Beowulf and why we need Monsters

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  The existence of monsters, alongside gods and goddesses, is a distinguishing feature of myths, fairy tales, and legends. Defeating a monster is often the test of the hero, the act that makes that individual a hero. And yet, life … Continued

Mythic Sensibility: The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran

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  The season around Halloween and Samhain is a liminal time when shadows grow and lengthen in the world and psyche. The old Celtic stories of poet warriors and fairies feel especially potent to me right now, so I’m dipping … Continued

“Those Who Live Beneath Us”: Sedna the Inuit Woman of the Sea

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    Sedna is the goddess mother of the sea, marine animals, and the underworld in the myths of the Inuit people, an indigenous Arctic culture. This episode is an exploration of variations on her origin story, and some of … Continued