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I know this is crazy, but what if hospitals, universities, and other public institutions hired people who actually enjoyed helping people to operate the phones and work the concierge desks? People with a tiny bit of wisdom. That'd be nuts.

Doctor Strange made his first debut in 1962 in the Marvel Comics series Strange Tales # 110. He was the Master of Black Magic 👀 I'm glad they changed him to the Master of Mystical Arts lol but it is still pretty odd that he's a super hero and is a ceremonial or ritual magician/wizard. Ritual magicians use magical phrases in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and sometimes supposed lost languages--or thee lost language, that language which named things by their essences back before the tower of Babel--in order to conjur demons, angels, djinn, and other spiritual beings in order to compel them or trick them into providing aid in the form of fortune telling, prescient revelations, occult knowledge, and other magical favors. They also would try to trap spiritual beings in amulets and bottles and lamps to keep them for when they needed them most--think Aladdin. There's a long history of ritual magic and it's all pretty dark tbh. It's crazy that Doctor Strange is a ritual magican but man, I still love him.

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Strange Supreme is the quintessential wizard. Wizards = overly wise,wise to a fault ('wys'=wise + '-ard' suffix=intensifier (drunkard, etc.)) Supreme Strange dabbled into occult knowledge against all warnings, thinking he knew better than cosmic law & it cost him everything

@DashaStein Totally!

@trendsettercase Really interesting dialogues.

Plato's Timaeus & Critias are the first sources for the lost city of Atlantis. He made up Atlantas (did he though?) in order to claim them as a global super power that only Athens could defeat. In Timaeus, this dude named Critias says he knows a guy who knew a guy who knew

You can read the first essay here: parknotes.substack.com/p/god-loves-tr…

We're reading the Timaeus & Critias in my philosophical book club on my blog Parker's Ponderings, right now. I'm writing philosophical companion essays to help you get the most out of the book. Come join us!

but it was the only theory of the ancient world that held up against the world conquerering Atlantians. Plato used the myth of Atlantis to bolster his own philosophical psychology and political philosophy. So epic. It all comes back to philosophy, especially to Plato.

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@trendsettercase @WesleyLHuff @britishlibrary It's called Codex Sinaiticus

Codex Sinaiticus at the @britishlibrary. Currently it’s displayed open to the end of John’s Gospel. The Treasures Gallery at the British Library is one of the most underrated exhibits there is. Along with Sinaiticus they also have out a 1526 Tyndale New Testament, Anne Boleyn’s copy of the 1534 Tyndale New Testament, Henry VIII’s copy of the Great Bible, the Lindisfarne Gospels, a first edition of Luther’s complete Bible from 1534 and one of the 21 still surviving Gutenberg Bibles.

Those are LEGO Dumbledores I believe

I'm teaching a phil & theo course on C.S. Lewis this summer and am beyond stoked to have my students dive in on my favorite Lewis essays. His books are great but the man was such a great essayist and his philosophy really shines there. I'm also pumped that it's accredited 🙌

"And if great reasoners are often maniacal, it is equally true that maniacs are commonly great reasoners." G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, 32

@Elessar023 Same here!

@trendsettercase Thanks! I’m glad to see so many that I know are as well and that in general others are. I’m hoping word of mouth will help this have legs. I want a sequel.

Masters of The Universe was really fun. Wasn't snide. Wasn't overly sincere. Was maybe a tiny bit too jokey but just a couple too many. It felt like the movie wasn't sure the age of its audience. That's probably because it was for Oregon Trail Millennials and Young Xers and their kids but there was some strong language that felt out of place fir their kids. Jared Leto was finally good in a movie that's not Fight Club 🙌🙌 they just needed to completely hide him. I loved his Skeletor. He was sinister like the original lore and was goofy at times like the show. Great blend. I really had a good time and it's all because of their specialty items tbh. I wanted that popcorn bucket and I still want the sword too. Growing up, I read Conan and felt like He-Man was a mockery of my guy so I always avoided it. The popcorn bucket changed my mind and now I'm in.

@Elessar023 Great to hear you're a lifelong fan and enjoyed it!

@trendsettercase We both really enjoyed it. Of course there’s a couple things I’d do a bit different but only a couple. I love the nods to the 87 film and the fact it’s ripped straight out of the cartoon. I’ll be 45 in October and been a fan of He-Man for over 40 years at this point.

@Elessar023 How'd you like it? How'd she like it?

@trendsettercase Swords were gone at my max as well. We got the light up He-Man cup as a little momento. I took my mom with me to see it. lol Yeah I have a feeling they’ll be pricey on. eBay.