[Recorded April 29 & May 6, 2020]  Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

* Previously with Percival (00:01:20)
* The Grail King & Grail Castle (00:03:10)

* Magical Other World

* The Fisher King Wound Origins & Meaning (00:04:05)

* The Tasting The Burning Fish - "What was I supposed to do?" (00:04:55)
* Jousting The Pagan Knight - "Krypton lost something precious" (00:10:25)
* As Divine Punishment - "I don't know if it's possible" (00:13:55)

* Stages of Evolution (00:15:20)

* Unconscious youth, conscious middle, enlightened elder
* The Midlife Crisis (00:19:50)

* The Wasteland (00:23:55)

* Inauthentic Lives (00:26:10)
* Campbell's Start - From Critic To Champion (00:27:30)
* In Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman (00:30:20)

* Fertility, ecology, decline, Knightmare

* The King and the Knight are One... (00:36:30)

* The Grail Castle (00:37:40)

* The Grail Procession - Grail and Lance (00:38:20)
* Failing to Ask Questions - "A knight does not ask questions" (00:39:30)
* The Law of Enchantment - Spontaneous Gifts (00:40:50)
* The Duty to Ask (00:43:00)

* The Weeping Damsels (00:46:50)

* The Pain of Consciousness
* The Costs & Collateral of Past Successes
* Father's Unbreakable Sword (00:48:20)
* The Lady of the Tent (00:50:00)

* Society vs. Spontaneity (00:51:50)

* Advice - Right or Wrong? (00:56:10)
* The Old Knight's Character (00:57:30)
* Jonathan's Character (00:58:40)
* Advice Context - Stage of Life (00:59:50)
* Jonathan's Advice (01:02:40)
* The Old Knight's Advice (1:04:10)

* Authenticity…
* …without Boundaries is Careless (01:06:50)
* …without Empathy is Selfish (01:09:00)
* …without Trust is Risky (01:11:20)

* Bring Your Best Self (01:12:50)
* Uncertain Dry Years (01:13:30)

* Joining The Round Table (01:14:40)

* Love Trance (01:15:40)
* The Grail Messenger - Humiliated Before Camelot (01:17:10)

* Sir Gawain (01:19:10)

* Percival : Superman :: Gawain : Batman
* Nature of Foils (01:21:30)
* Dual Identities (01:24:00)
* Batman Mythos : Gawain Mythos (01:26:05)

* The Sun Knight - Batman '66 : The Light Knight (01:27:40)
* Descent & Rehabilitation (01:29:10)

* The Useless Knight (01:32:50)
* The Trial of the Perilous Bed

* The Bleeding Lance / Kryptonite Spear (01:35:40)

* Religious Artifact (01:37:00)

* Collective Consciousness
* Remixing Mythology (01:38:50)
* DC Heroes & World War II (01:42:20)

* Symbol & Commentary (01:43:55)

* Kryptonite Spear vs. Bullets
* Critique of Violence (01:45:50)

* And much more

To learn more:Le Mort D'Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. JohnsonLiving An Examined Life | James HollisMyths to Live By | Joseph CampbellEternal Chalice | Monica PotkayEmotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature |...