What’s the line between magical thinking and madness, and who gets to draw it? From shamans and mystics to Joan of Arc and stigmata, we look at how systems built to preserve the status quo often reject those who break from it.

Episode Resources & Easter Eggs:

People:

• Learn about Joan of Arc.
• Refresh your Copernicus knowledge.
• Read about Rosemary Kennedy’s lobotomy.
• Dive into the magical worlds of David Blaine, Criss Angel, and Houdini.
• Fall into Russian mystic Rasputin’s Wikipedia page.
• Refresh your memory on Pythagoras (+2 if you remember the Pythagorean theorem).
• Learn about Nikola Tesla (one of the OG mad scientists).
• Leonardo da Vinci, who did not finish most things (relatable, huh?)
• Learn about St. Francis of Assisi and his stigmata.
• Poet William Blake (+2 if you read poetry, even if it’s not Blake.)

Concepts:

• Hear about shamans and shamanism.
• Jung and the shadow: because who doesn’t want to analyze their inner psyche?
• Alchemy: the perfect mix of metaphor and chemistry.
• Read about channeling.
• Hide your stigmata, or don’t. Who are we to tell you what to do?
• Gnosis, or spiritual knowing without an instruction manual (fun, right?)

Books & Media:

• Read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for free.
• The citations for Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness, Explained continue...(yes, still.
• The Very Ape Podcast talks da Vinci.

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Music Credit:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/body-language

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