Archetopical

CJ Killmer
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In Archetopical, history professor-turned-podcaster CJ Killmer invites you along on his journey to better understand reality, the human experience, and how to find meaning and a sense of efficacy in our increasingly insane world.

Episodes

  1. Ep. 4: A Book of Job Survival Manual

    01/13/2025

    Ep. 4: A Book of Job Survival Manual

    CJ has had a particularly difficult last 5 years or so, including battling alcoholism & depression, only to have his wife become disabled just as he was starting to come out of those struggles, which gave him & his family a bunch of new stresses, including severe financial ones that he's still trying to battle at the moment. In this episode of Archetopical, he shares some of that story, followed by a discussion of the things that he has found most helpful to him in getting through these struggles with his life, health, & marriage still intact, in the hopes that some of them may help you if & when you have to deal with your own seemingly endless series of very unfortunate events. You can support CJ's work on Archetopical via Patreon here: CJ Killmer | creating Dangerous History & Archetopical Productions | Patreon Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangeroushistory Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z

    2h 29m
  2. Episode 3: An Introduction to the Guerrilla Scholar-Warrior Concept

    12/21/2024

    Episode 3: An Introduction to the Guerrilla Scholar-Warrior Concept

    In this episode of Archetopical, CJ explains the Taoist ideal of a Scholar-Warrior, and his own "guerrilla" version of it, adapted to our crazy-busy high-tech world. Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangeroushistory Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z

    1h 24m
  3. Episode 2: The Hardest Part of the Hero's Journey

    11/16/2024

    Episode 2: The Hardest Part of the Hero's Journey

    In this episode of Archetopical, CJ discusses the hardest part of the hero's journey - death & rebirth - and explores why fear can make it so hard, but why, the harder it is in regard to a particular hero's journey to overcome those fears, the greater will be the boon you acquire by having the courage to do it anyway. Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangeroushistory Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z

    59 min
  4. Episode 1: The Hero's Journey

    10/22/2024

    Episode 1: The Hero's Journey

    Join CJ as he shares an overview of the structure & archetypes of the Hero's Journey monomyth and associated archetypes (as popularized by people like Joseph Campbell & Christopher Vogler), and explains why he thinks these are important things to understand that can actually help us to navigate through our real-life challenges & struggles.

    1h 23m
  5. Episode 0: A Fool's Leap of Faith

    10/04/2024

    Episode 0: A Fool's Leap of Faith

    Introducing the Archetopical podcast by CJ Killmer.

    38 min
  • 5 Episodes

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About

In Archetopical, history professor-turned-podcaster CJ Killmer invites you along on his journey to better understand reality, the human experience, and how to find meaning and a sense of efficacy in our increasingly insane world.

Information

  • Creator
    CJ Killmer
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Archetopical
  • Show Website
    Archetopical