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The Lord of the Rings (Holiday Interlude Part 1) - Seers See
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Welcome to a special Holiday Interlude of the Seers See Podcast: Seers See the Lord of the Rings.
In this mini-season, Doug explores how J.R.R. Tolkien’s world can retrain us to think supernaturally—helping modern readers recover the enchanted, pre-materialistic imagination that both Tolkien and Scripture assume.
Episode 1 lays out the purpose of the series:
- Why Tolkien helps us reawaken a supernatural worldview
- How The Lord of the Rings subtly reveals unseen spiritual forces
- Why Dr. Cory Olsen (The Tolkien Professor) inspired this approach
- How this mini-season bridges into Season 2: Seers of the Bible with Emily in 2026
If you’ve ever wanted to see the spiritual dimension within Tolkien’s world—and recognize similar patterns in our own—this episode is your invitation to step through the door and into the unseen realm of Middle-earth.
In this opening episode of our Holiday Interlude, Doug explains why Tolkien is the perfect guide for anyone seeking to understand the supernatural world. Tolkien writes with a medieval imagination—a worldview where spiritual beings, providence, enchantment, corruption, and hidden powers operate behind the visible world.
Drawing on insights from Dr. Cory Olsen, “The Tolkien Professor,” Doug shows how The Lord of the Rings trains modern readers to notice the spiritual activity Tolkien shows but never over-explains.
This approach mirrors how Scripture invites us to recognize unseen forces shaping events, identity, and calling.
This episode sets the stage for the mini-season, which will explore:
- The Ring Poem (Episode 2)
- The Prologue as ancient historiography (Episode 3)
- Gandalf’s spiritual authority, providence, and the Nazgûl (Episode 4)
- Tom Bombadil, nature spirits, singing as spiritual warfare, Caradhras, and more
Join us as we rediscover the supernatural imagination Tolkien intended—and learn to see the world around us with new eyes.
…
continue reading
In this mini-season, Doug explores how J.R.R. Tolkien’s world can retrain us to think supernaturally—helping modern readers recover the enchanted, pre-materialistic imagination that both Tolkien and Scripture assume.
Episode 1 lays out the purpose of the series:
- Why Tolkien helps us reawaken a supernatural worldview
- How The Lord of the Rings subtly reveals unseen spiritual forces
- Why Dr. Cory Olsen (The Tolkien Professor) inspired this approach
- How this mini-season bridges into Season 2: Seers of the Bible with Emily in 2026
If you’ve ever wanted to see the spiritual dimension within Tolkien’s world—and recognize similar patterns in our own—this episode is your invitation to step through the door and into the unseen realm of Middle-earth.
In this opening episode of our Holiday Interlude, Doug explains why Tolkien is the perfect guide for anyone seeking to understand the supernatural world. Tolkien writes with a medieval imagination—a worldview where spiritual beings, providence, enchantment, corruption, and hidden powers operate behind the visible world.
Drawing on insights from Dr. Cory Olsen, “The Tolkien Professor,” Doug shows how The Lord of the Rings trains modern readers to notice the spiritual activity Tolkien shows but never over-explains.
This approach mirrors how Scripture invites us to recognize unseen forces shaping events, identity, and calling.
This episode sets the stage for the mini-season, which will explore:
- The Ring Poem (Episode 2)
- The Prologue as ancient historiography (Episode 3)
- Gandalf’s spiritual authority, providence, and the Nazgûl (Episode 4)
- Tom Bombadil, nature spirits, singing as spiritual warfare, Caradhras, and more
Join us as we rediscover the supernatural imagination Tolkien intended—and learn to see the world around us with new eyes.
2010 episodes
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Welcome to a special Holiday Interlude of the Seers See Podcast: Seers See the Lord of the Rings.
In this mini-season, Doug explores how J.R.R. Tolkien’s world can retrain us to think supernaturally—helping modern readers recover the enchanted, pre-materialistic imagination that both Tolkien and Scripture assume.
Episode 1 lays out the purpose of the series:
- Why Tolkien helps us reawaken a supernatural worldview
- How The Lord of the Rings subtly reveals unseen spiritual forces
- Why Dr. Cory Olsen (The Tolkien Professor) inspired this approach
- How this mini-season bridges into Season 2: Seers of the Bible with Emily in 2026
If you’ve ever wanted to see the spiritual dimension within Tolkien’s world—and recognize similar patterns in our own—this episode is your invitation to step through the door and into the unseen realm of Middle-earth.
In this opening episode of our Holiday Interlude, Doug explains why Tolkien is the perfect guide for anyone seeking to understand the supernatural world. Tolkien writes with a medieval imagination—a worldview where spiritual beings, providence, enchantment, corruption, and hidden powers operate behind the visible world.
Drawing on insights from Dr. Cory Olsen, “The Tolkien Professor,” Doug shows how The Lord of the Rings trains modern readers to notice the spiritual activity Tolkien shows but never over-explains.
This approach mirrors how Scripture invites us to recognize unseen forces shaping events, identity, and calling.
This episode sets the stage for the mini-season, which will explore:
- The Ring Poem (Episode 2)
- The Prologue as ancient historiography (Episode 3)
- Gandalf’s spiritual authority, providence, and the Nazgûl (Episode 4)
- Tom Bombadil, nature spirits, singing as spiritual warfare, Caradhras, and more
Join us as we rediscover the supernatural imagination Tolkien intended—and learn to see the world around us with new eyes.
…
continue reading
In this mini-season, Doug explores how J.R.R. Tolkien’s world can retrain us to think supernaturally—helping modern readers recover the enchanted, pre-materialistic imagination that both Tolkien and Scripture assume.
Episode 1 lays out the purpose of the series:
- Why Tolkien helps us reawaken a supernatural worldview
- How The Lord of the Rings subtly reveals unseen spiritual forces
- Why Dr. Cory Olsen (The Tolkien Professor) inspired this approach
- How this mini-season bridges into Season 2: Seers of the Bible with Emily in 2026
If you’ve ever wanted to see the spiritual dimension within Tolkien’s world—and recognize similar patterns in our own—this episode is your invitation to step through the door and into the unseen realm of Middle-earth.
In this opening episode of our Holiday Interlude, Doug explains why Tolkien is the perfect guide for anyone seeking to understand the supernatural world. Tolkien writes with a medieval imagination—a worldview where spiritual beings, providence, enchantment, corruption, and hidden powers operate behind the visible world.
Drawing on insights from Dr. Cory Olsen, “The Tolkien Professor,” Doug shows how The Lord of the Rings trains modern readers to notice the spiritual activity Tolkien shows but never over-explains.
This approach mirrors how Scripture invites us to recognize unseen forces shaping events, identity, and calling.
This episode sets the stage for the mini-season, which will explore:
- The Ring Poem (Episode 2)
- The Prologue as ancient historiography (Episode 3)
- Gandalf’s spiritual authority, providence, and the Nazgûl (Episode 4)
- Tom Bombadil, nature spirits, singing as spiritual warfare, Caradhras, and more
Join us as we rediscover the supernatural imagination Tolkien intended—and learn to see the world around us with new eyes.
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