Myth Matters Podcast

  In this episode, we take a look at the fairy tale “The Valiant Tailor” or the “The Brave Tailor,” collected by the Brothers Grimm. Honestly, I almost dismissed this story as a bit too silly and I didn’t like … Continued

  “You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.”  –Joseph Campbell In this episode I explore the mythic theme of leaving home as a central part of answering the call … Continued

  This is the last episode in a 4-part series on the Sumerian myth of Inanna: Dumuzi’s Dream and The Return. After Inanna ascends from the underworld, she chooses her lover-king Dumuzi as her replacement in the Great Below. Now … Continued

  Special episode with guest singer-composer Kelli Scarr! Scarr released her new album Greater Mysteries, a musical journey through the spiraling cycle of transformation, last month. The Sumerian myth of Inanna is one of the touchstones in this beautiful work, … Continued

  She goes downAs we go downWe follow her undergroundHail to InannaWho diedTo become born.— Chant from the writer Starhawk and the Reclaiming Collective This is episode #3 in a four-part series on the Sumerian myth of the goddess Inanna … Continued

  “The Church says: the body is a sin.Science says: the body is a machine.Advertising says: The body is a business.The Body says: I am a fiesta.” ― Eduardo Galeano, from Walking Words  In this episode I tell the second part of … Continued