Mythic Mind

189 - Anxiety Means You Can Choose

Anxiety is usually treated as a disease to be eliminated. Medication and psychotherapy have their place, but what if, in our pursuit of so-called mental health, we are lo

188 - A Life Well Lived

In this inaugural episode of our fall "Exploring the Psyche" season, I discuss "living well" with Tyler Finders and Jeremy Key, both of whom are clinical psychotherapists

187 - Fall Season: Exploring the Psyche

Between podcasts with professionals in the field, discussions of philosophy, film, and video games, Inkwell articles, a course on Kierkegaard, and more, Mythic Mind will

186 - A Review of the BBC's That Hideous Strength (Readings from the Inkwell)

C.S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength is a profound, still very underread story that provides penetrating insights into the growing forces of dehumanization that drive much

185 - The Mythic Mind Fellowship is Moving!

[This episode is best as video. Watch at https://youtu.be/tFrz6G_Avg4. Starting at the beginning of August, we will begin transitioning away from Patreon to our new home

184 - English Romanticism w/ Josh Traylor

In this lecture from his "English Poems and Poets" course, classical teacher Josh Traylor provides a broad overview of literary Romanticism 19th century England. Josh ha

183 - What is Romanticism? w/ Josh Traylor

In this lecture from his "English Poems and Poets" course, classical teacher Josh Traylor explains what Romanticism is, what it is not, why it is ambiguous, and how we sh

182 - The Two Towers, Part 2: Helm's Deep - The Palantir

We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Book III, Chs. 7-11. Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live meetings, here: Purchase Course Watc

181 - J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat

What does the future hold? What has been let go by the past? How should we view the moving horizon? In this episode, I draw from Tolkien's letters, The Lord of the Rings

180 - AI Storytelling w/ Former Disney Software Engineer Josh Daws and Novelist Michael Kane

We live in an age of rampant tribalism and knee-jerk reactions, and discussions surrounding AI generated media is no exception. I have been fairly apprehensive about this

179 - The American Heritage: 250 Years of Liberty

What is the American heritage? To whom does it belong? For this special episode of Mythic Mind, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of I

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. Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live meetings, here:Purchase Course Wa

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 le

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. Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live meetings, here:Purchase Course Wat

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. Purchase the entire course, including our recorded l

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. Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live meetings, here:Purchase Course Wat

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. Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live meetings, here:Purc

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). Purchase the entire course, including our recorded l

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 tr

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). Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live mee