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Creative Codex

Creative Codex

By: MJDorian
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Peer into the minds of the greatest creative geniuses in history. Join us as we explore the mystery of how creativity works, art history and how you can improve your own creative process. The labyrinth awaits. Creative Codex is one-part podcast and one-part imaginative lecture series, featuring thoroughly researched insights into the creative process mixed with captivating soundscapes and original music. Produced & Written by MJDorian104192 Art
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  • 52: Hilma af Klint • Painting the Unseen • Part 1: Life & Death & Art
    Jul 2 2025

    What makes Hilma af Klint's artwork so groundbreaking? Did she really create her art with the aid of higher beings? And why did it take a century for the art world to catchup with her vision and finally recognize her genius? Join me as we discover the answers to all of that and so much more.

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    Thank you in advance!

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    Resources used:

    • Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss

    • Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future by The Guggenheim Museum

    • Hilma af Klint: Notes and Methods

    • Hilma af Klint and The Five's Sketchbooks

    • Hilma af Klint's Philosophy of Life by Johan af Klint

    • Modern Occultism by Mitch Horowitz

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    Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

    Executive Producers: Mike Hill & Madie Laine

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    Creative Codex is written & produced by MJDorian

    Music by MJDorian.

    All rights reserved.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 51: The Tarot • Part II: Synchronicity & The Spirit of Creative Genius
    May 14 2025

    By what mechanism does Tarot work? On this episode we answer that question through the illuminating writings and theories of Dr. Carl Jung and Marie Louise von Franz.

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    Resources used:

    • Synchronicity by C. G. Jung

    • On Divination and Synchronicity by Marie Louise von Franz

    • Alchemical Active Imagination by Marie Louise von Franz

    • Psyche & Matter by Marie Louise von Franz

    • 78 Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack (Great for beginners)

    • The Encyclopedia of Tarot by Stuart R. Kaplan

    • The Way of Tarot by Alejandro Jodorowsky

    • The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious by C.G. Jung

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    Nightgrowler • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightgrowler/

    Nicolas Bruno:

    https://www.somniatarot.com/

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    Executive Producers: Mike Hill & Madie Laine

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    Creative Codex is written & produced by MJDorian

    Music by MJDorian.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Tarot Exegesis: The Emperor & The Lovers
    Apr 29 2025

    Support my work and research by becoming a patron and get access to the full Tarot Exegesis series and many more exclusive episodes: patreon.com/mjdorian

    This is a preview of my Tarot Exegesis series, which analyzes every card of the Major Arcana. I've created this multi-part series as supplemental material to the main Tarot series.

    Each episode is an in depth exploration of the symbolism and psychological significance of several cards. On this preview I explore The Emperor & The Lovers (Major Arcana cards IIII & VI).

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    Creative Codex is written & produced by MJDorian

    Music by MJDorian.

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    20 mins
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