A myth retold.

This book is C. S. Lewis at his most mature, and he considered it to be his favorite of his own works. Many readers find it to be a difficult book and hard to decipher. What is the story of Cupid and Psyche and how is Lewis retelling it?

Teacher and Lewis scholar, Annie Crawford, joins the show to discuss all of this and more.

Follow Annie Crawford on Twitter.com @annielcrawford

Check out her classes at The Symbolic World:

Till We Have Faces: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford

The Cosmic Trilogy:

https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/c-s-lewis-ransom-trilogy

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How does magic work in The Lord of the Rings? Does Tolkien have a "magic system?" Richard Rohlin returns to the show to discuss how Tolkien uses magic in his Legendarium.

This is a continuation to our previous episode on magic systems in fantasy.

Follow Richard Rohlin on Twitter.com @richardrohlin

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In this episode, I get to discuss two of my favorite things: bees and mythology.

Salvator R. Tarnmoor, or Ludovico Ambrosius when he is writing, joins the show to discuss his recent collection of poems on honeybees. This anthology collects poems from authors thousands of years apart and includes selections on bees from Virgil, Homer, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and many, many more.

Get ready for a heavy dose of ambrosia and some deadly stingers.

O Honeybees: An Illustrated Anthology of Bee Pomes

Follow Salvator R. Tarnmoor on Twitter.com @s_r_tarnmoor

Find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Honeybees-Illustrated-Anthology-Bee-Pomes/dp/B0CFCLWNM2

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Almost all books are stupid, or else they are too smart. If you think so too, then this guest's books may be just right for you!

Poet and novelist, E. L. Brooks, joins the show to discuss his two books, Phineiad: A Brief History of the Future, and The Loser, the Robot, and the Antichrist. If you enjoy online peasant romance, the death worship of immortal moon men, monsters, robots and warlords, then this is right up your alley.

E. L. Brooks can be found on Twitter.com at @PoetRegressive

Brooks' books can be found on Amazon. The link is embedded, but search for "E L Brooks" if you need to.

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This is the final episode of the The Year of Our Lord, 2024. We are concluding this year with a bookclub discussion of The Place of the Lion  by Charles Williams. Williams was a member of the literary group, The Inklings, and friends with both C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Prior to meeting these literary giants, Williams published The Place of the Lion and a few other stories. 

In this episode, we discuss The Place of the Lion, the characters, and the “angelic/platonic” beings Williams uses. We also briefly mention the influence he had on both Lewis and Tolkien. 

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This was a really great episode! Richard Rohlin, Deacon Nicholas Kotar, and Christopher Ruocchio join the show to discuss magic in fantasy fiction.

What is magic? What are magic systems? How has the portrayal of magic changed in the last several decades? How do different authors approach magic in their books? What do liturgy and poetry have to do with magic? Why do we all have a problem with modern depictions of magic?

We address all of these questions and more. Hot takes abound!

Christopher Ruocchio's website: https://www.sollanempire.com/

Nicholas Kotar's website:

https://nicholaskotar.com/

Richard Rohlin's Kickstarter page:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strangeowlgames/amboria-roleplaying-in-the-world-under-starlight

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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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