By Aaron Irber
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Happy Halloween! In this episode, Eleanor Bourg Nicholson returns to the show to have a conversation about werewolves, leprechauns, and folklore. We discuss her two books with Chrism Press, Brother Wolf and Wake of Malice.
Is there a basis for the werewolf legend? What does folklore have to do with Christianity? Is it good, bad, or a bit of both? What's next for Eleanor? We get at these questions and more in this Halloween episode.
Check out Brother Wolf and Wake of Malice at Chrism Press: https://chrismpress.com/
Check out A Bloody Habit at Ignatius Press:
https://ignatius.com/a-bloody-habit-blhp/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj4K5BhDYARIsAD1Ly2pc5Ue8zgQFFVQE-9_Gw67I3VRC-KzBrDB4yaeHcmSgkeNSGXt22qMaAmVSEALw_wcB
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Ovid was a Roman poet who wrote a 15-book catalogue that came to be known as The Metamorphosis. The stories are all based on Greek and Roman mythology and most consist in some sort of grotesque physical transformation as a result of the antics of the pagan gods.
Ovid became so popular in Christian culture that there developed an entire mythographic tradition of interpretation. The culmination of this tradition is The Medieval French Ovide moralisé written by an unknown author in Medieval France.
For the first time, this gigantic poem has been translated into another language (English) and I am joined by one of the translators, Sarah-Jane (SJ) Murray, to discuss Ovid, the Ovide moralisé, myth and much more.
In 2023, SJ Murray started a non-profit film company, The Greats Story Lab, and are currently involved in making a film on the philosopher, Boethius.
Follow Sarah-Jane Murray on Twitter.com as @SJ_Murray
The Greats Story Lab: https://www.thegreats.org/
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Christopher Tompkins (Darkly Bright Press) returns to the show to discuss the literary theories of horror author, Arthur Machen. Machen wrote about his views of literature in many places, but most extensively in his book, Hieroglyphics. We discuss Machen's ideas, his view on ecstasy, and why he considers Homer to be Fine Literature, but not Jane Austen.
Books and Links Mentioned:
Darkly Bright Press https://darklybrightpress.com/
The Terror https://darklybrightpress.com/the-terror-critical-edition/
Dreamt in Fire https://darklybrightpress.com/dreamt-in-fire/
A Fragment of Life Audio Drama http://minimumlabyrinth.org/
Symbolism and the Christian Imagination https://clunymedia.com/products/symbolism-and-the-christian-imagination?srsltid=AfmBOoqFqf-efamH76Y8UOMuWl4DhqDBXpJTQzs6h4gvsyIscDwPvPtf
Medusa by E. H. Visiak https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4812093-medusa
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The 2024 book club continues! In this episode, we discuss A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. This book is a classic science fiction story and a masterpiece. Miller explores a post-apocalyptic America through the eyes of an order of Catholic monks in the Utah desert. These monks try to keep the flame of knowledge alive by preserving and copying ancient manuscripts while the rest of the world emerges from brutal, tribal savagery.
Mutants! Immortals! Bicephalous Tomato Women! This story has everything that might satisfy any doomsday prepper.
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This episode is the third and final in a trilogy where Andrew Snyder, from The Mythic Mind Legacy Podcast, and I discuss each book in C. S. Lewis' "Ransom Trilogy."
In this episode, Andrew and I discuss the third book, That Hideous Strength. We cover multiple topics including marriage, sexuality, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter, Arthurian magic, and more!
Playing with magic is always dangerous, even for Merlin.
Follow Andrew Snyder on Twitter.com @Andrewnsnyder
Check out Andrew's websiite here: https://andrewsnyder.podia.com/
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This episode is the second in a trilogy where Andrew Snyder, from The Mythic Mind Legacy Podcast, and I discuss each book in C. S. Lewis' "Ransom Trilogy."
In this episode, Andrew and I discuss the second book, Perelandra. We cover multiple themes including Lewis' thoughts on pleasure, demonic possession and temptation, and Myth Becoming Fact.
Sometimes, words fail and are too vague for reality. Ransom learns this lesson very well in this book.
Follow Andrew Snyder on Twitter.com @Andrewsnyder
Check out Andrew's website here: https://andrewsnyder.podia.com/
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This episode will be the first in a trilogy where Andrew Snyder, from The Mythic Mind Legacy Podcast, and I discuss each book in C. S. Lewis' "Ransom Trilogy."
In this episode, Andrew and I dive deeply into the first book, Out of the Silent Planet. We discuss Lewis' love of what he calls "The Medieval Model" and how he reinvigorates that conception of the cosmos with his fiction.
If there are two things Lewis wants you to take away from this book, then they are:
1) It is not "space" but The Heavens
2) Become more Jovial
Books Mentioned:
The Discarded Image by C. S. Lewis
Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to C. S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy by Christiana Hale
Follow Andrew Synder on Twitter.com @Andrewsnyder
Check out Andrew's courses here: https://andrewsnyder.podia.com/
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We have begun our book club discussions for 2024! In this episode, we discuss Eifelheim by Michael Flynn. Eifelheim is a classic clash of cultures story where a Medieval village is visited by stranded aliens. We discussed the themes of the book as well as a lot of the history, science, and theology behind it.
Mr. Flynn died a few months ago, so please pray for his soul and his family.
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The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a special one for me. Every year, I learn something new and am able to dive deeper into this miraculous event.
This year, I had the pleasure of reading a new book called Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy: How God Prepared the Americas for Conversion Before the Lady Appeared from Sophia Institute Press. This book has become a new favorite of mine, so this episode is not one to miss.
In this episode, I am joined by the authors, Joseph and Monique González, to discuss their book, the Flower World myth, the propaganda of Snake Woman, the poet king Hungry Coyote, and how Our Lady and St. Juan Diego fulfill the yearnings of a desperate people.
The book can be found here: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/guadalupe-and-the-flower-world-prophecy/
Joseph González can be found on Twitter.com as @JJulianGonzalez
Monique González can be found on Twitter.com as @ojosmiel333
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Both Jonathan Geltner (Absolute Music) and Gregorio Montejo (In a Green Tree) return as guests to discuss the 2019 book, Beneath the Silent Heavens, by Brian Christopher Moore.
Nested in the discussion of the book, we also discussed typology vs allegory, Noe's Ark, Medieval Mystery Plays, the Welsh poet David Jones, the French poet Charles Péguy, the American tale tellers R. A. Lafferty, Gene Wolfe and Tim Powers, and what makes good fantasy.
What does make good fantasy anyway?
Seriously, we covered a lot in this one, so don't miss it!
Brian Moore's Links:
Beneath the Silent Heavens Angelico Press
Christ the Symphonic Adventure Substack
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