Mythic U
Join us to explore practices for discovering the stories that animate each of us. By understanding the meaningful stories that are your personal mythology you can choreograph your own unique way of attending to the needs of your soul. Hosted by Karen Foglesong and Erin Branham
Episodes
14 episodes
Conspiracy Theories as Mythic Stories
Welcome to a discussion about the nature of conspiracy theories, looking at their symbolic and mythic roots. What are conspiracy theories and why do people believe them? What do conspiracy theories have to do with personal mythology? The ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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43:54
Divining Yourself: Divination and Personal Mytholgy
Join us as we discuss divination and its role in illuminating life's hidden significance and personal challenges. We explore divination's historical context, noting its ancient origins and modern relevance. Then we go deep on astrology, Myers-B...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:03:58
Social Myths: Progress & the Golden Age
Join us as we discuss a couple of fundamental social myths of Western culture: the ideas of progress and the Golden Age. We take a look at the historical sources of these myths and how they ripple through our culture today. We explore the compl...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:08
Affectionate Anarchy: The Mythology of the Muppets
Join us for a fun romp through the Magic Store and the works of the genius artist of play, Jim Henson. Puppets were dismissed as mere children's entertainment until Jim Henson took the art form to unforeseen levels with the affectionate anarchy...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:50
Deep Dive: Demeter and Dionysus
We take a deep dive into the fluidity of myth across place and time using Demeter and Dionysus as examples. While lesser known in our age, these two powerful gods once had thousands upon thousands of worshippers across the ancient Mediterranean...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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46:10
The Greek & Roman Pantheon
Join us for a deep dive into the Greek and Roman pantheons. We look at the Classical Gods as archetypes and discuss how they have come down to us as literature versus how they were worshipped and thought about in the ancient world.SHOW ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:03:17
The Mythology of You
Whether you know it or not, you already have a personal mythology. It is made up of stories - stories of your place of birth, your family, your religion or spirituality (or lack thereof), your own lived experiences. Examining these tales can te...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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57:28
Modern Mythic Tales: Bull Durham
Join us for our first Modern Mythic Tales, where we look at contemporary works of art for their mythic and symbolic meaning. Today's Modern Mythic Tale is Bull Durham, a movie about America's other favorite pastime (SEX!). Released in 1988 and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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44:59
Dreams
Dreams speak in the language of mythology - symbols. Join us to learn how your dreams are your unconscious mind speaking to your conscious mind, how to interpret dreams in the Jungian fashion to illuminate the most powerful symbols in your own ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:45
Shadows and Monsters
What horrors lurk in our own psyches? Each of us carries an Ego - and our Shadow. Join us as we discuss what the Shadow is, how it operates in each of us, in groups, and in society at large - from the Satanic Panic to Aliens and Darth Vader.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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55:43
Pop Goes Mythology
We live in the God gap, when old mythologies are breaking down for many, and new mythologies have yet to emerge. Humans need mythology so much, though, that we'll get quite creative in making things work as mythology - even movies, tv, and book...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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41:50
Archetypes
Symbols speak straight to the unconscious part of our mind and some of the most powerful symbols we deem to be Archetypes. In this episode we explore the many definitions and uses of Archetypes, from psychology to advertising, and how they are ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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58:16
The Needs of the Soul
The renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell described 4 functions of mythology - here we describe each function and flip them to examine how mythologies meet the needs of our souls. In conversation we consider how institutional mythologies such as...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:30