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Shamans and Sith
by Toro Ren
Conjuring Creative Mythology from Star Wars and other Heroic Cinema to Confront the Abyss, one Chapter at a time.Video version of each episode also available at YouTube.com/@ShamansAndSith
Episodes
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Episode XI. She Is the Way: The Armorer & Mandalorian Shamanism
This Chapter explores Joseph Campbell's conception and analysis of Paleolithic Shamanism and, thereby, demonstrates how The Armorer in The Mandalorian comprises the best canonical representation of a Shaman in the Star Wars Galaxy to date. It also positions the Shamanic Path with regard to the...
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Episode X. The Once & Future Hope: Luke Skywalker in Exile
Among the most frustrating and controversial plotlines in the Sequel Trilogy is the arc and death of Luke Skywalker, especially in The Last Jedi. The aggravation at Luke's seemingly uncharacteristic exile of himself from his Jedi legacy, his family, and the New Republic, as well as his refusal to...
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Podcast Update: Shamans & Sith
This short video details the reasons for a forthcoming and fundamental change to this podcast's name.
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Episode IX. The Scavenger Rey: Lancelot of the Wasteland
While the Scavenger Rey is the main protagonist and core character in the Sequel Trilogy, these Star Wars films leave many questions concerning her background, psychology, and spiritual motivations at best open and at worst unaddressed. The third segment in a four-part series exploring (and…
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Episode VIII. Oedipus Tenebri II: The Death of Kylo Ren
Kylo Ren is arguably the most compelling character in the Sequel Trilogy, but these Star Wars films leave several critical questions insufficiently or entirely unanswered. The second segment in a four-part series exploring (and perhaps redeeming) the Sequel Trilogy from a mythological…
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Episode VII. Oedipus Tenebri I: The Birth of Kylo Ren
Kylo Ren is arguably the most compelling character in the Sequel Trilogy, but these Star Wars films leave several critical questions insufficiently or entirely unanswered. What are Kylo Ren's actual origins? That is, how and why did Ben Solo create him? Why did Ben choose the name "Kylo"? Was…
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Episode VI. Darth Vader: Mortis Ex Machina
Chapter IV (Episode VI) identifies Anakin Skywalker's path to becoming Darth Vader with the Norse God Odin's path to his fated death during Ragnarok. This episode thus explores how Darth Vader and Odin manifest an Elementary Idea. That is, these similar personifications of Death represent a...
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Episode V. Creative Destruction: The Force & The Chosen One
In Chapter III (Episode V), we learn about the relation of Shiva's Cosmic Dance of Creation and Destruction with the Myth of the Chosen One. Perhaps for the first time, we clearly define what Ultimate Balance in the Force means, as well as the conditions necessary for its existence. Moreover, we...
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Episode IV: Anakin Skywalker & The Two Dragons
Chapter II (Episode IV) explores how Anakin Skywalker's fate manifests the Dragon of Order and the Dragon of Chaos and how his destiny reflects the eternal cosmic dance between the two. It also illustrates the associated mythological implications for our own lives.
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Episode III: Jedi & Sith Heroism
Chapter I (Episode III) discusses the mythological implications of the Jedi and Sith perspectives of the Force for their orders, the Star Wars galaxy, and our conceptions of heroism.
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Episode II: Introduction
Episode II comprises the Introduction to The Eldritch Grimoire. Elaborating on the Preface (Episode I) to construct this effort's overarching framework, this Introduction illuminates my novel conception of Cosmic Valor through a mythological exploration of the following fundamental concepts: I.…
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Episode I: Preface
Welcome to The Eldritch Grimoire. Tread with me on the path to the Absolute. In this Preface, we review the aim of this channel, discuss the mythogenetic framework and concepts of Joseph Campbell, and open the transcendental gateway to the Abyss. No, seriously. Required reading for neophytes.…
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Conjuring Creative Mythology from Star Wars and other Heroic Cinema to Confront the Abyss, one Chapter at a time.Video version of each episode also available at YouTube.com/@ShamansAndSith
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Shamans and Sith is created and hosted by Toro Ren.
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