We Are Someone's Dream: Guests Talk on The Circular Ruins by Jorge Luis Borges

"The goal that led him on was not impossible, though it was clearly supernatural: he wanted to dream a man." This is the premise of another mind-blowing, reality-bending short-story by Jorge Luis Borges: The Circular Ruins.Join me in a Guests Talk with a dream cast of guests: Jarrod (from The Fantasy Thinker), Kris (from A Fictional Escapist), P.L. Stuart (author of A Drowned Kingdom Saga), Jose (from José's Fantasy Worlds), and Dr Philip Chase (author of The Edan Trilogy).Subscribe to my newsletter: https://liviajelliot.substack.comBooks mentioned (in order):"Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid" by Douglas R. Hofstadter"Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage" by Gary John Biship"A Drowned Kingdom" by P.L. Stuart"The Way of Edan" by Phillip ChaseMovies mentioned (in order):"Inception" by Christopher Nolan

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