Who is Beowulf? What is Beowulf?

Who is the legendary Shield Sheafson?

What is Grendel?

What is the relationship between the paganism of the setting and the Christianity of the poet?

We are continuing through the Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course that I led in the Fall of 2024 with the text of Beowulf up to the death of Grendel.

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Josh Traylor led a study on Paradise Lost for Mythic Mind in 2025, and he has graciously given me permission to post his content here and on the Mythic Mind podcast.

This is Josh's introduction to Paradise Lost, in which he frames the poem and discusses how to go about reading it.

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We are continuing through the Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course that I led in the Fall of 2024 with an introduction to Beowulf.

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Purchase the complete Fiction & Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course here: The Fiction & Philosophy of C.S. Lewis

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Several members of the Mythic Mind fellowship met together to discuss standout books, movies/shows, and games that we engaged with in 2025.

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Across the domains of literature, philosophy, video games, and movies, I discuss some of the place Mythic Mind has been in 2025 and where we are going in 2026.

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Tashlan is unveiled as a demon god.

"The Problem of Susan" 

True Narnia is revealed.

In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Last Battle.

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In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Magician's Nephew.

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In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Horse and His Boy.

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In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Silver Chair.

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