Episode 270: Ronnie Pontiac: Sacred Music/The Magic of the Orphic Mysteries

End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

The legendary teletai of Orpheus were not simply "hymns"--they were initiatic poems for meditation and ritual, magical, and ceremonial use, each one addressed to a specific diety or virtue. In The Magic of the Orphic Hymns, Tamra Lucid and Ronnie Pontiac recapture the magical vitality of the teletai that inspired mystery cults, Western esotericism, art, music and countercultures throughout Western history. Ronnie joins us in this interview to provide a survey of the historical landscape of origin and evolution of the archetypical myth of Orpheus.

Tamra Lucid has produced documentary films including the Emmy nominated End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock, and is the author of Making the Ordinary Extraordinary. (See EOTR Podcast episode 208). She is the former writer and art editor for Newtopia Magazine and her work has appeared in Reality Sandwich. She and Ronnie are also founding members of the experimental (and riotous) rock band Lucid Nation.

Ronnie Pontiac worked for many years as Manly P. Hall's research assistant, screener, and designated substitute lecturer. Author of American Metaphysical Religion (See EOTR Podcast episode 251), he wrote the biographical introduction to Letters to the Sage: Selected Correspondence of Thomas Moore Johnson: Volume Two: Alexander Wilder, the Platonist. He's currently working on several other books, including one on Rosicrucianism, and has written for several esoteric journals, and has produced award winning documentaries. Check them out at:

https://linktr.ee/tamralucid

https://linktr.ee/ronniepontiac

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