Theosophy and Pop Culture

Theosophy and Pop Culture

William Kiesel, Jack Strain, Josh Anderson

5.25.25 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | In Person and Online

From Twin Peaks to thrash metal, the Beatles to Broadway, American pop culture has been infused with the teachings and character of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (HPB to her friends). In reincarnation in film to yoga studios in every major city to meditation as a secular practice – we see the ideals of HPB’s metaphysics woven through the fabric of American pop culture and spirituality. Join William Kiesel (TSS Vice-President), Jack Strain (TSS member), and Josh Anderson (TSS Librarian) for an engaging multimedia look at the ways HPB has shaped modern American pop culture and spirituality.

William Kiesel is a practicing Hermetic Qabalist and the director of Ouroboros Press. In addition to being faculty at 22 Teachings School of Hermetic Science & Magical Arts, he is also the vice president of the Seattle Theosophical Society.

W. Jack Strain is an artist, writer, and director primarily creating motion graphics and live-action short-form film.  Jack has created work for film and television and exhibited art all over the world. They have recently begun researching and speaking on the subject of consciousness, taking a practical and scientific approach to subjects once only explored in religion and philosophy. Jack’s been an active member of the Theosophical Society for 5 years and lives and works with his family just outside Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Josh Anderson is the onsite Library manager of the TS Seattle and a member of the Theosophical Society.