35 - Leaf by Niggle: The Little Painter and the Great Tree

Watch the video:https://youtu.be/z8kjHMubGWI Leaf by Niggle is Tolkien's quiet parable of making: a little painter who never finishes his tree, a neighbor who keeps interrupting, and a journey that turns distraction and duty into something larger than either alone. In this Mythic Mind conversation from the Tales from the Perilous Realm series, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) talks with Thomas Salerno (Perilous Realms podcast) about Niggle's art, Parish, purgatory-tinged work, and how the finished Tree reframes what looked like failure in life. Topics include subcreation, the perilous realm at a higher pitch, and why this short story still speaks to anyone who makes under unfinished conditions. Related: • On Fairy-Stories: Subcreation, Escape, and Consolation (Mythic Mind, ep. 36): https://youtu.be/a0hIBT-Ncss • Tolkien's Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope (Mythic Mind, ep. 75): https://youtu.be/zQZuCpAd8t8 • J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat (Mythic Mind, ep. 181): https://youtu.be/R-1Yp1Z8dv4 • Tolkien's The Monsters and the Critics: https://youtu.be/THW4r9mWSNw Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship:https://mythicmindfellowship.c... Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts: - Mythic Mind - Mythic Mind Games - Mythic Mind Movies & Shows #MythicMind #Tolkien #LeafByNiggle #Subcreation #PerilousRealm #Theology #PhilosophyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.