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Basically Related

By: Lee Benson
  • Summary

  • Lee Benson discusses Scripture commentary for the weekly Mass readings and other musings. Whether it’s culture, psychology, politics, religion, or philosophy, it’s all basically related. New episode every Monday and Friday.
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Episodes
  • The Spiritual Unconscious and Unconscious Religiousness | Monday Muse
    May 6 2024

    Welcome to the Monday Muse! Today, I am discussing Viktor Frankl's concept of the spiritual unconscious and unconscious religiousness as well as his criticism of Carl Jung and Jungian archetypes.

    Tell me what you think, and join the discussion in the comments!

    This episode discusses, explores, and examines:

    - Frankl's concept of of the spiritual unconscious and unconscious religiousness

    - What is the Spiritual Unconscious?

    - What is the unconscious religiousness?

    - What makes religion or religious experience authentic?

    - Frankl's criticism of Carl Jung and Jungian archetypes.

    - Possible origin or source of archetypes

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    23 mins
  • God Our Mother? | Monday Muse
    Apr 22 2024

    Welcome to the Monday Muse! Today, I am discussing Julian of Norwich's concept of God as mother and other aspect of the feminine and divinity in Catholic theology.

    Tell me what you think, and join the discussion in the comments!

    This episode discusses, explores, and examines:

    - Julian of Norwich's notion of God as Mother

    - God as the totality and unity of fatherhood and motherhood

    - The Bible and other ancient religions on gods and goddesses

    - God as mother in scripture and tradition

    - How God is both mother and father to his creation and creatures

    - The symbolism of the feminine in relation to God

    - The Feminine and the Divine in Catholic Theology

    - Carl Jung on the Divine Feminine and it's necessity

    - Psychology and theology on femininity and divinity

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    37 mins
  • O Necessary Sin, O Happy Fault | Monday Muse
    Apr 8 2024

    Welcome to the Monday Muse! Today, I am discussing the Easter Vigil "Exsultet" and the truly necessary sin of Adam and happy fault (Felix Culpa!).

    Tell me what you think, and join the discussion in the comments!

    This episode discusses, explores, and examines:

    - The Necessary Sin of Adam

    - The meaning of necessity

    - Why God allowed Adam to sin

    - Why can the Fall be called "happy"

    - The Original World vs. the World of Redemption

    - Redemption and the Fall

    - The higher state of being after the Fall

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    Submit questions to BasicallyRelatedPodcast@gmail.com, and I will answer them on the podcast!

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    23 mins

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