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Ep. 142 - The Hidden Meaning of Tolkien’s Universe with Stephen Kipp and Brett Ewer
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Understanding Tolkien’s Legendarium 🧙♂️
In this episode, Mattimore is joined by Stephen Kipp and Brett Ewer to discuss the hidden meaning behind Tolkien's major works - The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings - Plus, what Tolkien would have to say about the future were he with us here today.
Topics Discussed:
- Invention vs. Discovery of Myth
- The Creation of The Universe
- The Creation of Earthly Beings
- Sub-Creative Powers
- Races in Tolkien’s Universe
- Use of the Elvish perspective
- Language, Culture, Thought
- Myth versus Allegory
- Fate vs Free Will
- Battles of the Psyche
- Divine Archetypes
- Cyclicality of History
- Quest Reversals
- Death and immortality
- Morality of Good and Evil
- Industry and Technology
- Corruptive Nature of Power
- Criticisms of Tolkien’s Work
- Tolkien’s views on the future
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #tolkien #jrrtolkien
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Manage episode 290446588 series 2402656
Understanding Tolkien’s Legendarium 🧙♂️
In this episode, Mattimore is joined by Stephen Kipp and Brett Ewer to discuss the hidden meaning behind Tolkien's major works - The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings - Plus, what Tolkien would have to say about the future were he with us here today.
Topics Discussed:
- Invention vs. Discovery of Myth
- The Creation of The Universe
- The Creation of Earthly Beings
- Sub-Creative Powers
- Races in Tolkien’s Universe
- Use of the Elvish perspective
- Language, Culture, Thought
- Myth versus Allegory
- Fate vs Free Will
- Battles of the Psyche
- Divine Archetypes
- Cyclicality of History
- Quest Reversals
- Death and immortality
- Morality of Good and Evil
- Industry and Technology
- Corruptive Nature of Power
- Criticisms of Tolkien’s Work
- Tolkien’s views on the future
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #tolkien #jrrtolkien
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