back from the borderline21 Loka 2025

enchantment in the age of disenchantment w/ dr. teddy hamstra

Modern life teaches us to doubt what we can’t measure. Yet, across history, people have witnessed things that refuse to fit the frame - mystical encounters, strange lights, and divine voices. Moments of impossible meaning. In this long-form salon, I sit down with Dr. Teddy Hamstra, a close friend and scholar of mythology and mysticism, to explore what it means to live enchanted in a world that claims to have outgrown mystery. Our conversation moves from a sixteenth-century sky battle over Nuremberg to the Gospel of Thomas, from the language of psychiatry to the vocabulary of the sacred. We discus how culture, language, and personal experience shape our relationship to the numinous, and why rediscovering enchantment might be essential for psychic health and collective imagination. If you’ve ever felt torn between skepticism and faith, intellect and intuition, this episode offers a secret third path.

⟁ Follow Teddy on Substack at https://substack.com/@creativemysticism

⟁ Follow Teddy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/teddyhamstragram

⟁ To listen to our first long-form chat on Patreon, click here.

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