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Welcome to the Final Fantasy X Summer Pilgrimage Series—a transformative journey where gameplay meets deep reflection and spiritual growth. In this series, join ProfNoctis, an actual professor, as we embark on an epic pilgrimage through Spira, drawing inspiration not only from the timeless narrative of Final Fantasy X but also from John Bunyan’s classic The Pilgrim’s Progress and other meaningful tomes. In this series, each session will guide you through a key chapter of the game, paralleled with essential milestones of the spiritual journey— from the disruptive awakening in Zanarkand to the sacred return to it. Discover how ancient themes like sacrifice, hope, and renewal merge with modern storytelling, and learn how you can transform your own summer into a pilgrimage of personal growth.

Lecture-Play Schedule

Each week, we’ll upload lecture-plays and an ongoing journal. Use these to follow along with the story, and use the journals to reflect deeply on its themes. If you’d like to catch Prof’s livestreams, here are the days he’ll be streaming (all at 7pm CDT):

  • June 3 (TUES) - Introduction / Holy Disruption ➤ Prologue

    • Theme: The collapse of the familiar and invitation into the unknown.

  • June 12 (THURS) - Yuna’s Calling ➤ Besaid and Kilika

    1. Theme: Loss, purpose, and stepping into sacred duty.

  • June 17 (TUES) - The Road We Walk… With Others ➤ Kilika and Luca

    • Theme: Companionship and discovering the call to journey together.

  • June 24 (TUES) – The First Great Trial ➤ Mi’ihen Highroad to Operation Mi’ihen

    • Theme: Courage, doubt, and the challenge of trust.

    PROF ON VACATION: No Stream Week of June 29 — July 19 (Check Socials for IRL updates!)

  • July 22 (TUES) – When Faith Breaks ➤ Mushroom Rock → Djose Temple → Moonflow

    • Theme: Crisis of belief and moving forward without clarity.

  • July 24 (THURS) – Through Darkness and Storm ➤ Guadosalam → Thunder Plains → Macalania Temple

    • Theme: Facing fears, unseen threats, and breaking points.

  • July 29 (TUES) – The Weight of Truth ➤ Bevelle → Via Purifico → Calm Lands

    • Theme: What do we do when everything we believed is shaken?

  • August 5 (TUES)– Mountains We Must Climb ➤ Mt. Gagazet → Zanarkand Ruins

    • Theme: Endurance, legacy, and what it means to finish the path.

  • August 12 (TUES) – Facing the Final Aeon ➤ Trials of Yunalesca → Inside Sin

    • Theme: Letting go, ultimate sacrifice, and choosing a new future.

  • August 14 (THURS) – FINALE: The Sacred Return ➤ Ending scenes & Epilogue

    • Theme: Resolution, transformation, and who we become.

Week One

Ep 1: When Everything Changes

Join ProfNoctis for the Final Fantasy X Summer Pilgrimage—a reflective journey through one of gaming’s most powerful stories. With themes from The Pilgrim’s Progress, this series invites you to turn your summer into a path of growth, purpose, and community. This isn’t just a playthrough—it’s a pilgrimage.

Ep 2: Yuna’s Calling

In this episode, everything changes—for Tidus, Yuna, and us. From Zanarkand’s fall to Yuna’s first Sending, we begin a pilgrimage shaped by loss, purpose, and transformation. It’s the start of a journey—across Spira and into the soul.

Week two

Ep. 3: The Road We Walk (With Others)

In this episode, we explore the shift from grief to purpose. Yuna performs her first Sending in Kilika—a powerful, haunting ritual of release—and the pilgrimage officially begins. Tidus is forced to confront not only Sin, but the idea that his story is no longer just his own. The road ahead isn’t one walked alone. We'll reflect on what it means to start walking with others—on choosing the harder path, showing up for someone else's journey, and letting yourself be changed along the way. It’s about embracing a road you didn’t ask for... with people you’re learning to trust.

Week THREE

Ep. 4: Operation Mi’ihen and How Pride Ruins Us

Yuna faces her greatest challenge yet—one that will define the weight of her pilgrimage. In this episode, we travel with the group through the Mi’ihen Highroad and into the chaos of Operation Mi’ihen. Yuna’s faith is tested, Tidus is disillusioned, and the cost of belief becomes painfully clear. As Sin devastates the battlefield, we reflect on how hope, pride, and purpose collide in moments of loss. We’ll also examine The Pilgrim’s Progress and its iconic “Valley of Humiliation,” drawing deep connections between Christian’s spiritual trials and Yuna’s emotional burden. It’s a week about guardianship, humility, and how even good intentions can go tragically wrong.

Week four

Week five