73 – Grail King

[Recorded April 29 & May 6, 2020]  Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Previously with Percival (00:01:20)
• The Grail King & Grail Castle (00:03:10)
  • Magical Other World
• The Fisher King Wound Origins & Meaning (00:04:05)
  • The Tasting The Burning Fish – “What was I supposed to do?” (00:04:55)
  • Jousting The Pagan Knight – “Krypton lost something precious” (00:10:25)
  • As Divine Punishment – “I don’t know if it’s possible” (00:13:55)
• Stages of Evolution (00:15:20)
  • Unconscious youth, conscious middle, enlightened elder
  • The Midlife Crisis (00:19:50)
• The Wasteland (00:23:55)
  • Inauthentic Lives (00:26:10)
  • Campbell’s Start – From Critic To Champion (00:27:30)
  • In Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman (00:30:20)
    • Fertility, ecology, decline, Knightmare
  • The King and the Knight are One… (00:36:30)
• The Grail Castle (00:37:40)
  • The Grail Procession – Grail and Lance (00:38:20)
  • Failing to Ask Questions – “A knight does not ask questions” (00:39:30)
  • The Law of Enchantment – Spontaneous Gifts (00:40:50)
  • The Duty to Ask (00:43:00)
• The Weeping Damsels (00:46:50)
  • The Pain of Consciousness
  • The Costs & Collateral of Past Successes
  • Father’s Unbreakable Sword (00:48:20)
  • The Lady of the Tent (00:50:00)
• Society vs. Spontaneity (00:51:50)
  • Advice – Right or Wrong? (00:56:10)
  • The Old Knight’s Character (00:57:30)
  • Jonathan’s Character (00:58:40)
  • Advice Context – Stage of Life (00:59:50)
  • Jonathan’s Advice (01:02:40)
  • The Old Knight’s Advice (1:04:10)
    • Authenticity…
    • …without Boundaries is Careless (01:06:50)
    • …without Empathy is Selfish (01:09:00)
    • …without Trust is Risky (01:11:20)
  • Bring Your Best Self (01:12:50)
  • Uncertain Dry Years (01:13:30)
• Joining The Round Table (01:14:40)
  • Love Trance (01:15:40)
  • The Grail Messenger – Humiliated Before Camelot (01:17:10)
• Sir Gawain (01:19:10)
  • Percival : Superman :: Gawain : Batman
  • Nature of Foils (01:21:30)
  • Dual Identities (01:24:00)
  • Batman Mythos : Gawain Mythos (01:26:05)
    • The Sun Knight – Batman ’66 : The Light Knight (01:27:40)
    • Descent & Rehabilitation (01:29:10)
  • The Useless Knight (01:32:50)
  • The Trial of the Perilous Bed
• The Bleeding Lance / Kryptonite Spear (01:35:40)
  • Religious Artifact (01:37:00)
    • Collective Consciousness
    • Remixing Mythology (01:38:50)
    • DC Heroes & World War II (01:42:20)
  • Symbol & Commentary (01:43:55)
    • Kryptonite Spear vs. Bullets
    • Critique of Violence (01:45:50)
• And much more

To learn more:
Le Mort D’Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)
Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. Johnson
Living An Examined Life | James Hollis
Myths to Live By | Joseph Campbell
Eternal Chalice | Monica Potkay
Emotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature | Frank Brandsma
King Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey Armstrong
The Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-Smith
Fantastic Creatures | Juliette Wood
Joseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & Larsen
Carl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire Dunne
The Waste Land | T.S. Eliot
2001: A Filmmaking Odyssey | Imaginary Worlds
The Science of Well-Being | Yale
Define Your Fears Instead of Goals | Tim Ferris
Authenticity Is A Double-Edged Sword | Adam Grant
Official BvS Watch Party | VERO
Official MOS Watch Party | VERO
$5.27 Launch Fundraiser | AFSP
Limited Time Offer $12/yr | HBO Max
Hurt | Johnny Cash

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