Lola & The Poets is a storytelling podcast on the magical real, exploring diverse ways the mystical & the mundane intertwine. Our mission is tracing the poetic personal, while examining the spirit of the times. Psychology, culture, art & alchemy. Solo shows, interviews. Out every odd Thursday. Hosted by Milana Vujkov.
In Episode 13, Lola & The Poets welcomes Ewoud van Rijn, artist, scholar, and lecturer at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Netherlands, as we delve into his exploration of the relationship between the arts and the esoteric realms in his extraordinary work. We start our chat talking about his most recent series of drawings and etchings, and roll back in time to Ewoud’s childhood in The Hague, and growing up in a conservative yet artistic Catholic family. Connecting through our shared early passion for comics, we discuss how graphic novels and music formed Gen X’s idea of the magical, Ewoud’s chance meeting in Newcastle that opened up an interest in the occult, The Illuminatus! Trilogy, encountering the art of Swiss surrealist painter Kurt Selingman, its profound influence, The Great Invocation group exhibition — and creating his own Tarot deck. We discuss the impact of our family backgrounds in being open to rejected knowledge, as well as natural vs. ceremonial magic, automatism in art, framing reality according to myth, the Osiris family drama, Ewoud’s stark near-death experience, the pros and cons of the spiritual revival in the 21st century, his love of megalithic sites, Frederick Adams’s Feraferia and Gardnerian Wicca, Goddess worship, and much more. We hope you enjoy our spirited conversation. (103 mins)
AUTHOR: ©Milana Vujkov
ABOUT LOLA & THE POETS
The topics of Lola & The Poets, in solo shows, and with our guests, include a wide range of philosophies, cosmologies, spiritual & artistic practices — the wonderful variety of storytelling across the globe, as well as transpersonal and archetypal psychology, psychology of art and creativity, transcendental states, the imaginal realms, creative explorations of the mystical, fairytales and myths, dreams and dream time, anthropology of ritual, cinema as modern magic, energy and body work, medicine cultures, animal and plant wisdom, crystal lore, paranormal and psychedelic experiences, gifts of prophecy, astrology, diverse forms of divination, psychogeography and sacred spaces, wanderlust and the holy pilgrimage, the re-emergence of the Goddess archetype, and much else. The goal is to find enchantment in simple, everyday experiences, follow our hearts and let our minds open to an unusual perspectives, nourishing a kind of talent for the peculiar, which restores in us the state of childlike awe. Standing witness to the glory of the Anima mundi, the Soul of the World, and honouring our quest for meaning, connection, beauty & joy.
My plan is to have an episode out every odd Thursday, hopefully once a month, which means that it will drop whenever there’s something to say, or a guest to talk to – but the day of the week will always be the same.
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- Audio clip: Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941), Director: Frank Capra, public domain since 1969
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Disclaimer – This podcast follows a personal journey, as well as the journeys and life experiences of our guests, and is offered as philosophical & creative inspiration. Interviews are meant for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not equal endorsements. Although I am a psychologist by education, the material within is not therapy or substitute for therapy. However, it is dedicated as virtual temenos, in hope of being of good service to your soul in exploring the potentials of each moment in time.
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