A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…
Welcome to the Roll for Joycast, where every episode is a quest for holy wholeness! Join Rory the Dungeon Master Pastor and Trin, Jewish spiritual guide and budding therapist, as they dive into the world of tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. Together, they explore how the magic of imaginative play reveals the deep joy and enduring hope at the core of our human experience. Plus, in our Game Design Theopoetics segment, we reimagine game elements to help us shed what alienates us from our full humanity and reconnect to our divine potential. Get ready to roll the dice for an interfaith journey into eucatastrophic adventure where we believe the dungeons can be escaped, the dragons can be overcome, and we can best do it together. Socials: instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roll4joy/ mastodon - https://dice.camp/@TheDMPastor youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNzUpHIRa3NyKi-oFhuNB8w twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/thedmpastor threads - https://www.threads.net/@roll4joy website - http://roll4joy.org/
Welcome to the Roll for Joycast, where every episode is a quest for holy wholeness! Join Rory the Dungeon Master Pastor and Trin, Jewish spiritual guide and budding therapist, as they dive into the world of tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. Together, they explore how the magic of imaginative play reveals the deep joy and enduring hope at the core of our human experience. Plus, in our Game Design Theopoetics segment, we reimagine game elements to help us shed what alienates us from our full humanity and reconnect to our divine potential. Get ready to roll the dice for an interfaith journey into eucatastrophic adventure where we believe the dungeons can be escaped, the dragons can be overcome, and we can best do it together. Socials: instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roll4joy/ mastodon - https://dice.camp/@TheDMPastor youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNzUpHIRa3NyKi-oFhuNB8w twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/thedmpastor threads - https://www.threads.net/@roll4joy website - http://roll4joy.org/
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Tamisha A. Tyler who discusses the significance of world building in theology, emphasizing how belief systems shape the worlds we create. We explore the implications of these beliefs on personal agency, community, and social hierarchies, while also touching on a whole host of topics: Afrofuturism, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Eschatology, Safety and Tension, and so much more. Resources: Dr. Tamisha Tyler: https://www.tamishatyler.com/ The Quiet Year: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the... Afro Rhythms from the Future: https://www.afrorithms.com/how-to-play Keep the Faith: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/... Takeaways: Takeaways World-building is essential for understanding agency in theology. Belief systems influence how we interact with the world. Play can create a safe space for exploration and growth. Afrofuturism offers a unique perspective on world-building. Community is crucial in both gaming and faith contexts. Safety in play allows for risk-taking and vulnerability. Imagination is tethered to personal and cultural contexts. The end of a story shapes current actions and beliefs. Role-playing games can facilitate spiritual discernment. The intersection of faith and gaming can enrich both experiences.…
Join us for the apotheosis of our Hero's Journey on episode 2 of the 'Roll for Joycast', where we quest in order to play our way to a world of holy wholeness. In this episode we welcome special guest Pastor Alex Smith as we talk about character creation and role play in tabletop roleplaying games and navigating the boxes of identity, like gender, sexuality, story, all that good stuff. Then we dismantle these boxes as we dive into the depths of the spiritual journey and talk about how play can get us to live outside the box.…
We will discuss: The problem that shows up in gaming. Imaginatively expressing faith convictions through art, song, poetry, oral witness, and other embodied practices. Theopoetics is an acceptance of cognitive uncertainty regarding the Divine, an unwillingness to attempt to unduly banish that uncertainty, and an emphasis on action and creative articulation regardless. Potential solutions: Post-colonialist look at religious experience. Reframing in-game Religion. Move from existential fact to experiential form.…
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