Edgar Allen Poe's Eureka is a cosmological thinkpiece that undertakes an exploration of the nature, creation and ultimate destruction of the Universe as we know it. It is a poem? that has layers of complexities and complications, but one that ultimately can teach us about perspective, subjectivity, unity, and divinity. Tune in to better understand the power of the stories we tell ourselves and how to find the beautiful balance between self and other. 

Sources:

Edgar Allan Poe. Eureka: A Prose Poem (Kindle Locations 47-49). 

Stamos, David N. Edgar Allan Poe, Eureka, and Scientific Imagination, 2017.

Background Music:

"Subtle Intro"- http://www.setuniman.com/

"Deep Cinematic Rumble" - http://www.lieberkindvisuals.dk

In this episode we wade into Frankenstein, looking to understand the consequences of severing ourselves from Mother Earth. The Divine Feminine and the natural world have been linked together for a long time, and we have made great strides to obscure our belonging to both. What are the ramifications? How can we heal from this colossal cultural imbalance? I'll be honest, I don't have all the answers. But Frankenstein might give us a place to start.

Sources

https://qz.com/562833/the-term-mother-nature-reinforces-the-idea-that-both-women-and-nature-should-be-subjugated/

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/lcod/men/2016/all-races-origins/index.htm

In The House of The Moon by Jason Elias and Katherine Ketcham --Chapter 3, "The Goddess and The Witch," Warner Books Inc, 1995. Page 46.

Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley with an Introduction by Patrick McGrath, Fall River Press, 2006.

Sounds Effects:

https://www.gregorquendel.com/designedice/

https://freesound.org/people/hifijohn/

https://janbezouska.com/

I'm not dead--yet, anyway! I wanted to pop up in your feed (with terrible sound quality, sorry) to give some basic context for new content! Stay tuned for a study on all things in-between. 

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