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 • 128 episodes
Myth Matters
Latest Episodes
Joy and Poetry for National Poetry month
"We need joy as we need air." Maya AngelouJoy. Joy is my motivation, my desire and object in sharing some poetry with you in this episode. Joy---gladness, pleasure, delight, and rejoicing. Joy, a very precious freedom.How can you,...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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35:28
Finist the Bright Falcon: Baba Yaga, soul quests, and shamanic journeys
The final episode in a three-part exploration of the mysterious Baba Yaga, a scary crone in Russian and Slavic fairy tales. Who or what is she? The fairy tale "Finist the Bright Falcon" opens up some interesting possibilities.
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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50:22
Initiation and Meeting the Baba Yaga
The Baba Yaga is a complex and scary crone in East Slavic and Russian fairy tales. She's a face of the earth goddesses and the fierce wildness of nature.Are some of us meeting the Baba Yaga right now? There's a lot of chaos ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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37:22
Fierce wildness and the Baba Yaga
Welcome to episode one of the new (7th) season of Myth Matters! A new year and a time of change. Is this, as some say, the time of the wise, elder woman, the time of the crone? The Baba Yaga is one face of this archetypal energy.
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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36:34
Flying Together: The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud Din Attar
“These lofty words are an antidote for anyone sickened by extremism’s poison.” Farid ud Din Attar, translation by Sholeh WolpéThe Conference of the Birds is an epic poem from the 12th century written by Sufi poet Farid ud Din At...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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41:09
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