Plagues, Petty Tyrants, & Our Dark Ages Mindset | The Seventh Seal

<p style="text-align:center;">A 1957 Bergman film sets us in exactly the right era to better understand our own time: the plague-stricken Middle Ages.  </p> One of Salomé's favorite movies, The Seventh Seal is the epitome of existentialist art, refreshingly devoid of post-modern cynicism but rich in the angst, dread, and flashes of beauty that make up existence. <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ In this episode:   </p> <p style="text-align:center;">⋗ Cynicism in art and culture ⋗ Our modern plague and its ancient effects ⋗ The impulse to blame others during hardship ⋗ The ancient desire to sacrifice for good fortune in modern society ⋗ What makes the average person turn to cruelty? ⋗ The need for suspicion of power and skepticism ⋗ Our Dark Ages mentality in the Age of Information ⋗ Power is easily taken, rarely rescinded   ⋗ The TSA is fake business ⋗ How arbitrary power undermines legitimate law ⋗ The meaning of life (briefly)  </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ Other related episodes mentioned:  </p> <p style="text-align:center;">⋗ <a href='https://youtu.be/SQZk3R1aWSI'>Micro-dosing the Void | Library Circus #6</a> </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ Listen to the podcast via:</p> <ul><li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0os9rvFzt9EyjPzman9Wjf?si=4izCTGmoSh-sMs0qcqWJ_g'>Spotify</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3dff262e-dfc9-43f2-99d8-9889c8212e15/SILVER-EYE-SOCIETY'>Amazon</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='http://tun.in/pkgRs'>Tune-In</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://silvereyesociety.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a></li> </ul>