Angels are an intriguing idea. They’re ethereal beings who are like us, but maybe, just a little better than we are. They have our best interests at heart, they have wings, and they have a direct line to the supernatural, or the divine, or the universal forces beyond our control. So, that’s cool, but perhaps we’ve missed a step. What, pray tell, is an angel, exactly? Join us on this romp through the wilds of history, as we search for the answer to this seemingly simple question. From fierce, fiery warriors with four faces, to chubby winged-baby putti, there are a lot of different ways to understand the amorphous idea of the angel. We’ll examine angel symbolism and iconography in art through the ages, and discuss the origins of belief in guardian angels, specifically. We’ll also analyze the story of the Angel of Mons, a battlefield apparition that occurred during the Great War; its historical origins, and the incredible rapidity of its spread. We conclude with a discussion of the protective, guardian alter that sometimes appears in cases of Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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Guest Storyteller: DeWayne Feenstra
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SOURCES:
The Angel Warriors at Mons: An Authentic Record by Ralph Shirley – Editor of “The Occult Review”
The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War by Arthur Machen – 1915
The Rationale of the Angel Warriors at Mons, During the Retreat by John J. Pearson – circa 1915
Iconic Angels in Art History | AnOther
Angels in Art: Angels Through the Ages – Medievalists.net
Angels in Art – Trivium Art History
Our Favorite Art Historical Baby Heads – Art Docent Program
The Divinely-Revealed Appearance of Angels in Icons | A Reader’s Guide to Orthodox Icons
Why are there female angels in art? | Christian History
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Early Christian Representations of Angels
‘Angels’ to block Westboro Baptist Church’s protest at Orlando memorial – SFGate
The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference – Charles Herbermann
3 Types Of Angels Are With You | Doreen Virtue – Official Angel Therapy Website
Evaluating Today’s Angel Craze (by Ron Rhodes)
A PILGRIM’S GUIDE TO THE GREAT AND HOLY MONASTERY OF VATOPAIDI • Pravoslavieto.com
Benois Madonna – by Leonardo da Vinci
History of the Halo in Art | Alberti’s Window
Holy Spirit | splendor catholicae veritatis
Byzantium – AP Art History with Mrs. Westby at Appleton West High School – StudyBlue
Pope Francis and the Pallia – Papa Francis
Detailed Analysis of Immaculate Conception Iconography
Multiple Personality Disorder – Demons and Angels or Archetypal aspects of the inner self
Alters in Dissociative Identity Disorder (MPD) and DDNOS
Sims’ Symptoms in the Mind: An Introduction to Descriptive Psychopathology By Femi Oyebode
Persecutory Alters and Ego States: Protectors Friends and Allies
Multiple Personality Disorder with Human and Non Human Subpersonality Components
Another great episode!!
I was little disappointed when Sam did not do the ‘mean girl version history regarding the battle of Mon’! I really enjoyed when you summarized WW2 that way before, so I hoped you would do that again! (I am not joking) lol. Other than that I loved the show 😀
It was very interesting episode, thank you for another fabulous story!
P.S, Could you please tell me how to embed your beautiful artworks for each episodes into each podcast mp3 files as an album art?
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Thanks so much! Im sure there will be many more mean girl summaries to come. I figured out how to upload the image on the Blog Talk Radio player, but unfortunately Itunes doesnt have that feature. Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll do that from now on.
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I found a freeware program that allows you to embed an artwork into an mp3 file 🙂 I am satisfied with the program so far. Check the link below out!
http://www.mediamonkey.com/?ClickID=cw7kaessqaiqlxfpwkiwl4ikiin7iffsvkzi
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