Owl Post Edition: Slytherin Pride with Travis McElroy

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman

Religion & Spirituality, Books, Jk Rowling, Sprituality, Sacred, Sacred Reading, Philosophy, Harry Potter, Arts, Reading, Society & Culture

4.7 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Why would anyone want to be a Slytherin? Vanessa and Casper to talk with Travis McElroy about his devotion to his Slytherin identity. They touch on the importance of pride, the difference between patriotism and nationalism, and whether we should just dismantle the whole house system.

This episode we also hear owl post from Laura, Harriet, an Anonymous caller, Sasha, and Tesla.

Next week, we’re reading chapter 10, The House of Gaunt, through the theme of Temptation.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, before we start today's episode, I want to tell you about this class that I'm
0:06.2	running.
0:07.2	It's on Sunday nights for six weeks, and we're going to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
0:12.0	Stone.
0:13.0	Here's the thing, if you are listening to this podcast right now, you're a little weird.
0:18.0	You're a self-selecting group of awesome.
0:20.7	And so we will be gathering as many of you who would like to attend in Sunday night
0:26.6	sacred reading practices.
0:28.9	And the reason that I want to start this class is because doing electio divina or a flora
0:34.0	allegia or a partase every week for seven years has changed me.
0:39.8	It has made me stronger and happier, and I want all of us to have more of that.
0:47.5	It is going to be an hour of sacred reading, and then you're going to go have dinner with
0:51.8	your family or watch the latest episode of succession or do whatever it is that you do.
0:57.8	And my hope is that what you will have done is engaged with like-minded, delightful weirdos
1:05.2	and get that like shot of adrenaline that you get sometimes when someone is on the same
1:11.5	wavelength with you about the same exact nerdy thing.
1:16.8	You can find out more at notsereworks.com.
1:18.8	I hope to see you there.
1:28.8	Hi Casper Vanessa.
1:30.8	Hi Vanessa Casper and Ariana.
1:33.2	Hello Vanessa Casper, Ariana and the rest of the Harry Potter sacred text team.
1:38.2	I'm Casper Tech Kyle.
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