The Hazzlewood Podcast

Considers the necessity of inhabiting the inner world, the falseness of what we may term the 'real world', constituting mass society and the Kafkaesque State, and the notion of escape through interiority. The wonders of the interior world involve a twofold path: spiritual quest, and the wondrous journey of the creative imagination.

Inspired by a piano piece by neo-classical composer BLKBOK, I seek to explore the question of why colour-blindness is no longer an acceptable political outcome for the Black Lives Matter movement, the legacy of white cultural hegemony, and how the debate has moved on from the days of MLK. 

Considers prudence in the light of Aquinas and Josef Pieper, then as applied to Ancient Greek and Shakespearean tragedies, and finally we discuss prudence in the modern world.

Discussing anxiety, depression, and psychosis. Ways to deal with difficult mental health situations.

Considers the principles of creativity, especially in the arts, as well as the importance of active creation by every individual, as a key contribution to civilisation.

This episode discusses the requirements for and experience of simplicity of being, and its path to heartfelt peace and true joy. We discuss owning a private library within one's four walls, and retiring to a life of the mind, in accordance with the practices of many wise and spiritual men who went before us. We do not advocate for the life of a complete anchorite, but acknowledge that a large part of spiritual solitude is necessary for true fulfilment.

Consideration of the primacy of inner being, the Ptolemaic Universe as a fitting symbol of the nature of man's spiritual existence, and the ways of accessing the Kingdom within.

Finding the beauty of life through the creative powers and the imagination, the higher intellect, and the recognition of a guiding principle in our lives.

Classical: Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Aurelius, Augustine. Medieval: Bonaventure, Aquinas. Modern: Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, Rousseau, Schopenhauer, Heidegger. How modern philosophy represents a progressive degeneration. Summary of the different interconnections.

The existential basis of my spirituality - spirituality and modernity.