ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Sebastian Morello is a Catholic writer on Christian mysticism, metaphysics, political traditionalism, and much more.In this episode: •How we have lost the ability to see the spiritual side of reality in our modern world •The nature of spirits, angels & demons •The Christian God vs other gods •Satan as the "prince of this world" and Christ & the Church's all-out war against him •How to live a Christian life against all odds in our modern worldTimestamps:0:00 Do angels and demons exist? Why we're the "weird" ones2:45 Democritus, atomism, and the disenchantment of the cosmos8:25 The medieval hierarchy of intelligences10:40 Pagan gods, polytheism, and the Christian angelic host16:01 The lost spirituality of the Desert Fathers20:33 Temple, Academy, Gymnasium24:26 Modern sports as religion26:04 Hierarchy of charity vs the chaos of the pagan gods28:53 Aquinas on essence and existence34:17 Dual exemplarism: the world as iconographic of God37:43 Plato, Plotinus, and Aquinas's Neoplatonic roots40:39 Apophatic theology and St John of the Cross43:02 Neoplatonism baptised: the world soul and the logoi45:40 What post-Reformation spirituality is missing48:04 Pico della Mirandola: knowing God through love50:20 The fall of the angels and Christianity's war on evil52:48 Christ's kingdom vs Satan's principality54:57 Avoiding Gnosticism: creation is good but captured57:29 The tragedy of Western civilisation1:00:00 Advice for young Christians todayFind Sebastian Morello: •My favourite book of his: "Magic, Mysticism & Monasteries: Recovering the Sacred Mystery at the Heart of Reality." •Sebastian Morello on Eternal Christendom (which I particularly enjoyed because it discussed Sebastian's exploration of various religious traditions on his trip to India aged 19 and his ultimate conversion to Catholicism in India on that same trip): https://youtu.be/oBWR_pKlTPA?si=r699XbvD3fHpfVmM•Articles at The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/author/sebastian-morello/Find Jack: •Substack: https://substack.com/@jackroycroftsherry?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page•X: https://twitter.com/jack_roycroft•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0DGVMa1qAI1huc87xNDrgy?si=d92d3edda9274013
