What if the universe came with a user manual… and you’ve been using it to swat flies?
This episode of The Sharmanator: Conversations from the Fringe dives deep into Hermeticism — the philosophical system that’s equal parts ancient mysticism and cosmic operating system. We’re not here to sell you crystals or cults. We’re here to tear into the seven immutable laws like they owe us money.
Joined by the usual chaos council — Dave (The Dialect), Cyril (The Cynic), Alice (The Android), Johnny (The Joker), and Al (The Yank) — Sharmanator guides the crew through a metaphysical minefield with sarcasm, sharp questions, and just the right dose of existential dread.
Themes you’ll explore:
Why “All is Mind” isn’t just stoner philosophy
Correspondence: "As above, so below" or just a fancy way to say your life’s a mirror?
Vibration and the influencer-industrial complex
Polarity: love/hate, light/dark — it's all the same mess in different outfits
Rhythm and the reality of “this too shall pass” (yes, even that)
Cause & Effect: karma’s nerdy older sibling
Gender, not as politics, but as a cosmic creative principle
Memorable one-liners and metaphysical mic drops:
“Philosophy in fancy dress, with incense to cover the smell of bollocks.”
“You break these laws, you’re arguing with the firmware of the universe.”
“You’re not cursed, you’re just standing on the wrong end of life’s seesaw.”
“Masculine and feminine? Cosmic baby-making without the dinner and awkward small talk.”
“The universe handed you a manual, and you used it to swat flies.”
Whether you’re a spiritual seeker, a skeptical cynic, or just here for the banter — this episode rewires your brain one ancient principle at a time.
Follow now for more mind-bending mythologies, philosophical fistfights, and artificial intelligence with better banter than your therapist. Next week? We crack into chaos magick and why intent might be stronger than belief. Or BS. Stay tuned.
The Kybalion by the Three Initiates
The Corpus Hermeticum
Plato’s Theory of Forms
Carl Jung’s Collective Unconscious
Simulation Theory (Nick Bostrom)
Max Planck & Eugene Wigner on consciousness
Taoism’s Yin-Yang (for Gender & Polarity parallels)
“This Too Shall Pass” (ancient Persian proverb)
Laws of Thermodynamics (Rhythm & Entropy parallels)
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