Creative Codex

Happy Halloween! Here is a little treat: a full reading of one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous stories. The Tell-Tale Heart. Buckle in, this one gets wild.
A full series about the master of the macabre is forthcoming, so keep your bell notifications on for that!

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In 1460, a traveling monk discovered an ancient book of spiritual treatises that changed the world. The work came to be known as the Corpus Hermeticum and all of its writings were credited to a mysterious figure named Hermes Trismegistus.

For centuries, historians claimed Trismegistus was a contemporary of Moses, existing in pre-flood Biblical times. While recently unearthed Egyptian records show people of ancient Alexandria referring to him as a god. Was Hermes Trismegistus a god or a human? Or something even stranger? And what do these groundbreaking spiritual texts communicate? Join me on this episode as we find out.

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Bibliography:
​The Way of Hermes translated by Clement Salaman (Includes a translation of the Corpus Hermeticum as well as the "Definitions" treatise.)
​Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus translated by Clement Salaman
​The Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus by Florian Ebeling

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Executive Producers: Madie Laine & Bee Boys

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Time to celebrate 8 years of Creative Codex! On this episode we'll answer 8 juicy questions sent in by listeners of the show.
Thank you so much to everyone who has listened, re-listened, shared the show with friends, and supported this passion project on Patreon. You make this all possible. Thank you.
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Here are three habits which will guarantee a healthy creative process and help you to avoid writer's block. The three habits in order are:
Feed the Garden
Get Curious or Get Distance
Keep the Wheels in Motion
This episode is a culmination of studying the habits of creative geniuses for 8 years of Creative Codex. I hope you enjoy.
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Hilma af Klint's paintings are not an intellectual exercise in abstraction, they are symbolic works encoded with specific spiritual messages.
What are the spiritual messages encoded in her artworks? Can they be deciphered? Was Hilma part of a Rosicrucian Order?
We will also make an in depth exploration of Hilma's most infamous series: The Ten Largest. What is it about The Ten Largest which makes it a work of genius? And how does Hilma tell the story of the 'life of the soul' through it?
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Thank you to Julia Voss! Author of Hilma af Klint: A Biography. Follow her work here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/julia.voss_/⁠
Thank you to Johan af Klint for his guidance on Hilma's art, life, and spirituality.
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Resources used:
• Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss
• Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future by The Guggenheim Museum
• Hilma af Klint: Notes and Methods
• Hilma af Klint and The Five's Sketchbooks
• Hilma af Klint Catalogue Raisonné (Book 2)
• Thought Forms by Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater
• Hilma af Klint's Philosophy of Life by Johan af Klint

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