Elementary: Empedocles and the Secret History of the Elements
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
January 23, 201830m 10s
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Show Notes
Empedocles: the last great poetic philosopher of antiquity, and a cosmic thinker of mind-blowing ambition. This episode looks at his influential theory of the four elements – earth, air, fire, and water – but magic, reincarnation, exiled gods, and cosmic catastrophe come into the discussion as well.