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50 Freedom from Shame: Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Myth Pilgrim
05/24/22 • 22 min
Shame is crippling and difficult to discuss openly. Yet Quasimodo and Frollo provide an excellent platform to explore shame, its effects and the means to be free from it. Learn what this Disney classic can teach about vulnerability, and the God who became an outcast first.
Watch here the: Esmerelda encountering Quasimodo scene referenced this episode
Scripture quote for meditation:
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2)
Excerpt from episode: "Yet without acknowledging shame, it can drive our lives, and grossly limit what’s possible for our lives, as it did for Quasimodo at the start of the film, locked up in the bell tower. But let me posit this up front: shame can be even more destructive than something that cripples us... look at the example of Minister Frollo – who compared to poor Quasimodo, is actually a far more monstrous image of shame, or more accurately, shame aversion. It is Frollo’s suppression of his sexual fantasies and own murderous past that jeopardises Quasimodo's dignity, Esmerelda's safety, the wellbeing of the gypsies and eventually, the safety of the entire Paris. Unrecognised shame is toxic for our psyche. Carl Jung called it the "swampland of the soul", and in another place a "soul eating emotion." And worse, if it remains unchecked, it can then project its sorry state onto others within its reach, as it did with Frollo. As the old maxim goes, "we are only as sick as the secrets we keep."
Soundtrack: All soundtracks used this episode are from Disney's 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame OST (songs written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz), or covers of those tracks.
78 Titanic: On Hubris & the Eternal Love Story
The Myth Pilgrim
07/11/23 • 20 min
11 Oscar winner Titanic is both a mythical love story and a dire warning against hubris (arrogance towards the gods). Learn how divine love conquers hubris, and how Jack and Rose reveals Christ's love upon the cross!
Excerpt: ..."substitute Rose and Jack with us and God, and you’ll realise that an experience of divine love is akin to flying, it expands our horizons, sets us free and gives us a future full of hope. Partnering with God it’s a bit like sailing into a sunset – there’s enough light to allure us, but mystery enough to seduce us. Notice that Jack as Rose’s saviour figure lifts her hands in a way that is quite literally cruciform, like Christ on the cross. Her open arms are at once the wings of a bird as they are a gesture of surrender and an act of trust. And Jack could lead Rose to do this because he himself had done it first, before she arrived... and as she closes her eyes with arms open, he places his hands in hers and joins her arms in cruciform fashion, literally backing her up in the act of total surrender. So you get where this is going? Now you have lover and beloved, united upon the cross, where they exchange their first kiss. Isn’t this a profound way to look at the cross? Not as an instrument of condemnation, but the place of consummation ...between Christ and his beloved, and the place where we the beloved most profoundly encounter the love of Christ himself. We too are inspired to offer up our lives, because Jesus himself had done so on the cross.
I’m not sure James Cameron had all this in mind consciously as he write this scene, but in some ways it doesn’t matter. We human beings absorb information on multiple levels, consciously and subconsciously, and perhaps during this scene, something of the Christ archetype was always speaking to us ... perhaps with a language only the soul knows..."
88 The Neverending Story's neverending wisdom
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01/23/24 • 21 min
We can only access our inner worlds symbolically, and our myths and fairytales have always helped us do this. Explore how Atreyu's journey mirrors Bastian's real-world experiences, revealing how the real hero's journey lies within.
Soundtrack credits: tracks are borrowed from the OST of The Neverending Story (by Klaus Doldinger)
95 Our Lady of Guadalupe's mythical significance
The Myth Pilgrim
05/07/24 • 20 min
Learn how 10 million Aztecs discovered Christ from within their own mythology, culture and history. What can Our Lady of Guadalupe teach us about inculturation of the gospel message?
94 Christ figures in Ancient Mythology: Prometheus
The Myth Pilgrim
04/23/24 • 14 min
Recount the Titan who stole fire from heaven and willingly sacrificed himself for humanity. How does this classical Greek myth have incredible resonace with the mission and passion of Jesus Christ?
101 Twister(s) and the healing of trauma
The Myth Pilgrim
07/30/24 • 19 min
This episode is a spiritual and psychological exploration of trauma. Guided by the insights of Dr. Gabor Mate, we use the redemption storylines of Twister (and it's sequel) to explore how trauma can be a hidden path to holiness.
Excerpt from episode:
"So now I’m going to dive deeper into how the Twister movies are trauma redemption stories. There’s a line in Twisters that I want to begin with. Recall that Kate is initially hesitant to get back into tornado chasing because when she was a doctorate student, she had underestimated a tornado’s power and as a result, had gotten her three friends killed. This affected her life immensely, and she gave up her passion for taming tornados and instead, stayed safely boxed up as a meteorologist behind the scenes. She hated living this way, but at least it was safe – how many of us can relate with Kate? Halfway through the movies however, when Tyler is speaking with Kate, he reminds her that the Fujita system of rating tornados is actually not based on its size or windspeed, but rather, how much damage it inflicts. This is a wonderful metaphor for understanding trauma. Trauma is not measured so much by what happens to us, but how much damage it does within us. In other words, the same incident happening to two different people can have incredibly different effects. For example, the same car accident can affect a parent passenger very differently to a child, with the parent being merely bothered by insurance, while for a 5 year old, it could result in a lifelong paranoia of getting into a car. Similarly, a divorce can detrimentally affect one child far more than the other. One of the world’s leading writers on trauma currently is Dr Gabor Mate... who says that “trauma is not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.” However, he also says that the fact that trauma is measured by the wound it inflicts, and not by the incident itself, is actually good news. This is because there is now a separation of a past event from our present experience of it... we are not helpless victims of something in the past. Wounds after all, can be healed... even if the healing needs to happen slowly. If our trauma was merely measure by an incident in the past, we would forever be a slave to it - a victim, or at best a survivor. But through healing, we can be so much more than that.
This is what Tyler was trying to help Kate see. Tragic though her past mistake was, it could not and should not change her present moment. In the barn house scene, he actually believes that her sodium polyacrylate theory <em>could</em> actually save countless lives, but Kate was too wounded to see it... and was hence blinded to the opportunity of her present moment. This is what trauma does to us... it keeps us locked in the past, and unable to function freely in the present or see its opportunities."
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Myth Pilgrim have?
The Myth Pilgrim currently has 110 episodes available.
What topics does The Myth Pilgrim cover?
The podcast is about Catholic, Lord Of The Rings, Christianity, Myth, Society & Culture, Star Wars, Religion & Spirituality, God, Disney, Fairytale, Podcasts and Christian.
What is the most popular episode on The Myth Pilgrim?
The episode title 'Jesus, Jedi and the Hero's Journey' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Myth Pilgrim?
The average episode length on The Myth Pilgrim is 20 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Myth Pilgrim released?
Episodes of The Myth Pilgrim are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of The Myth Pilgrim?
The first episode of The Myth Pilgrim was released on Jun 30, 2020.
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