Mythic Mind

In this episode, I share the vision for an exciting new venture taking place under the Mythic Mind banner and I provide a reading and reflection on Grimm's "Little Brier-Rose," which is part of my otherwise members-only series on Grimm's Fairy Tales.

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I was recently honored to join Jeremy Kee on his podcast, Through the Keyhole, to discuss the reality of myth, Tolkien, Lewis, and more. This is a sample of the conversation. To hear it in full, head over to his podcast and be sure to subscribe!

Podcast: Through the Keyhole
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https://mythicmindfellowship.com/on-fairy-stories-subcreation-escape-and-consolation-mythic-mind-ep-36/

Tolkien's "On Fairy-Stories" is the essay that radicalizes how many of us think about fantasy: not childish escape, but recovery, consolation, and the making of secondary worlds.

In this Mythic Mind conversation, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) is joined by John Carswell of The Tolkien Road to walk the essay beside Leaf by Niggle and Mythopoeia as a primer to Tolkien's literary philosophy, including eucatastrophe and why fantasy is a human need.

Topics include subcreation, the difference between the Flight of the Deserter and the Escape of the Prisoner, and how good fairy-stories reawaken the world's strangeness.

Related:
• Mythic Mind 35 - Leaf by Niggle (feat. Thomas Salerno): https://youtu.be/z8kjHMubGWI
• Tolkien's Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope (Mythic Mind, ep. 75): https://youtu.be/zQZuCpAd8t8
• Middle-earth Mixer: What Makes Tolkien Great (Mythic Mind, ep. 64): https://youtu.be/FfWIpC63fkM
• War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings Anime (Mythic Mind, ep. 67): https://youtu.be/Yns-tDu_S-4

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Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts:
- Mythic Mind
- Mythic Mind Games
- Mythic Mind Movies & Shows

#MythicMind #Tolkien #OnFairyStories #Fantasy #Subcreation #JohnCarswell #Philosophy #Theology

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https://mythicmindfellowship.com/leaf-by-niggle-the-little-painter-and-the-great-tree-mythic-mind-ep-35/

Leaf by Niggle is Tolkien's quiet parable of making: a little painter who never finishes his tree, a neighbor who keeps interrupting, and a journey that turns distraction and duty into something larger than either alone.

In this Mythic Mind conversation from the Tales from the Perilous Realm series, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) talks with Thomas Salerno (Perilous Realms podcast) about Niggle's art, Parish, purgatory-tinged work, and how the finished Tree reframes what looked like failure in life.

Topics include subcreation, the perilous realm at a higher pitch, and why this short story still speaks to anyone who makes under unfinished conditions.

Related:
• On Fairy-Stories: Subcreation, Escape, and Consolation (Mythic Mind, ep. 36): https://youtu.be/a0hIBT-Ncss
• Tolkien's Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope (Mythic Mind, ep. 75): https://youtu.be/zQZuCpAd8t8
• J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat (Mythic Mind, ep. 181): https://youtu.be/R-1Yp1Z8dv4
• Tolkien's The Monsters and the Critics: https://youtu.be/THW4r9mWSNw

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- Mythic Mind
- Mythic Mind Games
- Mythic Mind Movies & Shows

#MythicMind #Tolkien #LeafByNiggle #Subcreation #PerilousRealm #Theology #Philosophy

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In this episode, I introduce the new season of Mythic Mind! If you don't already have a copy of Tolkien's Tales from the Perilous Realm, be sure to order your copy today so you can follow along! https://amzn.to/3x35boE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mythicmind/support

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In this brief episode, I lay out some exciting new paths we'll be taking in 2023, including new membership offerings! Substack: https://andrewnsnyder.substack.com

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While my current content focus is primarily on the members-only Grimm series, I'm continuing to repurpose old content to keep the public podcast feed alive. In this episode, I read a blog post that I wrote in December of 2020 as my wife and I continued to work through child loss and empty arms. While much has changed since then, there are some experiences that remain forever-present.

The joy of Christmas can become salt on the wounds of those who are mourning, so I hope that this short episode provides some degree of solace to those who need it.

Subscribe to my free Substack at substack.com/andrewnsnyder to get weekly summaries and reflections on the letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, starting in January. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mythicmind/support

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To keep the public podcast feed active, I'm continuing to repurpose old content. In this case, I've uploaded a short presentation I recorded a few years ago about what it means to be human. Enjoy!

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While my focus is on new content for the members-only Grimm series, I'm continuing to repurpose other content to keep the public feed active, and of course to provide members with more content as well. This is my first content lecture from my Christian Worldview course and it’s simply titled, “The Christian View of the Word.” Of course you don’t have to be a Christian to benefit from this podcast, but I also haven’t hidden my Christian perspective. Whether you share in the faith or not, I hope you find this useful in getting a better understanding of the Christian worldview. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mythicmind/support

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As a reminder, the public podcast feed is on a hiatus during the current members-only series on the Grimm fairy tales. However, so the public feed isn't completely silent, I'm going to start dropping some recycled content over there.

This episode is a lecture originally delivered for my "Philosophy and Christian Thought" course that surveys some important themes in the history of Western Thought from ancient Greece to Kierkegaard. This comes from early in my online teaching career, so delivery and audio quality is not superb, but hopefully the content will be of some use to you!

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