Myth Matters
Welcome to Myth Matters, a thought-provoking exploration of myth in contemporary life and the intersection of myth, creativity, and consciousness. Host Catherine Svehla PhD. shares her knowledge of mythology and depth psychology to find insight and explore possibilities. Member of the Joseph Campbell Foundation MythMaker℠ Podcast Network.
Learn more at www.mythicmojo.com and keep the mystery in your life alive.
Podcasting since 2019 • 122 episodes
Myth Matters
Latest Episodes
Effort, Uncertainty, and Cerridwen's potion
"It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope." –Ursula K. LeGuin This episode revolves around the Welsh myth of Cerridwen and the Birth of Taliesin. I've worked with this story a number of t...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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29:47
Allegiance to the Inner Life: The. Nixie in the Millpond part 2 of 2
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”― Joseph CampbellWe began an exploration of some important questions in the last episode. Questions about our allegiance to the in...
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36:55
Allegiance to the Inner Life: The Nixie in the Mill Pond part 1 of 2
To what do we owe greater allegiance, our outer life in the material world of human conventions, or our inner life and the requirements of soul? I explore this question through the lens of a fairy tale called "The Nixie in the Mill Pond," ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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42:59
The Bricoleur
How we imagine our lives is how we live our lives, and mythologies provide the images and ideas in this process. But images of the human in the dominant myths-- as sinner, dominator, or world destroyer-- aren't guiding us toward a bright future...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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30:50
Shifting Images of Human Being with Dr. Craig Chalquist
How we imagine ourselves is how we'll be. And where do we receive these images of the human? They're in our myths.In this episode, I take a look at three images in the myths of the dominant culture that determine how many of ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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57:12