"The Pink (Carnation)," by the Brothers Grimm
A queen was without child, and an angel came to her and told her she would have a child who would have the power of wishing. After she had the child, the cook, who knew of the son’s ability, staged t...
6 Maj 59min
Death Reveals the True Bride
When the false bride finally arrives, the true bride again almost dies. Ian sees this as a kind of initiation, a test to see if he will finally know who she is and remember his promise--and who he re...
29 Apr 4min
On the Brothers Grimm's "The Twelve Huntsmen:" The Guys of Truth
Death of the King A Prince, betrothed to his Beloved, is called away, for his father the King is dying. He gives his ring to his love and says he will marry her when he is king. The Promise At his ...
23 Apr 1h 33min
People are Alienated from Religion and the Real (Clip)
I summarize John Vervaeke (& Allan Bloom) on problems of religion in modernism. They often focus on identity, dogma, or stand for nothing. People don't go to it because it does not speak to them....
15 Apr 9min
Religious Revival for Cultural Renewal
Is there a religious revival in America? We used data from Pew to answer this question, and we talk about cultural malaise and how religion falls on deaf ears, and how it may speak to us again. Cha...
9 Apr 57min
But the Divine is Always with You (Clip)
The Carnation is the Prince: The carnation the heroine burns at the beginning of the story IS the prince at the end. He requires her to speak, but she freezes up, so he has to go into a stone... So s...
4 Apr 5min
Perfection in Narcissus (Clip)
The Echo of Orpheus: Narcissus' repulse of Echo reminds me of another vain god, Orpheus, master of music. Both end up being served by poetic justice. We see perfectionism in this, and in the refusa...
27 Mars 5min
Perfectionism, Tragedy, and Creative Blocks
We read and discuss the Spanish Folktale “The Carnation Youth,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragedy both in life and in “The Great Gatsby,” and Ian’s struggles with the creative writing process. Chapter...
22 Mars 1h 56min
