In an Instagram Reel, John Selig described this image — Mount Etna as a cosmological diagram: Typhon pinned underneath, his rage powering the volcano; Hephaestus at the forge above, that same rage transmuted into craft; Prometheus chained on the side, the fire bringer who suffered for giving us what the gods had kept for themselves;…
About This Episode This episode marks the return of Mythic after a year and a half — and what a place to come back from. I recorded this conversation live at Pachalegria, a retreat and healing center in Zipolite, Mexico, at the close of my first men’s tantra retreat. The man who led it —…
What does it mean to return to the village? Boston Blake chats with Michael DiPietro and Marcey Donnelly, coauthors of ‘The Inside Guide: Breaking Through to Intuitive Wisdom and Inspired Living.’ They delve into key themes such as intuitive wisdom, the hero’s journey, integrating peak experiences into daily life, and understanding the role of desire…
About This Episode The hero fights. He defeats the villain. He wins — and sometimes that’s exactly when things start to fall apart. Cultural mythologist Dr. Jody Bower has been tracing a different story structure for decades, finding it across centuries of women’s fiction, in biographies of famous women, in ancient myth, and now in…
Author David Berger discusses Task Force Gaea and his mythic influences. Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Clash of the Titans, Wonder Woman, and more! About David Berger David Berger was the boy under the blanket reading books by flashlight when he should have been sleeping, and he hasn’t stopped reading since. His creative fires started by reading Greek…
Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I’m your host, . Andrea Slominski, PhD – Regency, Rise of the Feminine Midlife Archetype About Dr. Andrea Slominski Andrea M. Slominski, Ph.D., is a women’s midlife coach, speaker, and…
Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I’m your host, . Nicola Scott – Celebrating Wonder Woman and Making Historia Nicola Scott – Celebrating Wonder Woman and Making Historia About Nicola Scott Nicola Scott is an Australian…
Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I’m your host, . Monica Mody, PhD – Decolonizing Mythology About Monica Mody Dr. Monica Mody is a transdisciplinary poet, educator and theorist working at the intersections of embodied regenerative…
As a follow-up to the last episode, Becca Tarnas answers Boston’s five questions, touching on dark matter, reincarnation, and astrological archetypes. What were your childhood stories? What do you believe? What’s an extraordinary experience that has shaped you? How are you the same as your childhood self? When have you experienced ecstasy?
Moments Becca’s Origin Story Connecting mathematics, mythology, and astrology A mythic interpretation of the December 2021 Venus-Pluto conjunction. Beauty, sexuality, and the arts meet the underworld extremes. Beauty and the Beast themes in the story of Pluto and Venus The story of Eros and Psyche plays out in the sky New tellings of myth from…
Key Topics 01:39 Introduction to Dr. Craig Chalquist 03:35 Depth psychology, mythology, and terrapsychology 07:41 The terrapsychology of San Luis Obisbo 10:32 Dionysus and San Francisco (Burning Man, Emperor Norton, and the Bushman) 20:21 The Orphic myth playing out in San Francisco and the day of the orange sky 31:24 The Trickster in politics 35:20 Hermeticism Reborn – Hermes Trismegistus and the…
How does the Hero myth necessitate the Villain? What does a post-Heroic myth look like? What’s the connection between the decline of patriarchy and the decline of organized religion? Dr. David Odorisio of Pacifica Graduate Institute shares his own synchronistic journey as we explore hero and villain archetypes in media and culture, as well as…