In this engaging discussion, Richard Rohlin, an expert on universal history and symbolism, delves into the enigmatic Voyage of St. Brendan. He explores encounters with sea creatures and a giant maiden, weaving themes of beauty, death, and resurrection. The conversation links ancient narratives with contemporary struggles, touching on the importance of ritual and spiritual symbolism. Rohlin also examines the Nephilim and Celtic storytelling, inviting listeners to reflect on identity, divine mysteries, and the mythical realms inhabited by leprechauns and dwarves.
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Brendan Resurrects Giant Sea Maiden
St. Brendan resurrects and baptizes a giant sea maiden from before the flood who asks for salvation.
This strange story reflects deep themes of resurrection and salvation outside normal human boundaries.
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Islands Represent Inaccessible Realms
Some spiritual realms exist fully but are inaccessible to us, like the island Brendan encounters.
This highlights the positive aspect of intermediaries as necessary boundaries between worlds.
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Baptism Cleanses and Distinguishes
Baptism symbolically expels evil from water, paralleling Brendan blessing and drying up poisoned waters.
Different things in cultures can be baptized, integrated, or rejected based on their spiritual nature.
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In this episode, Richard Rohlin and I continue our discussion of The Voyage of St. Brendan, focusing on some of the stranger episodes in the story. We look at encounters with sea creatures, a sea giantess, and the figure of a Hermit in paradise. Along the way, we reflect on what these images might reveal about death, resurrection, the role of the saints, and how the spiritual world connects to our own. It's a conversation that opens up layers of meaning in a text that’s easy to overlook. Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/2vxMu-NU6Rw Part 1, The Voyage of St. Brendan: https://youtu.be/nlzEUV5sV2o?si=lsPwB1EmXLBIfs0w
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Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 01:06 - Intro music 01:37 - Introduction 03:41 - Pascha on the back of a monster 06:29 - A whale 14:06 - The giant mermaid 22:10 - The sequence of events 26:48 - Until the Last Judgement 33:00 - Don't worry about it 40:49 - Baptism 43:42 - Garments of skin 51:34 - Confronting demonic forces 58:08 - Brendan in paradise 01:09:00 - Brendan comes to Britain 01:26:49 - The death of St Brendan
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