Myth Matters Podcast

  The freedom to love and individuality. The difference between spiritual love and carnal love. Love for the self and love for a beloved. The fear and fascination elicited by those who don’t fit conventional categories and definitions. Hans Christian … Continued

  A new year is a time of beginnings and possibility. A fresh and hopeful creativity infuses our aspirations. This is a good time to make conscious choices about the sources we turn to and the images we hold, as … Continued

Yes, Christmas is grossly commercial, a taint that touches other year-closing holidays as well. And yet this time, and these traditions, have deep mythological roots that connect us to important gifts of the spirit. The mythic figure of Santa Claus … Continued

  Whatever your ancestry, wherever your people had deep roots, winter was the time for storytelling. To gather together inside, stay warm, relax, and learn together. Winter stories in particular, are stories about the mysteries that bind our earthly world … Continued

  “In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love and the ability to ask questions.”— Mary Oliver The Arthurian legend of the knight Perceval and his quest for the grail was written by the French Romantic … Continued

    In this Norwegian (oops, I mean Danish) fairy tale, the queen makes a mistake. That’s not the whole story.   There’s also a dragon.  And an opportunity to reflect on our fallibility, the tendency to blame… the problems embedded in … Continued