Episode #18: Mysteries of Dionysus with Peter Mark Adams

Coffee & Divination

On this episode of Coffee & Divination, we welcome back author Peter Mark Adams. Peter is the author of “The Game of Saturn: Decoding the Sola-Busca Tarocchi” and "Dancing out the Mysteries of Dionysus." This was a fantastic discussion of the Dionysian themed frescos of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries, which are not only incredibly beautiful works of art, they constitute the single most important theurgical narrative to have survived in the Western esoteric tradition. It was a great conversation that delved into some beautiful territory, and I hope you enjoy it!
PLEASE NOTE: In the video version of this episode, found on Vimeo and linked here in the show notes, I include images of some of the frescos as we discuss them, so I recommend watching the video version if you have the chance.

-- Video version of this interview: https://vimeo.com/641341824
-- Peter's website: https://petermarkadams.com
-- Scarlet Imprint page for his works: https://scarletimprint.com/peter-mark-adams
-- Direct link to Mystai: https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/mystai
-- Peter's upcoming book, The Power of the Healing Field : https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Power-of-the-Healing-Field/Peter-Mark-Adams/9781644113585
-- Review of ‘Stranger in the Mask of a Deer’ by Richard Skelton - review written by Peter Mark Adams: https://www.paralibrum.com/reviews/stranger-in-the-mask-of-a-deer-by-richard-skelton

-- "Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece" by Joan Breton Connelly : https://www.worldcat.org/title/portrait-of-a-priestess-women-and-ritual-in-ancient-greece/oclc/1036764765
-- "A Place at the Altar: Priestesses in Republican Rome" by Meghan J. DiLuzio : https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691169576/a-place-at-the-altar
-- YouTube video of "Vestal Hairdressing: recreating the "Seni Crines'" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA9JYWh1r7U&t=149s

-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
-- Website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com