The Inkwell
The Inkwell
Essays and reflections from the Mythic Mind Fellowship
The Necessarily Christian Psychology of Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard, the so-called “Father of Existentialism,” is one of the most misunderstood thinkers of modern history.
Read Article →Day Shall Come Again: Providence and Tragedy in Tolkien's Children of Húrin (By Jack Keoseyan)
The Children of Húrin is incongruent with much of the rest of Tolkien’s legendarium; and a new reader, first picking up The Silmarillion, will often be struck at how dark the tale is.
Read Article →Mythic Mind: The Next Chapter
It is time for Mythic Mind to turn the page and begin its next chapter.
Read Article →When the Sword Leaves the Stone: An Ocarina of Time Reflection (by Max Holtman)
As we approach the release of the remake for this 1998 Nintendo classic, I aim to examine the game’s symbolic significance and its relevance to our contemporary culture.
Read Article →A Review of the BBC's That Hideous Strength
In 2025, BBC put out an audio drama adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s That Hideous Strength. This is one of my favorite books, so I was naturally excited about the prospects here. I wanted this to succeed.
Read Article →Video Games as Sub-Creation
Are video games an unhealthy escape from responsibility and real-world achievements, or might they serve some real-world good?
Read Article →Arda Healed, not Arda Unmarred (by Jack Keoseyan)
In this essay, I hoped to use this text of the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth to demonstrate the degree to which Tolkien’s fantasy is foundationally Christian and points to the mysteries of our salvation.
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