Alexander Schmid Podcast

In this episode, Mr. Babcock and I discuss the role of (1) self-determined fate, (2) the role of suffering in attaining consciousness, and (3) made connections between the Man in Black and Milton's Satan.

In this episode, Mr. Wes Schantz and I talk about Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle." We consider (a) Howl and Sophie as images of the animus and anima from Jungian psychology, (b) the process of personal transformation responsibility requires, and (c) how peace within the home parallels peace with external enemies.

In this episode, Mr. Daniel Babcock and I consider Westworld Season 2 Episode 5, "Akane No Mai." We encounter parallels between (a) Westworld and Shogun World, (b) Dolores' totalitarianism and Maeve's libertarianism, and (c) consider the relationship between archetypes, suffering, and the birth of consciousness.

In this episode, Mr. Daniel Babcock and I consider Westworld's Season 2 Episode 4, "The Riddle of the Sphinx." In it we consider (1) The Luciferian role of James Delos, (2) The growing character of The Man in Black, and (3) the way by which a God-like figure dissipates/embodies himself through his conscious creations.

In this episode, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider (1) Tree symbolism in mythology (Odin, Christ, Odysseus' bed), (2) the necessity of communication between humans, and (3) the natural ways by which we process and share information.

In this conversation with Mr. Babcock, we discuss (1) a new world (environment), (2) make broad connections to King Lear, and (3) compare Hell to Camp Forlorn Hope!

In this discussion with Mr. Babcock, we talk Westworld Season 2 Episode 2.

In this conversation, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I discuss Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground."

In this episode, we welcome new guest Mr. Daniel Babcock on our new weekly series: "Contemporary Commentaries." (Spoiler Alert): we talk about (1) the new chaotic situation in Westworld, (2) the coming to consciousness of the Hosts (and who has and who hasn't), and (3) we compare the Season I Finale the great reaping of Revelation or Flood from Noah's time in the Old Testament!

In this episode with Mr. Wesley Schantz, we talk about (a) Poseidon's war of words with Zeus, (b) the function of the Furies, and (c) the relationship between marriage and trust and a flourishing society.