Richard Emerson

Burning Phoenix Podcast

Society EN ↓ 32 episodes

Blending the Old and the New - as part of a bigger Transformation of the Age. The last Renaissance started around 6-700 years ago, and we have the chance to start a new one right now.burningphoenix.substack.com

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Richard Emerson

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#7 - When Private Money and Power goes Too Far 20.11.2022 12:27

Looking at private money into US elections, and the excesses of the Catholic Church in 1054-1302. We'll also look at the idea of fighting the mythological monster Hydra, and aiming at the belly and not endlessly cutting off its heads, as Dante warns against to the Holy German Emperor in 1311. A similar dynamic and approach might be relevant for private money influences today. Thanks for listen...

#6 - The Rise of China, and two asymmetrical Global Systems 17.11.2022 10:53

Thoughts on the rise of China, now soon the size of the US economy, and within this decade (2020s) most likely becoming the biggest economy on the Planet. Their economy is already 60x bigger in the last 40 years. And a global economic supremacy for China is nothing new, it has already happened twice before in the earlier Tang and Ming Dynasties. We might be moving towards a sort of Yin-Yang World...

#5 - How to build an Ark, if the Flood is Coming 14.11.2022 9:21

Five points about how to mentally and practically prepare - if a bigger metaphorical Flood is indeed coming soon in America now in 2022/23, and to some extent in parts of Europe. 1. Start building an Ark, immediately - with solid knowledge. It might be urgent. What to put in the Ark? The timeless parts of the Tradition, with Greek Myth and Philosophy, and/or f.ex. Dante's Divine Comedy, which...

#4 - Three Practical Ways to start Balancing your Brain 13.11.2022 7:19

Three practical activities that could start today: 1. Spend time in nature. 2. Reduce online time drastically. 3. One of these: Play an instrument for 20 minutes. Read and contemplate old mythology and symbolism. Do 20 minutes of Tai Chi. Do something creative like writing a poem, a little story, make a painting, or compose a song. All of which stimulates the right brain hemisphere, and could star...

#3 - Elon Musk as a Modern Day Guelph, Rising against the Aristocracy 11.11.2022 7:12

Looking at parallels between modern day America and the 13th century powerful City-State of Florence. Thanks for listening!

#2 - The Current Moment, in the Bigger Picture 09.11.2022 14:56

An introductory episode for the Burning Phoenix Podcast, about how we will be drawing from the perspectives of Dr. Iain McGilchrist, Dante Alighieri, and Historian John Strickland on this podcast - to better understand the deeper patterns and trends of the last 3,000 years of European history, and what we might be seeing happening at this current moment of Time. Join the conversation on https://bu...

#1 - Myths and Subjugating Truth 08.11.2022 5:03

"The Aspirations of Changing and Controlling Truth" How trying to control and subjugate the Truth is expressed in Ancient Traditions. Join the conversation here: https://burningphoenix.substack.com/p/the-aspirations-of-changing-and-controlling