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[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. Donate or MOSAIC T-Shirt 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 | Frank BrandsmaKing Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey ArmstrongThe Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-SmithFantastic Creatures | Juliette WoodJoseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & LarsenCarl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire DunneThe Waste Land | T.S. Eliot2001: A Filmmaking Odyssey | Imaginary WorldsThe Science of Well-Being | YaleDefine Your Fears Instead of Goals | Tim FerrisAuthenticity Is A Double-Edged Sword | Adam GrantOfficial BvS Watch Party | VEROOfficial MOS Watch Party | VERO$5.27 Launch Fundraiser | AFSPLimited Time Offer $12/yr | HBO MaxHurt | Johnny Cash Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.comTwitter: @mosanswersSubscribe: Apple Podcasts / RSS / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube Buy MOSAIC Shield T-Shirt: Bonfire.com/mosaicHelp With Hosting: via PayPal QR Code: "The most rewarding mythological experience you can have is to see how it lives in your own psychological structure." "We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all times have gone before us. . . . And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world."