Learn about how and why God prepares our reading lists as we chat with Michael Martin, a modern-day druid. From parallel worlds and alternate modernity, to living off the land and rejecting scientific materialism, we explore topics such as the challenges in the education system and shifts in politics. Discover the hidden wisdom in everyday life and the supernatural influence on our world.
Learning classical languages is crucial for understanding Western civilization and accessing great texts.
Embracing alternative lifestyles, such as organic food and traditional craftsmanship, is a response to the dominant technocratic worldview and a recognition of the living, breathing creation of the world.
Deep dives
The Importance of Learning Classical Languages
Learning classical languages is crucial for accessing great texts and understanding Western civilization.
The Growing Divide between Materialistic and Romantic Worldviews
There is a growing distinction between viewing the world as an external, dead thing to be manipulated versus seeing it as a living, breathing creation.
The Rise of Alternative Movements and Societal Shifts
More people are embracing alternative lifestyles, such as organic food, natural healing, and traditional craftsmanship, as a response to the dominant technocratic worldview.
The Role of Spirituality and the Rediscovery of Sacred Traditions
There is a resurgence in religious conversions and a search for spiritual meaning, as people recognize the spiritual battle and seek to reconnect with their spiritual roots.
Does not Wisdom cry out? Michael Martin joins me to discuss how and why God prepares our reading lists. Michael traces an alternate stream of modernity that flows quietly alongside the decadent materialist one. From Jakob Bohme, to Coleridge and the Romantics, to modern farmsteading, we talk about why the political parties switched places and how the everyday world breathes forth supernatural wisdom.