392 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Symbols From the Edge of the World

In this episode, Richard Rohlin and I continue our discussion of The Voyage of St. Brendan, focusing on some of the stranger episodes in the story. We look at encounters with sea creatures, a sea giantess, and the figure of a Hermit in paradise. Along the way, we reflect on what these images might reveal about death, resurrection, the role of the saints, and how the spiritual world connects to our own. It's a conversation that opens up layers of meaning in a text that’s easy to overlook.
Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/2vxMu-NU6Rw
Part 1, The Voyage of St. Brendan: https://youtu.be/nlzEUV5sV2o?si=lsPwB1EmXLBIfs0w

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:06 - Intro music
01:37 - Introduction
03:41 - Pascha on the back of a monster
06:29 - A whale
14:06 - The giant mermaid
22:10 - The sequence of events
26:48 - Until the Last Judgement
33:00 - Don't worry about it
40:49 - Baptism
43:42 - Garments of skin
51:34 - Confronting demonic forces
58:08 - Brendan in paradise
01:09:00 - Brendan comes to Britain
01:26:49 - The death of St Brendan

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