Archetopical
by CJ Killmer
Latest episode
Ep. 4: A Book of Job Survival Manual
Ep. 4: A Book of Job Survival Manual
About this podcast
In Archetopical, history professor-turned-podcaster CJ Killmer invites you along on his journey to better understand reality, the human experience, and how to find meaning and a sense of efficacy in our increasingly insane world.
Episodes
- Ep. 4: A Book of Job Survival Manual · 2 h 29 minCJ has had a particularly difficult last 5 years or so, including battling alcoholism & depression, only to have his wife become disabled just as he was starting to come out of…
- Episode 3: An Introduction to the Guerrilla Scholar-Warrior Concept · 1 h 24 minIn this episode of Archetopical, CJ explains the Taoist ideal of a Scholar-Warrior, and his own "guerrilla" version of it, adapted to our crazy-busy high-tech world. Like this…
- Episode 2: The Hardest Part of the Hero's Journey · 59 minIn this episode of Archetopical, CJ discusses the hardest part of the hero's journey - death & rebirth - and explores why fear can make it so hard, but why, the harder it is in…
- Episode 1: The Hero's Journey · 1 h 22 minJoin CJ as he shares an overview of the structure & archetypes of the Hero's Journey monomyth and associated archetypes (as popularized by people like Joseph Campbell &…







