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Discovering Patterns in Stories, and Re-Aligning Humanity with Transcendent Truths
Re-Alignment works on all Scales
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Richard Emerson
How Ancient/Medieval Texts can Change your Life
Framing your life for meaning and purpose
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Richard Emerson
Season 2 - The Transcendent as the Overall Frame of Being
Plus: Open Thread for the Listener Questions, we'd love to hear from you!
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Richard Emerson
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February 2023

#24 - Ancient Greek Thought, Forest Bathing, and balancing the Brain.
New inputs this week: The Right Brain Hemisphere, and Spending time in Nature
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Richard Emerson
#23 - Early Renaissance, and Petrarch's thoughts about Dante.
Two forms of Humanism, both positive, but one with more Humility.
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Richard Emerson
#22 - Book Tips, when the left brain takes over, and the Renaissance
Symptoms of left brain tilts, individually and in a culture
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Richard Emerson

January 2023

#21 - Young Renaissance Minds, and some Book Tips
Starting a new series on inspiring and creative Renaissance Minds
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Richard Emerson
#20 - CS Lewis, The Wisdom of Mythology, and the Meta-Meaning of Orpheus and Eurydice
How rebalancing the brain opens up the Renaissance Mind
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Richard Emerson
#19 - A New Rebirth on the Bigger Scale, and why it might be happening now.
Conditions, the Process, and Aims for a new Renaissance
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#18 - Peterson's Exodus Series Episode 8, and the Big Picture for 2023
Early Signs of a Hemispheric Rebalancing of the Culture, in 2023.
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Richard Emerson
#17 - Tom LA Books, and Dante's Relevance for Today
The Making of 100 videos about Dante, and McGilchrist's discussion about Asymmetry
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Richard Emerson
#16 - Jordan Peterson's Speech at Ephesus, Hillsdale College courses, and Beatrice's Eyes
Inspiration and Great Learning for the New Year
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Richard Emerson
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