Ep. 503 - Rites of Transformation
This episode connects ancient ideas of rites of passage with the need for both transformation and healing on many levels of life. An old ide...
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Mosaic presents Living Myth, a podcast with Michael Meade, renowned mythologist and storyteller. Meade presents mythic stories that offer uniquely insightful and wise ways of understanding t...
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Ep. 502 - Mythic Imagination and Climate Change
In this episode, Michael Meade explores how when the world seems to make no sense, myth can make the most sense. Stories of renewal of the E...
Ep. 501 - The Path of the Soul
In this episode, Michael Meade talks about the second adventure in life and the challenges of following the path of the soul in the modern w...
Ep. 500 - Mythic by Nature
"When the world seems to lose all sense and meaning, it is usually 'mythic sense' that is missing," says Michael Meade in talking about the...
Ep. 499 - Agents of Creation
The world is so flooded with change, it becomes difficult to keep abreast of radical climate changes, shifts in technology, and all the scan...
Ep. 498 - The Troubled World Outside and the Knowing Self Within Us
The fragmentation and polarization that trouble the outside world is also felt deeply within us. Since the world will not settle soon, the u...
Ep. 497 - Finding Unity in a Divided World
As tensions and conflicts in the outer world continue to escalate, fears and anxieties intensify inside each of us. Increasing polarization...
Ep. 496 - A Feather from the Golden Self
This episode begins with a fairy tale in which a wondrous tree grows in a palace garden at the center of a realm. The tree at the center pro...
Ep. 495 - Creativity, the Muse and the Dark Times
In this episode, Michael Meade talks about the various ways we can find and connect with our creative muse. He brings surprising insights in...
Ep. 494 - The Treasure Hard to Attain
In this episode, Michael Meade tells an old story about a man whose dreams call for him to go on a long, challenging journey to find a hidde...
Ep. 493 - Following Pathless Paths
This episode begins with the idea that each person has a unique story that seeks to unfold from within their soul. If a person is lucky or a...
Premium Episode 180 Excerpt - Stories of Healing and Renewal
On this excerpt from a Living Myth Premium episode, Michael Meade looks at the growing polarization, conflict and uncertainty in the world a...
Ep. 492 - Tigers Medicine and the Soul
"Regardless of the conditions of the outside world, we are each here to transform our own lives from the inside and become a full expression...
Ep. 491 - Two Stories that Change the World
In this episode, Michael Meade considers how there are always two stories going on in life. The ongoing drama of what we call the world and...
Ep. 490 - Facing Fate, Finding Destiny
In this episode, Michael Meade explores how each soul born bears a personal story that involves natural gifts intended to be given and an or...
Ep. 489 - Rituals to Transform and Renew
This episode considers how until modern times, people have relied on ritual practices to heal the wounds of culture, draw upon the renewing...
Ep. 488 - Finding Hope in Times of Despair
People increasingly question whether there is any hope for the world at this time. In this episode of Living Myth , Meade suggests that it i...
Ep. 487 - Creativity and Resiliency in Times of Chaos
This episode of explores how as the world becomes a more chaotic and conflicted place, turning to creative practices can help us find ways t...
Ep. 486 - Uncertainty, Vulnerability and Meaningful Change
To be alive at this time means to be present as many familiar patterns simply dissolve. One major crisis quickly replaces another, so that b...
Ep. 485 - Under the Spell of Power and Greed
This episode begins with the ancient tale of the Titans, the mythic giants who wreaked havoc at the beginning of civilization and arise agai...