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08:15 - 09:00      Voluntary Hatha Yoga morning workshop by yoga teacher Eva Kroes

09:30 - 10:00      Conference registration​​​

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​WORD OF WELCOME  //  KEYNOTE

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10.00 - 10:10      Opening by Prof. Dr. Wouter J. Hanegraaff of the Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy​​

10.10 - 10:45      Keynote by Dr. Egil Asprem, PhD cum laude at the Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy:  'A Nihilist’s View of Scientific Meaning-Making: Analytical Approaches to Synthesizing Minds'

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10.45 - 11:00      Morning break

11:00 - 11:10      Artistic intermezzo by Arjan van Vembde

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​BLOCK I  //  ESOTERICISM, LITERATURE & THE ARTS​

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11:15 - 11:40      Niko Pomakis - ‘Synthesizing Victorian science and Hermetic cosmology: The Mathematical Catechism of James Joyce’s Ulysses’

11.40 - 12.05      Annet van der Meer - ‘Esotericism in the Art of Phoebe Traquair’
12.05 - 12.30      Antonia Bechmann - ‘The Body of Proof: The Spirit Photography of Frederick Hudson’

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12.30 - 13.30      Lunch
13:30 - 13:45      Musical intermezzo I by Jyoti Verhoeff & Maya Fridman (piano & cello)

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​BLOCK 2  //  ESOTERICISM & PHILOSOPHY

 

13.45 - 13.10     Jelle van Baardewijk - ‘Character is Fate: Astrology as Virtue Ethics’

13.10 - 14.35     Christian Giudice - ‘Three is the Magic Number: Arturo Reghini, Neo-Pythagoreanism and the Sacred Use of Numbers In Roman Traditionalism’
14.35 - 15:00     Thomas Meijer - ‘Magic and Philosophy: The Enchanting Virtues of the Mind'

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15:00 - 15:15     Afternoon break
15.15 - 15.30     Musical intermezzo II by Joy Catsburg (gong bath & singing bowls)​

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​BLOCK 3  //  ESOTERICISM, NEUROCULTURE & PERCEPTION

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15.30 - 15.55     Dave Vliegenthart - ‘I Think I am a Lamp: A Critical Perspective on Neurotheological Interpretations of “Transcendental” Experiences’

15:55 - 16:20   ​  ​Maro Pantazi - ‘The Stage of Psychedelic Trance Gatherings as the Stage of Intermediality'
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​16:20 - 17:05     Open dialogue sessions + conclusions moderated by Lie van Schelven

​17:05 - 17:15     Conference finissage
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17:15 - 18:00     Drinks