Damien Walter is one of the world’s foremost voices in critical thinking about science fiction as the emerging cultural mythos of our modern global civilization. In this episode we discuss some of Damien’s ideas about the psychological function of story-telling, and what he calls the operating system of human consciousness. We talk about how archetypal, meaningful stories have elements that resonate with the shape of the human psyche, and when they do so they can serve as transformative psychological experiences. If you enjoy this episode then you should check out The Science Fiction Podcast with Damien Walter, as well as his YouTube channel, his courses in creative writing like the Rhetoric of Story, and Writing the 21st Century Myth, as well as his essays and even his latest project where he does his own storytelling, called the Ocean of Story. You can access all of this through his webpage, www.damiengwalter.com. Damien Walter – "The universe is made of stories, not atoms." (damiengwalter.com)Send us a messageEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/743522660965257/

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