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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everyone, this is Andrew from the Future. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>listening to this now, you're probably introduced to the show

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<v Speaker 1>at a more recent episode and then you decided to

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<v Speaker 1>start back at the beginning. Well, if that's the case,

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<v Speaker 1>then welcome now. Probably, like most podcasters, it took me

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<v Speaker 1>a bit to figure out what I was doing with this,

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<v Speaker 1>although I hope that I always feel that way as

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<v Speaker 1>I look at the road behind me. In any case,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope that you stick around as you follow the

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<v Speaker 1>movements of my interest from careke Guard to fairy tales

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<v Speaker 1>to Talkien and beyond. Also be sure to check out

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<v Speaker 1>the Mythic Mind Fellowship podcast as well, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>separate show designed for patron contributions. And now I will

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<v Speaker 1>finally let you get back to the first episode of

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<v Speaker 1>this show. Thank you again for joining me in godspeed,

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<v Speaker 1>many greetings, and welcomes to the Mythic Mind Podcast, where

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<v Speaker 1>we pursue wisdom on the path between story and reality.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host, Andrew Snyder, and I appreciate you walking

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<v Speaker 1>these trails with me today. I just want to briefly

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<v Speaker 1>introduce this podcast to explain what it is, why it is,

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<v Speaker 1>and where we'll be going first, So, first to start

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<v Speaker 1>with a name, it's called mythic mind. Well, what is

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<v Speaker 1>a myth? Well, obviously, a myth is a story, and

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<v Speaker 1>for that reason, sometimes the word myth is used to

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<v Speaker 1>disparagingly refer to something as not true. Right, This is

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<v Speaker 1>often the case when we call something a myth, we're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to say it's not true, it's not real. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say that this framework for understanding myth is

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<v Speaker 1>really derived from our modern scientific arrogance that looks down

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<v Speaker 1>on that which doesn't neatly fit within a modern scientific framework.

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<v Speaker 1>This mindset really fails to recognize that the mind of

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<v Speaker 1>science and the mind of myth are really just operating

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<v Speaker 1>with different methodologies and with different scopes. And so science

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<v Speaker 1>deals with the world of matter, whereas myth deals with

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<v Speaker 1>the world that matters. Myth is it's the realm of meaning.

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<v Speaker 1>It might not describe our physical surroundings, but it describes

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<v Speaker 1>our existential location. Right. The myth attempts to explain the

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<v Speaker 1>world of meaning in our place within it. And so

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<v Speaker 1>it's not as simple as a good scientific account of

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<v Speaker 1>a phenomenon is true, and a mythic approaches faults or

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily superstitious. It's simply that they're dealing with different domains,

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<v Speaker 1>one with matter, one with what matters. And so you

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<v Speaker 1>can think about this as the difference between a photograph

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<v Speaker 1>and a painting. A photograph attempts to provide, or rather

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<v Speaker 1>does provide, a precise representation of material reality. This would

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<v Speaker 1>be akin to a scientific theory that at its best

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<v Speaker 1>provides a clear cut representation of the physical world, whereas

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<v Speaker 1>the myth is more like the painting. Right, it's an

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<v Speaker 1>interpretation of reality through the lens of the true, the good,

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<v Speaker 1>and the beautiful. And so just as a scientific theory

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<v Speaker 1>can be true or it can be false, so too

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<v Speaker 1>a myth can be true or it can be false,

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<v Speaker 1>or very often some blend of the two. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>not so simple as saying a scientific framework is good

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<v Speaker 1>and a mythic is bad. In fact, both are important

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<v Speaker 1>for understanding our world in a true, inaccurate way. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>when I originally started to conceptualize this podcast and exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what it would be, I thought that I would solely

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<v Speaker 1>be focusing on myths, both ancient and modern, in order

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<v Speaker 1>to to provide philosophical analysis and to demonstrate where the

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<v Speaker 1>bridges are between the mythic and primary worlds, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is still going to be the heart of this podcast. However,

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<v Speaker 1>lately I decided to kind of expand the scope a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, and so we're gonna be looking at both

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<v Speaker 1>philosophy proper as well as stories, frequently intertwining the two

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<v Speaker 1>while demonstrating the application that these things have for everyday life,

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<v Speaker 1>for relationships, for vocation, for living a life of purpose

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<v Speaker 1>and meaning within the larger story of the cosmos. And

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<v Speaker 1>so the first thing that we're going to do starting

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<v Speaker 1>with the next episode is launch into a study of

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<v Speaker 1>soaring carekeyguards, concept of anxiety, and the sickness unto death,

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<v Speaker 1>in large part because these are the base text for

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<v Speaker 1>my dissertation that I have just finished writing, and so

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<v Speaker 1>these things are fresh in my mind and they are

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<v Speaker 1>things that I'm eager to share with you. We finish that,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna switch gears and jump into stories. If I

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<v Speaker 1>ever become wildly successful in producing content and I'm able

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<v Speaker 1>to do this kind of thing full time, maybe eventually

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<v Speaker 1>I'll split off into two different podcasts, one just focusing

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<v Speaker 1>on philosophy and theology and one just focusing on narratives.

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<v Speaker 1>But for the time being, we're going to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>jump back and forth. As some concluding thoughts, I would

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<v Speaker 1>like to say that while I already have an episode

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<v Speaker 1>ready to go for next week, I can't guarantee that

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be able to create and upload these podcast episodes

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<v Speaker 1>at regular intervals. And that's because I have a full

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<v Speaker 1>time day job, I have various academic commitments, and I

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<v Speaker 1>have twins coming in a few months, and so a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of exciting things going on. But there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of my plate right now, and I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to release these episodes on a weekly basis,

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<v Speaker 1>ideally even more than that. And I would also like

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<v Speaker 1>to have time to write regular blog posts as well

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<v Speaker 1>as to get into some more video content creation about

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<v Speaker 1>topics involving the intersections of myth and our more primary

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<v Speaker 1>lived experience. And so if you would like to support

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<v Speaker 1>my efforts financially allowing me to pour more time and

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<v Speaker 1>energy into these topics that I'm so passionate about that

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<v Speaker 1>I believe might be of some utility to you as

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<v Speaker 1>well as to the broader public, then you can head

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<v Speaker 1>over to my Patreon just look me up at Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>Snyder even supporting it the smallest heere would at least

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<v Speaker 1>just let me know that you're interested in investing in

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<v Speaker 1>building this community, and that in itself would go a

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<v Speaker 1>long way. But if you can't do that right now,

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<v Speaker 1>or don't want to do that right now, then I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it if you just go ahead and at least

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<v Speaker 1>subscribe to this podcast, leave me positive reviews on the

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<v Speaker 1>aware that this is here. And if nothing else, I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you listening today, and I hope that you'll continue

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<v Speaker 1>to walk these trails with me as we pursue wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>wherever it may be found.