After an extended hiatus, I will soon be recommencing my series of reflections on the letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. The last post of this series was on Letter 10, but, since that time, I have started working through the Revised and Expanded edition, which has additional letters. So, with that in mind, we will start by going back and covering the letters that were missed up to this point.
I am really excited to be getting into this again, especially as I near the completion of my first book, which is tentatively titled Divine Honour in The Lord of the Rings, inspired by Letter 183: “In The Lord of the Rings the conflict is not basically about 'freedom', though that is naturally involved. It is about God, and His sole right to divine honour.” Additionally, I recently led an independent course on The Lord of the Rings and I am in the early stages of planning a course on The Silmarillion. In summary, Tolkien is here to stay.
We will get to Letter 8a next time, but for now I would like to provide you with an update on the various things happening with the Mythic Mind Fellowship:
We now have three regular podcasts!
Mythic Mind, which focuses on literature, philosophy, and related topics. Current focus: The Fiction & Philosophy of C.S. Lewis
Mythic Mind Games, which discusses video games from a Christian humanities orientation. Current content includes Knights of the Old Republic and Red Dead Redemption 2. Upcoming content includes Zelda, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, and more.
Mythic Mind Movies & Shows, which discusses movies and shows from a Christian humanities orientation. We are starting with a series on all of the Star Wars movies.
Also, with the return of this Substack, I’ll get back to recording these articles for Tier 2+ patrons.
We have an ongoing book club on Augustine’s Confessions, which is being posted to the main Mythic Mind podcast.
I have three independent courses on the near horizon.
Plato, Stoicism, and Till We Have Faces begins in August.
The Elder Scrolls and Philosophy begins in the fall.
The Wisdom of Tolkien: The Silmarillion begins early 2026.
Two courses are currently being led by other Fellowship creators.
Hannah Gilmore is leading a study on Introductory Latin.
Joshua Traylor is leading a study on Paradise Lost.
We have a Fellowship Substack with contributions from several of our members.
There are so many exciting things happening now and being discussed for the future. There has never been so much Mythic Mind activity as there is now, so it is a great time to come aboard! Here is a breakdown of the major benefits of patronage:
Tier 1
Access to all podcasts early and ad-free, delivered through a single patron feed.
Full Discord access
Write for our Fellowship Substack
Open invitations to any of our shows
50% discount on courses from other Fellowship creators
Tier 2
All lower tier benefits
Recordings of these Substack articles delivered through the patron podcast feed. This includes the articles that are behind a paywall.
Tier 3
All lower tier benefits
When you become an annual Tier 3 patron, you get access to all courses that begin within that payment term. At the time this is being posted, that includes all of my courses listed above.
Tier 4
All lower tier benefits
A book gift when you enroll and every 6 months.
Dramatically increase my ability to sustain production.
For the rest of June, 2025, you will receive a 25% discount when you become an annual patron, so I hope that you will join this growing community of over 60 patrons centered around the broad-reaching Christian humanities. Whether you are engaged with philosophy, literature, movies, games, or anything else tangentially related to stories and ideas, there is a place for you here.
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