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# Star Wars: A New Hope as Myth and Modern Fairy Tale (Mythic Mind, ep. 95)
- URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/star-wars-a-new-hope-as-myth-and-modern-fairy-tale-mythic-mind-ep-95/
- Published: 2025-06-10T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:59:25.000Z
- Author: Andrew Snyder

Mythic MindEpisode 95

# Star Wars: A New Hope as Myth and Modern Fairy Tale (Mythic Mind, ep. 95)

Dr. Andrew Snyder in conversation with Ian and David

10 June 2025

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdFP6tkKLz0&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

## In this episode

Episode IV draws on fairy tale: farm boy, empire, mentors, and a Force that asks whether you turn toward reality or into the shadow. Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) is joined by Mythic Mind Fellowship members Ian and David for a free-ranging talk on A New Hope.

This Mythic Mind conversation treats Star Wars as modern myth: Campbellian shape without reducing it to formula, the Force as shared reality (with a Lewis-flavored word about being “bent”), and why the original trilogy still invites existential reading.

Topics include myth versus disposable franchise content, good and evil as orientation, and the launch of Mythic Mind Movies as the series continues.

### People

**Dr. Andrew Snyder**Host

**Ian and David**Guests

### Key themes

- Myth versus disposable franchise content
- Good and evil as orientation
- The launch of Mythic Mind Movies

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