Episode 210 – Angels & Daimons, with Cristina Campo and M.C. Richards

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on the daimonic and imaginal through the essays of Cristina Campo and M.C. Richards.

In this episode, JF and Phil bring together two visionary essays on the daimonic and the imaginal: Cristina Campo’s “On Fairy Tales” and M.C. Richards’s “Wrestling with the Daimonic.” What emerges is a conversation about imagination, personhood, and a world shot through with meaning. Notably, this episode opens with a discussion of what your hosts mean by "imaginal." Phil’s reading of Richards’s essay can be found on our Patreon page. Thanks to Wesleyan University Press for permission to share this with our listeners. Go to Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page to preorder his marvellous new album, Weird Studies Volume 3. Click here to sign up for JF's seminar on Henri Bergson, happening on the Mutations learning platform on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Click here for details on JF's upcoming Weirdosphere course, "What is Philosophy?". Music in this Episode "Scavenger," from ⁠Weird Studies Vol. 3⁠ "Domes and Spires," from ⁠Weird Studies Vol. 2⁠ References M. C. Richards, American artist and philosopher Cristina Campo, Italian poet and essayist M. C. Richards, “Wrestling with the Daimonic” Cristina Campo, “On Fairy Tales” Henri Bergson, Matter and Memory William Blake, “Auguries of…

People in this episode

Hosts: JF, Phil

Guests: Cristina Campo, M.C. Richards

Topics covered

• angels
• daimons
• imagination
• personhood
• meaning

Keywords

• fairy tales
• philosophy
• art
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Weird Studies Volume 3, Weird Studies Volume 2

Books & works: Angels & Daimons, On Fairy Tales, Wrestling with the Daimonic, Weird Studies Volume 3, What is Philosophy, Scavenger, ⁠Weird Studies Vol, Domes and Spires, ⁠Weird Studies Vol. 2⁠, Auguries of Innocence

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