lˈɔːɹənt wʌzɐ fˈaʊndɚ ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkə hɜːmˈɛɾɪkə, ɐn ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən fɚðə stˈʌdi ʌvðə sˈoʊʃəl ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv ˌɛsoʊtˈɛɹɪk θˈɔːt ðæt pˈʌblɪʃt ɐ dʒˈɜːnəl ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm.
Laurant was a founder and director of Politica hermetica, an influential association for the study of the social influence of esoteric thought that published a journal of the same name.