Mythic Mind

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Mythic Mind episodes

July 03 178 - The Two Towers, Part 1: The Departure of Boromir to The King of the Golden Hall
We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Book III, Chapters 1-6.

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Music: Lament for Boromir by Clamavi De Profundis

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35 min
June 29 177 - Earendil the Mariner
From Norse legend to Christian Anglo-Saxon poetry to the skies of Middle-earth, we are taking a look at Earendil the Mariner, the first enduring character of Tolkien's legendarium.

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Get the book: The Road to Middle-earth by Tom Shippey https://bookshop.org/a/129785/9780618257607

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5 min
June 25 176 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 4: Lothlórien to The Breaking of the Fellowship
We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Book II, Chapters 6-10.

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Get the book: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien https://bookshop.org/a/129785/9780547928210

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46 min
June 22 175 - Sauron and the Passing Shadow
We continue through our 2025 course on The Lord of the Rings with a focused presentation on the character of Sauron.

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Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/uR4F9zEivII

Get the book: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien https://bookshop.org/a/129785/9780547928210

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11 min
June 18 174 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 4: Many Meetings to The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Book II, Chapters 1-5.

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1 hr 5 min
June 15 173 - Tolkien, Plato and the Ring of Gyges
We continue our Lord of the Rings study with a detour to Plato and a different ring of power.

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9 min
June 11 172 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 2: Bombadil & Ringwraiths
We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Book I, Chapters 6-12 (The Old Forest to Flight to the Ford).

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1 hr 26 min
June 08 171 - Tolkien on Allegory and Application
Tolkien is known to despise allegory, but he is also clear that fiction, including his own, has a relationship with the primary world that can be used as a conduit for truth. In this lesson from the 2025 Lord of the Rings study, I discuss Tolkien's approach to allegory and application.

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33 min
June 04 170 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 1
We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Prologue to Book I, Chapter 5 (A Conspiracy Unmasked).

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1 hr 22 min
June 01 169 - The Ainulindalë and the Theology of Tolkien's Legendarium
We begin our Lord of the Rings study with the beginning of Tolkien's world: the Ainulindalë, which tells of the making of Arda and the primordial fall of the devilish Melkor.

After a presentation of the story, I briefly discuss the theology of Tolkien's world and its relationship with Tolkien's own Christianity.

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20 min

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Pursuing wisdom through primary and secondary worlds.

Mythic Mind is a conversation about stories, thought, and the inner life. We read literature and philosophy, talk through film and games…