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The Gnostalgia PodcastMysteries Of The Divine Wisdom w/ Michael MartinBrian and Sebastian sit down with poet-farmer Michael Martin for a wide ranging conversation on the renewal of metaphysical imagination. The discussion moves through sacramental perception, the life of symbol and myth, beauty as a discipline of thought, and the practice of reading texts and experience with patient inward attention. It reflects on language, tradition, and education, and asks what it might mean to cultivate an intellectual and spiritual sensibility that remains receptive to depth rather than content with surfaces.
2026-02-091h 10The Gnostalgia PodcastEnter Purgatory w/ Jason BaxterProfessor Jason Baxter returns to discuss his newly released translation of the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy the Purgatorio.https://jasonmbaxter.substack.com/https://angelicopress.com/products/the-divine-comedy-infernohttps://angelicopress.com/products/the-divine-comedy-purgatorio?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=b6d670f42&pr_rec_pid=11877570576702&pr_ref_pid=11378673877310&pr_seq=uniform
2026-01-111h 21The Gnostalgia PodcastOn The Stars w/ Michal PaszkiewiczBrian and return guest Michal discuss the meaning of the stars and the history of cosmic narratives.
2025-12-261h 11The Gnostalgia PodcastTalking to AnimalsBrian Scarffe and Sebastian Morello wander off the paved roads of modern piety and into the wild of the Christian imagination, where animals are fellow creatures addressed, admonished and occasionally instructed. They explore the serious conviction that creation itself speaks, and that the saints, by holiness rather than technique, learned to listen.The conversation ranges across Scripture, hagiography and medieval cosmology, asking why the ability to converse with animals was once taken as a sign of restored harmony. What was this “language” the saints seemed to master, and what does its disappearance tell us about the modern Chri...
2025-12-191h 15The Gnostalgia PodcastOn Holy Wells w/ Theo HowardBrian Scarffe and Theo Howard meet to explore the strange and venerable world of the holy well. Their conversation moves through stories of healing, dreams, folk tradition and Christian sanctity, tracing how water has long been understood as a point of encounter between the visible world and the hidden workings of grace.
2025-12-011h 16The Gnostalgia PodcastThe Cosmic Role of St. MichaelIn this conversation, Brian and Sebastian explore the significance of St. Michael within angelic cosmology, the historical importance of the Feast of St. Michael, and the works of Wolfgang Smith that bridge ancient wisdom with modern science. They discuss the Neoplatonic tradition's relevance to Catholic thought, the impact of modernity on spiritual practices, and the risks associated with astral projection. The dialogue emphasises the profound relationship between Our Lady and St. Michael, advocating for a revival of traditional practices in the Church.
2025-11-071h 19The Gnostalgia PodcastViriditas: Nothing Can Grow Without Roots w/ Ross Arlen TiekenViriditas – that greening force extolled by Hildegard of Bingen, signifying life’s inexhaustible power to heal, to renew, and to bind together heaven and earth. To remain rooted in an age of severance is to resist the centrifugal pull of modernity. Recovering our vital connection to place, to tradition, and to the sacramental cosmos becomes the necessary labour of those who refuse to be torn from the ineffable Source of LIFE.
2025-07-231h 20The Gnostalgia PodcastServants of the Secret Fire w/ Nina PowerPhilosopher Nina Power joins Sebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe for a roaming conversation on fire: its ancient sanctity, its capacity to protect and to destroy, its place in the hearth cults of antiquity, and its neglected spiritual symbolism in Christian life. From the oracular invocation of fire at a dinner party to reflections on cremation, alchemical distillation, gin-fuelled social collapse, and the counterfeit hearth of television.
2025-06-2959 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastAstrology and the Renaissance w/ Michal PaszkiewiczBrian and Sebastian speak with Michal Paszkiewicz about the life and times of one of astronomy’s earliest historians.
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Dr. John VervaekeThe Return of the Sacred: Mysticism, Tradition, and the Challenge of ModernityRitual, Wisdom, and What's Lost Sebastian Morello was trained in philosophy by Sir Roger Scruton and Andrew Pinsent. He is a lecturer, columnist, and popular public speaker in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Morello has previously co-authored books on subjects of philosophy and education. He lives in Bedfordshire, England, with his wife and children. Each quarter, John engages in thought-provoking extended conversations with a leading expert in psychology, philosophy, and spirituality. Each season offers a unique exploration, bringing together their diverse fields of knowledge to create fresh insights and understanding. These in-depth...
2025-06-061h 31The Gnostalgia PodcastOn Sacred HealingSebastian and Brian discuss the sacred history of healing, from its roots in pre-Christian rites of anointing and balance to its transfiguration in the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church. Moving between early Christian miracle accounts, medieval herbals, Byzantine hospitals, and the writings of Hildegard of Bingen and St Basil the Great, they considers how health was once conceived not as the absence of illness, but as a harmony between body, soul, and the divine order. Along the way, the conversation draws contrasts with modern biomedicine, recovering an older, metaphysically rich vision in which suffering is not meaningless.
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Eternal Christendom PodcastHow a Millennial Philosopher Found Catholicism in India (Dr. Sebastian Morello) | Ep. 23CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOMIn this episode, we interview one of the rising public intellectuals of our age, the English philosopher Dr. Sebastian Morello, about his fascinating conversion to the Catholic Faith. This is the first time Dr. Morello has shared his entire conversion account in public, and we are honored to host him at Eternal Christendom!Dr. Sebastian Morello is a lecturer, public speaker, and writer. He earned his doctorate in philosophy under the supervision of the renowned conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton. He specializes in how...
2025-05-213h 002025-05-051h 01The Gnostalgia PodcastThe Areopagite & First Century Christian Platonism w/ Evangelos NikitopoulosIn this episode, Brian Scarffe sits down with Evangelos Nikitopoulos to reconsider one of the most contested figures in Christian history: Saint Dionysius the Areopagite. Nikitopoulos unpacks the theological depth, historical reception, and unmistakable Christian Platonism of these writings, challenging the entrenched ‘pseudo’ label. Together, they explore the enduring influence of Dionysius on Christian mysticism, hierarchy, and metaphysics, reclaiming his place at the heart of the early Church.
2025-03-2154 min
The Two Cities PodcastThe Political Philosophy of Middle Earth | Sebastian MorelloDr Sebastian Morello rejoins The Two Cities Podcast to discuss one of our mutual loves - JRR Tolkien's Legendarium and the political philosophy within it. Topics explored include: the politics of the Shire; subsidiarity; the dichotomy between authority and power; monarchy and regnative prudence; the common good; the corruption of power as exemplified by Saruman and Denethor; the mystery of Tom Bombadil; technology and nature; and tradition vs. 'progress'. We conclude by discussing Tolkien's political theology and the dynamic of fallen men seeking the infinite in a finite world.Dr Morello is the author of the recently...
2025-03-031h 26The Gnostalgia PodcastLiturgy as Sacred Magic w/ Dr Joseph ShawGnostalgia pod is joined by Dr Joseph Shaw to discuss the theurgical mysteries of the Christian liturgy.
2025-02-2459 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastNietzsche & the Christian Knight w/ Raw Egg NationalistWe are joined by the Raw Egg Nationalist to discuss whether Christianity has a place for the masculine virtues in today’s Church and how it relates to the ‘vitalist right’.
2025-02-1058 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastSaint Death & The Wizard Popes W/ Fr Robert Nixon OSBFr Robert Nixon OSB returns to discuss the folk Catholic cult of Santa Muerte and the 'wizard' papacy of the 11th century.
2025-02-031h 07The Gnostalgia PodcastVibeshift: The End of Progress w/ Mary HarringtonOn the vibes and whither they go.
2025-01-2759 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastThe Black VirginBrian and Sebastian discuss the mysteries of the Black Virgin.
2025-01-201h 092025-01-1355 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastCosmic Toryism w/ Esme PartridgeYou’ve heard of High Tories, Low Tories, Tory scum, and Tori Amos, but have you heard of Cosmic Toryism?
2025-01-061h 02The Gnostalgia PodcastDeep Magic - The Highest Mariology? W/ Fr Robert Nixon OSBAn exploration of the stranger forgotten parts of the Catholic tradition with the great scholar and monk Fr Robert Nixon OSB.
2024-12-231h 08The Gnostalgia PodcastAngels & Demons w/ Rod DreherSebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe sit down with Rod Dreher to discuss the insights and themes of his new book, Living in Wonder.
2024-12-161h 09The Gnostalgia PodcastSacred Royalty w/ Charles Coulombe Sebastian Morello, Brian Scarffe, and Charles Coulombe on monarchy as a divine vocation.
2024-12-091h 13The Gnostalgia PodcastSacred UrbanismSebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe explore the concept of sacred urbanism, arguing that urban environments can realise the transcendent through principles such as sacred geometry, biophilic design, and context-sensitive development. What would an architectural movement look like that privileged public places as communal fostering arenas for spiritual transformation, prioritising harmony between the built environment and the natural world of which it is an extension?
2024-12-021h 10The Gnostalgia PodcastAre We 'Paganising' Christianity?In defence of the role of natural wisdom in reestablishing Christendom.
2024-11-251h 03The Gnostalgia PodcastAgainst Paul KingsnorthSebastian and Brian criticise the high priest of “rewilding Christianity”, Paul Kingsnorth, in the light of his Erasmus Lecture, delivered at the invitation of First Things journal, in which he condemns “Christian civilisation”.
2024-11-181h 12The Gnostalgia PodcastNostalgia as GnosisOn cultivating deep nostalgic wisdom, connecting with ancestors, and overcoming uprootedness.
2024-11-111h 02The Gnostalgia PodcastThe Gift of a Burning Heart: Dante w/ Jason BaxterJason Baxter, the translator of a wonderful new edition of Dante’s Inferno, joins The Gnostalgia Podcast to discuss with Sebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe how Dante’s theological world offers an initiatory pathway into mystical transformation in the heart of the Christian Mystery.
2024-11-0444 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastReclaiming HalloweenIn this Halloween special, recorded at the request of one of The Gnostalgia Podcast’s regular listeners, Sebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe defend the celebration of All Hallows’ Eve, even in its modern, degraded form. The day may be, they claim, Christendom’s last feeble attempt to confront the curse of death with which we’re all afflicted.
2024-10-3151 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastSacred Ecology IIContinuing their Sacred Ecology discussion, Sebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe sing the praises of the nascent rewilding movement, discuss how to break free from the spell of modernity, and insist that any form of Christian conservationism must take seriously the theological principle of grace ... for the alternative is red in tooth and claw.
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Spiritual Teachings With ShunyamurtiWe’re Actors in Paradise LostThe ego suffers from nostalgia for the lost pseudo-paradise of the womb and the adoring mother at birth. The soul suffers from gnostalgia for the lost ecstasy in the Heart of God. The God-Self laughs, as nothing real was ever lost.
2024-10-2616 min
Sat Yoga AshramWe Suffer from Gnostalgia ~ Shunyamurti TeachingWatch the full teaching for free! This is an excerpt from a longer teaching posted on our Members Section. Sign up for your free 10-day trial now: https://bit.ly/members-free-trial
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2024-10-2615 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastSacred Ecology IIn this episode, Sebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe discuss Neoplatonism as a foundation for a Christian approach to ecology, arguing that participating in the cycle of the landscape through hunting and farming can open us up to the sacral vision of stewardship over creation that’s necessary to retrieve the ‘green movement’ from rapacious globalists who posture as environmentalists.
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Sat Yoga AshramWe Suffer from Gnostalgia ~ Shunyamurti TeachingWatch the full teaching for free! This is an excerpt from a longer teaching posted on our Members Section. Sign up for your free 10-day trial now: https://bit.ly/members-free-trial
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2024-10-1910 minThe Gnostalgia PodcastThe Maledict OptionIn this episode, Sebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe discuss the forgotten practice of Christian cursing, arguing that placing curses on one’s enemies is an important part of our Holy Tradition.
2024-10-141h 05The Gnostalgia PodcastThe gods on their kneesIn this episode, Sebastian Morello and Brian Scarffe discuss the role of the gods in Christianity, and why, as Psalm 136 puts it, we worship the God of gods.
2024-10-071h 10The Gnostalgia PodcastArimathean SpiritualityOn how a hawthorn bush in Glastonbury is a portal to the mysteries and the depths of the English soul.
2024-09-3053 min