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Back to SearchMysteries of Self, Other, and the Greek myth of Narcissus
Season 4 Episode 12
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"He is now struck with wonder by what's wonderful in him..."
----Ovid's Myth of Narcissus, translated by Allen Mandelbaum…
3 years, 10 months ago
Our Quest for Self: "The Six Companions" fairytale
Season 4 Episode 11
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Our notion of "self" is one of the deep and enduring mysteries of human existence. The concept of self is both obvious a…
3 years, 10 months ago
Celebrating the World: "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen
Season 4 Episode 10
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Birds have a unique place in our cultural imagination. Observing their habits, our ancestors learned about home building…
3 years, 11 months ago
Listening to our animal kin
Season 4 Episode 9
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"The spirit wanders, comes here now, now here, and occupies whatever frame it pleases. From beasts it passes into human …
3 years, 11 months ago
Fables, frogs, and philosophy
Season 4 Episode 8
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Fables are probably the best known and most widely used stories in our mythological traditions. These are simple stories…
4 years ago
A Strange Feather: 10 Poems for perspective and peace of mind
Season 4 Episode 7
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This is our second and final podcast in celebration of National Poetry month. I devote the April episodes to National Po…
4 years ago
With the night falling we are saying thank you: 10 poems for National Poetry month
Season 4 Episode 6
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"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
In the last podca…
4 years, 1 month ago
A Terrible Love of War, a Culture of Peace
Season 4 Episode 5
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In 2004, James Hillman published a difficult and though-provoking investigation of war titled A Terrible Love of War. H…
4 years, 1 month ago
A Not Just About the Ukraine
Season 4 Episode 4
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Nations. Sovereignty. War. Democracy. Citizenship. I. We.
Unconscious monotheism. Polytheistic consciousness.
Diversity.…
4 years, 2 months ago
Sometimes you've got to laugh
Season 4 Episode 3
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“The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow, and there is no humor in heaven.” ~ Mark Twain
When we get stuck, whe…
4 years, 2 months ago