Hello everyone. This week's episode is a little later than usual. We normally post on Tuesdays,

but last week I had a message from Natalie Frazier, and she is the wife of a listener and patron supporter Todd Frazier,

and she let me know that today, Friday, December the 13th, was his birthday and his 40th birthday,

and she asked if we could give him a shout-out.

So I delayed it for a few days, just so I could say, Todd, I hope you have a wonderful day today,

and I hope you enjoy this episode.

Idiot! Can you understand nothing? Will you always try to press everything back into the miserable

framework of your old jargon about self and self-sacrifice? That is the old accursed dualism

in another form. There is no possible distinction in concrete thought between me and the universe.

Insofar as I am the conductor of the central forward pressure of the universe, I am it.

Do you see, you timid, scruple-mongering fool, I am the universe.

I, Weston, am your God and your devil. I call that force into me completely.

This is Pineswood Jack, season 8, episode 9, Paralandra Chapter 7. Weston's new look.

Okay. Chapter 7, Weston's new look. Welcome friends to Pines with Jack, your favorite weekly C.S. Louis podcast run by three

thucandrians, Andrew, David, and myself, Matt.

This season, we're once again following the adventures of Elwyn Ransom, who this time is exploring

Paralandra. And today we're looking at Chapter 7, where we hear about the new worldview of

Ransom's nemesis, Professor Westin. Gentlemen, before we dive in, how are you? Doing well.

And it's great to be back with you all. Been a busy week here in the Diocese of Central Florida. We buried one of our bishops

who had passed away. He had cancer years ago and evidently, you know, all the treatment

and stuff may have caught up with him. It was very sad. He had retired and was assisting

in our diocese, and it was a well-beloved bishop. And remarkably at his funeral on Monday,

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