Why You Keep Coming Back To Skyrim

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About this video essay:
A commentary analysis of Skyrim as a simulation of sacred space.

0:00 A different kind of Skyrim analysis
2:12 Chasing a fundamental longing
4:20 An empty avatar
6:35 Simulating sacred space
9:44 Meaningful to the core
13:10 What we lack in real life
14:42 The holy places of our private universes
17:10 My own Skyrim
19:37 The process of initiation

Sources:
Mircea Eliade – The Sacred and the Profane: https://amzn.to/3n4V3WE
Robert Moore – The Archetype of Initiation: https://amzn.to/3xc3vIA

Further Reading:
Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/readi...
10 Books that changed my life: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-bo...
10 More books that inspired my thinking: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-mo...

Media included:
Skyrim; The Witcher 3; Mass Effect 3; Death Stranding; The Last of Us

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