The Walled Garden

Philosophical Society

Tending to the gardens of our minds, one meaningful conversation at a time.

ABOUT The Walled Garden

The flagship podcast of The Walled Garden Philosophical Society, The Walled Garden Podcast is an expanding collection of meaningful talks and conversations exploring the nature of truth, wisdom, virtue, beauty & the Divine.

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SIMON J. E. DREW

POET | MUSICIAN | PHILOSOPHER

Simon is an Australian poet, musician and philosopher now based in Orange County, California. He is widely known as a populariser of the Stoic school of philosophy, though toward the beginning of 2020, Simon was led to explore his artistic and mystical nature. What ensued is captured most beautifully in the co-founding of The Walled Garden Philosophical Society, and even more so within the works featured in The Sanctuary Grove.

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Welcome to The Raven’s Nest

Over the next few months, I am planning a series of events to discuss the poem Voulspa, the Prophecy of the Seeress. It is one of the oldest recorded poems we have about the Old Norse world view, their story of the origin of the universe, the gods, and humanity. On November 10th, my plan […]

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Welcome to The Raven’s Nest

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Being and Becoming

Soul Speaking is a weekly session I run in the Silver Branch, hosted by The Walled Garden Philosophical Society. Today in Soul Speaking we spoke about the inescapable phenomenon of having a dual perspective on Life and as a life. Here are some thoughts about how we stand in the heart of that duality and […]