Myth Matters Podcast

  “Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. The warrior’s approach is to say ‘yes’ to life: ‘yea’ to it all.”— Joseph Campbell How … Continued

The Grimm fairy tale “The Goose Girl at the Well” is not a holiday story and yet, the symbolic language of transformation and value, of what truly matters in a good life, speak to the concerns and longings of December. Like many fairy tales, characters in this story undergo transformation through encounters with enigmatic forces that reveal deeper truths.

  “He who runs after two hares will catch neither.” Japanese proverb   Feelings of emptiness, lack, greed, dishonesty— are any of us immune from this experience? The number of stories that revolve around this problem suggest a near universal … Continued

  The existence and importance of other worlds populated by other beings, non-human beings, is consistent across mythological traditions. Today, the dominant culture has a difficult time accepting these stories and yet we continue to tell them. We continue to … Continued

  “We are all taking everything that we’ve learned from the past, and we’re reformulating what we want to do with that and how we want to live. And so, one of the ideas that’s embedded in that, for me, … Continued

“Leaving home” is an interesting metaphor for the call to significant change. This episode is a reflection on intention, uncertainty, and how myths can help us listen to the soul and find clarity around the risks and purpose of the … Continued