Ep. 142 - The Hidden Meaning of Tolkien’s Universe with Stephen Kipp and Brett Ewer

Hence The Future

Understanding Tolkien’s Legendarium 🧙‍♂️

In this episode, Mattimore is joined by Stephen Kipp and Brett Ewer to discuss the hidden meaning behind Tolkien's major works - The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings - Plus, what Tolkien would have to say about the future were he with us here today.

Topics Discussed:

• Invention vs. Discovery of Myth
• The Creation of The Universe
• The Creation of Earthly Beings
• Sub-Creative Powers
• Races in Tolkien’s Universe
• Use of the Elvish perspective
• Language, Culture, Thought
• Myth versus Allegory
• Fate vs Free Will
• Battles of the Psyche
• Divine Archetypes
• Cyclicality of History
• Quest Reversals
• Death and immortality
• Morality of Good and Evil
• Industry and Technology
• Corruptive Nature of Power
• Criticisms of Tolkien’s Work
• Tolkien’s views on the future

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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