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# Sauron and the Passing Shadow (Mythic Mind, ep. 175)
- URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/sauron-and-the-passing-shadow-mythic-mind-ep-175/
- Published: 2026-06-22T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:11:57.000Z
- Author: Andrew Snyder

Mythic MindEpisode 175

# Sauron and the Passing Shadow (Mythic Mind, ep. 175)

Dr. Andrew Snyder

22 June 2026

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

## In this episode

We continue through our 2025 course on The Lord of the Rings with a focused presentation on the character of Sauron.

### People

**Dr. Andrew Snyder**Host and speaker

## Chapters

1. [00:00Introduction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=0s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
2. [00:46Morgoth, the original villain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=46s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
3. [02:18Sauron among the Maiar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=138s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
4. [03:50Sauron’s false repentance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=230s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
5. [04:36The Rings of Power](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=276s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
6. [06:08Isildur and the surviving will](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=368s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
7. [06:54Augustine on the original evil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=414s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
8. [07:40Sauron as a passing shadow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4F9zEivII&t=460s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

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## Books mentioned

- [**The Lord of the Rings**J.R.R. Tolkien](https://bookshop.org/a/129785/9780544003415?ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

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