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# Sauron and the Passing Shadow (Mythic Mind, ep. 72)
- URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/sauron-and-the-passing-shadow-mythic-mind-ep-72/
- Published: 2025-01-27T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:59:42.000Z
- Author: Andrew Snyder

Mythic MindEpisode 72

# Sauron and the Passing Shadow (Mythic Mind, ep. 72)

Dr. Andrew Snyder

27 January 2025

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13vMIk5j9w&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

## In this episode

This look at the rise and fall of Sauron provides a sense of the general direction of my book-in-progress: Divine Honor in The Lord of the Rings.

### People

**Dr. Andrew Snyder**Host and speaker

## Chapters

1. [00:00The origins of evil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13vMIk5j9w&t=0s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
2. [01:39Sauron and the lust for order](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13vMIk5j9w&t=99s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
3. [03:24The second age rebellion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13vMIk5j9w&t=204s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
4. [04:06The forging of the rings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13vMIk5j9w&t=246s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)
5. [05:56The nature of the shadow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13vMIk5j9w&t=356s&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)
- [**The Silmarillion**J.R.R. Tolkien](https://bookshop.org/a/129785/9780544338012?ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

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