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The Hermetic Hour

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William Morris

On Thursday January 31st, 2019 the Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyonwill air a discussion on the life and work of Victorian Age Britishartist and writer William Morris (1834-1888) on the modern Hermeticrevival. Morris was a Renaissance man of many talents. An Oxford scholarwho idealized and romanticized the medieval period and yearned torecreate Camelot in the modern era. He was appalled by the pollution,social misery and esthetic mediocrity caused by the industrialrevolution and he believed that Karl Marx held the key to creating autopia (although Morris admitted that he could not understand Marx) Butwe need to understand Morris in order to fathom the continuingfascination our cultural elite have for Marx's continually failingsystem. So, come with us back to the Gas-light era and we will see wherea lot of today's progressive ideas got started.

On Thursday January 31st, 2019 the Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyon will air a discussion on the life and work of Victorian Age British artist and writer William Morris (1834-1888) on the modern Hermetic revival. Morris was a Renaissance man of many talents. An Oxford scholar who idealized and romanticized the medieval period and yearned to recreate Camelot in the modern era. He was appalled by the pollution, social misery and esthetic mediocrity caused by the industrial revolution and he believed that Karl Marx held the key to creating a utopia (although Morris admitted that he could not understand Marx) But we need to understand Morris in order to fathom the continuing fascination our cultural elite have for Marx's continually failing system. So, come with us back to the Gas-light era and we will see where a lot of today's progressive ideas got started.