Today, I am joined by my friend Gregorio Montejo to discuss a subject that has caused a minor controversy in the world of re-enchantment and Traditionalist Catholicism. I am talking about a book titled Mysticism, Magic & Monasteries: Recovering the Sacred Mystery at the Root of Reality (Os Justi Press, 2024) by Dr. Sebastian Morello. In this book, Dr. Morello argues for the integration (possibly re-integration) of neoplatonic and hermetic thought into the Church. What does this mean? What does this look like? We discuss all this, critiques of the book, and much more.

Gregorio Montejo can be found on Twitter.com @KtistecP

Gregorio’s substack, Past Master, can be found here.

Books by Sebastian Morello:

Mysticism, Magic & Monasteries can be found here.

The World as God’s Icon can be found here.

Morello’s Critics and Responses:

Hermetic Tradition or Catholic Tradition? A Critique of Sebastian Morello by Matthew Minerd, Thomas Mirus, Matthew Scarince

Dialogos on Magic with Drs Morello and Minerd from The Meaning of Catholic

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