OwlTail

In Part II of our discussion with Joel Kalvesmaki we explore the philosophy and mysticism of the Kephalaia Gnōstika, Evagrius' masterwork of mind-bending metaphysical aphorisms.

In Part II of our discussion with Joel Kalvesmaki we explore the philosophy and mysticism of the <em>Kephalaia Gnōstika</em>, Evagrius' masterwork of mind-bending metaphysical aphorisms.

Joel Kalvesmaki on Evagrius’ Kephalaia Gnōstika: Philosophy, Scripture, and Apophatic Mysticism

Part I of a discussion of Evagrius of Pontus – ascetic, philosopher, developer of Origen's thought, and mystical writer – with Joel Kalvesmaki. In this episode we cover the life and work of the great sage, in particular his ‘gnostic trilogy’, and discuss the ‘Second Origenist Controversy’ which would decide the fate of his opinions vis à vis Orthodoxy in the sixth century.

Joel Kalvesmaki on Evagrius of Pontus, the ‘Gnostic Trilogy’, and the Origenist Controversy

Whenever anyone does something  other than arithmetic with numbers, the name Pythagoras tends to crop up. Exactly how this strange situation came about is a fascinating story, and Dr Kalvesmaki has done groundbreaking work on the subject. This episode is a superb introduction to the origins of ‘gematria’ and arithmology.

The Numbers Don’t Lie: Joel Kalvesmaki on ‘Pythagorean’ Number