The Gnostalgia Podcast The Cosmic Role of St. Michael
Nov 7, 2025
Dive into the cosmic significance of St. Michael, exploring his role in angelic cosmology and the historical weight of Michaelmas. The discussion highlights the merging of Neoplatonism with modern thought, while delving into the connections between Michael and ancient myths. Witness the fascinating relationship between St. Michael and Our Lady, alongside renewal calls for traditional church practices. The hosts also reflect on the risks of modernity and astral projection, urging a revival of devotion to this powerful archangel.
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Nature As Angelic Ministry
- John Henry Newman argues that natural phenomena are often the visible robes of unseen angelic agency.
- He warns modern science risks reducing wonder by treating nature as self-sustaining laws rather than ministered acts.
Recovering Vertical Metaphysics
- Wolfgang Smith and colleagues revive a baptized Neoplatonic tradition integrated with Thomistic realism against modern materialism.
- They treat the physicist's 'physical world' as distinct from lived corporeal experience and restore vertical metaphysics.
Michael As Solar Archangel
- Michael functions cosmologically as the solar archangel whose inaccessible radiance mirrors God's transcendent presence.
- His role traces back to pre-Christian myths of chaos‑subduing beings and appears across ancient cultures.
