Archive - Burning Phoenix Podcast

Discovering Patterns in Stories, and Re-Aligning Humanity with Transcendent Truths

Re-Alignment works on all Scales

Oct 20, 2023 • Richard Emerson

How Ancient/Medieval Texts can Change your Life

Framing your life for meaning and purpose

Oct 15, 2023 • 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!

Oct 5, 2023 • Richard Emerson

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

Feb 18, 2023 • Richard Emerson

#23 - Early Renaissance, and Petrarch's thoughts about Dante.

Two forms of Humanism, both positive, but one with more Humility.

Feb 10, 2023 • Richard Emerson

#22 - Book Tips, when the left brain takes over, and the Renaissance

Symptoms of left brain tilts, individually and in a culture

Feb 4, 2023 • Richard Emerson

January 2023

#21 - Young Renaissance Minds, and some Book Tips

Starting a new series on inspiring and creative Renaissance Minds

Jan 21, 2023 • 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

Jan 18, 2023 • 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

Jan 14, 2023 • Richard Emerson

#18 - Peterson's Exodus Series Episode 8, and the Big Picture for 2023

Early Signs of a Hemispheric Rebalancing of the Culture, in 2023.

Jan 11, 2023 • 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

Jan 7, 2023 • Richard Emerson

#16 - Jordan Peterson's Speech at Ephesus, Hillsdale College courses, and Beatrice's Eyes

Inspiration and Great Learning for the New Year

Jan 2, 2023 • Richard Emerson

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