> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka Between Forest and Forge (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 15) - URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/princess-mononoke-ashitaka-between-forest-and-forge-mythic-mind-movies-ep-15/ - Published: 2026-03-04T14:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T04:16:35.000Z - Author: Andrew Snyder Mythic Mind MoviesEpisode 15 # Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka Between Forest and Forge (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 15) Dr. Andrew Snyder and guests 4 March 2026 [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmiBy1QVnvY&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) ## In this episode Princess Mononoke is not a simple “nature good, people bad” fable. Ashitaka walks between forest gods and Iron Town with a death curse on him, trying to see with eyes unclouded by hate while San and Lady Eboshi pull the world toward opposite fidelities. In this Mythic Mind Movies conversation, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) and guests take up Miyazaki’s Muromachi-period fantasy (a Discord pick that finally pulled Andrew into anime territory, without turning the episode into that meta story). They discuss Miyazaki’s project memo on unchanging human nature in an age of upheaval, Iron Works as industrial mercy and militarized craft, the Forest Spirit’s strange holiness, and why Ashitaka looks like a traitor to both sides when he treats enemies as persons. Topics include curse and coexistence, satoyama-shaped living at the edge of wild and village, hate as the real poison, gods and kami on screen, and fantasy that refuses easy villains. ### People **Dr. Andrew Snyder**Host **Fellowship guests**Panel ### Key themes - Curse and coexistence - Satoyama-shaped living at the edge of wild and village - Hate as the real poison - Gods and kami on screen - Fantasy that refuses easy villains ## Related - [**The Princess Bride: Fairy Stories Taken Seriously (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 18)**Watch the episode](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/the-princess-bride-fairy-stories-taken-seriously-mythic-mind-movies-ep-18/) - [**Luther (2003): Vocation, Conscience, and Empire (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 21)**Watch the episode](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/luther-2003-vocation-conscience-and-empire-mythic-mind-movies-ep-21/) - [**Persuasion (1995): Constancy, Second Chances, and C.S. Lewis on Austen (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 17)**Watch the episode](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/persuasion-1995-constancy-second-chances-and-c-s-lewis-on-austen-mythic-mind-movies-ep-17/) - [**Carpe Diem Unbounded: Dead Poets Society (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 28)**Watch the episode](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/carpe-diem-unbounded-dead-poets-society-mythic-mind-movies-ep-28/) ## Go deeper The Cosmos ### [The Moon](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/cosmos/) The First Heaven Find it on the Cosmos Fellows and Companions study every course in the Academy, current and future. [View Membership Options](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/membership/) [Previous in Mythic Mind MoviesStar Wars Holiday Special: Suffering as Fellowship](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/star-wars-holiday-special-suffering-as-fellowship-mythic-mind-movies-ep-14/)[Next in Mythic Mind MoviesGodzilla Minus One: The Life Worth Living](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/godzilla-minus-one-the-life-worth-living-mythic-mind-movies-ep-16/) [All episodes in The Gallery](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/videos/)