The Mythic and the Marvellous by Dr. Martin Shaw

[@matthewstokes1608]

I think it sounds like a very fascinating book - and I look forwards to reading it. I have by chance just listened to your (much later) conversation with Mark Vernon - when you are somewhat stupefied by your recent, sudden encounter with Christ - coming out of left-field as-it-were - out of the blue - and yet you are clearly blown away - enlightened by His presence in your Soul... Wondering where it will take you. Intellectually, imaginatively and emotionally triggered, I think you sounded, as you explained this - and now, as you seek how to use this wondrous gift of His Faith in your own Imaginative work anew I hope it puts lead in the pencil and a twinkle in your eye. As a storyteller, it seems to me, you are interested in the beholder's ear as much as you own voice, so this is beautiful to encounter. It is an amazing gift you have, sir! I hope you keep going on the empyrean path - and as a lover of myth, Romanticism- and Beauty - Christ, much as he becomes inevitably the figurehead of all myths in the tales of Narnia, will not let you/us down - He alone will save us on our journey to becoming our true selves - via, perhaps, the portals of personal imagination... It seems to me it is actually as simple as this - the King of Myth - being Truth - is the Impossible made Real. ... Only the Miracle is real. Your work is soused in such wonders, somehow. And any dreamer - once the penny drops - who has found Jesus again (and has Him to keeps and so knows the truth) may love all the other beautiful stories of old in ever greater light and joy - because the most incredible thing in the world has happened - the axis point of all light is now fixed in Eternity... Perhaps there are many beautiful eternal songs - because of the North star of truth. Eternal joy cannot be beaten - and there is only ONE figure who has come to lead us there - to freedom. It's the most awesome discovery imaginable. One must share it somehow - this Beautiful news - in case others may grasp it.

[@TheAlcheMaze]

I love listening to Dr. Shaw. Thank you for sharing this!

[@annakeiller2820]

if any of this means a damn thing...show up! Excellent.

[@elizabethflynn8455]

Thank you for posting this. I appreciate it very much.

[@ydwinezanstra]

"Some kind of currency"..Martin ..that is such an understatement...

[@julianchase95]

It turns out (2021-22) that Martin’s journey was into Jesus. Who also was something of a romantic :)

[@janetclaireSays]

"The music of what is." I love that and really enjoyed this video. I've only just heard of Martin Shaw's books and just started "Branch from the Lightning Tree". The book he's talking about here sounds great and would have been perfect for me 20 years ago when I went through my "perfect set of circumstances to appropriately derail" me. But I'm sure the book would still be of use to me today.

[@monikakroll3884]

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[@janamclean1684]

'Dark Night of the Soul' been there, done several rounds throughout mid-life. It helps to remember 'this too shall pass'.

[@LailaLivsdatter]

❤

[@samrowbotham8914]

Romanticism comes alive looks like Dr Bernardo Kastrup in my humble opinion.

[@Mataharifilms]

A fine occasion, even with the guy's phone going off every five minutes. Here's another: Martin doing stories with the great, now late, Danny Deardorff at Dartington in 2008... kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6ubZn19o9qmhLc