74 – Grail Quest

[Recorded May 16 & 26, 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 (00:01:05)
• The Forest Adventure (00:04:00)
  • • New Path Personally Chosen
    • Individualism Impacts Civilization
  • Individualism Not Anarchy (00:07:10)
  • Where It Was Darkest (00:09:30)
    • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
    • Good Does Not Mean Harmless
• Percival Done With God (00:14:25)
  • Desert of the Soul
  • Crisis of Faith
  • Herders and Pilgrims
• The Hermit (00:20:00)
  • Uncle As Father Figure (00:21:23)
  • Solitude and The Hermit Within (00:24:00)
    • Solitude as Path Back to Others (00:26:45)
  • The Just World Problem (00:28:22)
    • Suffering Is A Part Of Life
    • Choose The Focus Of Your Attention
    • Is This Helpful?
    • You Have To Try
  • That Which We Already Know (00:35:10)
    • Percival Inspired Hero’s Journey (00:36:30)
    • GI Joe Fallacy (00:40:00)
• Temptation of Percival (00:41:45)
  • Weapons & Signs (00:46:25)
  • Sight Beyond Sight (00:49:55)
  • Temptation of Superman (00:51:00)
  • Function of Faith (00:52:07)
    • Question of Facts or of Worth
• Gawain’s Wedding (00:57:01)
  • More Gawain and Batman Parallels
  • Gawain v. Percival (00:59:43)
  • The Pagan Knight v. Percival (01:03:05)
    • Their Fathers Have The Same Name (01:05:00)
• The Grail Messenger Returns (01:06:16)
  • Things Are Not As They Appear
  • Greening of The Wasteland
  • Servant Kings – Power Can Be Innocent
  • Personal Conviction Not Peer Pressure (01:10:17)
  • Percival’s Conviction & Compassion (01:11:49)
• Return To The Grail Castle (01:14:06)
  • Heal Another Heal Yourself (01:17:40)
  • Superman’s Next Stage (01:19:03)
• Grail Quest (01:20:35)
  • Hope To Achieve The Impossible
• Extras [Recorded June 6] (01:22:05)
  • Ask Questions
    • Beyond Appearance
    • Beyond Literal Analysis
    • Beyond Established Stories
  • The Beginner’s Mind
    • Possibility vs. Obstacles
    • Valuable But Brittle
  • Never Ending Battle
    • Repetition and Experience
    • This Man Is Not My Enemy
  • The Inner Fool
    • The Grail Was Always With You
  • Prester John
    • Art Creating Change
• And much more

Reference Images:

Via VERO on December 18, 2019

Via VERO on December 4, 2019

To learn more:
The Temptation of Sir Percival | Arthur Hacker
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
G.I. Joe Fallacy | Laurie Santos
Just World Hypothesis / Fallacy | Myles Dyer
Just World Hypothesis / Fallacy | Thunk
Social Media Empty Calorie Connection | Laurie Santos
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Gil Scott-Heron
Man’s Search For Meaning | Viktor Frankl
Attacking Backfires | Melissa Dell
This Video Will Make You Angry | CGP Grey
Mindfulness Tool: RAIN | Life Kit
When Someone Doesn’t Like You | Daryl Davis
Superman Smashes the Klan | Gene Luen Yang
The Science of Well-Being | Yale
Official BvS Watch Party | VERO
Official MOS Watch Party | VERO
Fix You | Coldplay | Hearts & Colors cover
Orpheus | Sara Bareilles

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