Friday, October 9, 2026, 2:30 AM - 5:30 AM · The Philosophical Research Society, Los Feliz, Los Angeles
William Kiesel presents a lecture on Athanasius Kircher, the 17th-century priest and polymath who studied Egyptology, volcanology, and mechanics while curating one of the world's first museums. Part of Kiesel's ongoing Magic of Books lecture series at the PRS Library.
A quietly mystical Los Feliz compound that feels like you accidentally wandered onto the set of a 1930s occult noir. There’s a library packed with esoteric texts, a courtyard that begs for whispered conversations, and a steady calendar of lectures that swing from genuinely mind-expanding to delightfully unhinged. Come for a talk on alchemy or Jung, stay because the energy is strange in a soothing way. It’s cerebral, eerie, and deeply LA in the most charming sense.