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Episode 383
A king is very sick and this distresses his three sons. In a palace garden an old man tells them the water of life can save him, but it is very dang…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Poor Brother Gives All in The Grimm Brothers’ “The Turnip” (Clip)
Episode 382
At the story’s beginning, the poor brother throws off his red coat of soldiering and becomes a farmer, a major life transformation that makes him his…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The Brothers Grimm’s “Cinderella”
Episode 381
A daughter promises her dying mother she’ll remain good and pious, and does so. Her father remarries and his stepdaughters consign Cinderella to hou…
1 year ago
The Turnip as the Prince’s Soul in Von Schonwerth's "The Turnip Princess" Pt. 2 (Clip)
Episode 380
The turnip, grown underground, could symbolize the soul, and the prince, whose task is to combine the nail from the cave wall, would recover his self…
1 year ago
The Brothers Grimm’s “The Riddle”
Episode 379
The Brothers Grimm’s “The Riddle”
A king’s son goes off into the world with only his trusted servant and encounters three deadly places to sleep, …
1 year ago
Grimm's "The Turnip:” Getting Not What You Seek, but What You Need
Episode 378
Grimm's "The Turnip:” Getting Not What You Seek, but What You Need
There are two brothers – one rich, the other poor. The poor one wants to better …
1 year ago
Love, Governance and Civilization in Von Schonwerth’s “The Sun’s Shadow” (Clip)
Episode 377
When the Titans’ Committee is trying to figure out what to do with Death, a white weasel comes and licks their eyes. Was it sent by Death? What doe…
1 year ago
Von Schonwerth's "The Turnip Princess," Pt. 2
Episode 376
We discuss the turnip as Jungian symbol of the soul and continue our analysis of this fascinating, fecund folktale.
For the first “Turnip” episode,…
1 year ago
“The Sun's Shadow” by Von Schonwerth, from The Turnip Princess
Episode 375
“The Sun's Shadow” by Von Schonwerth, from The Turnip Princess
Death ruled the world, but when the Sun and Moon grew up, they banished death, who k…
1 year ago
True Wealth in The Brothers Grimm’s “Iron John” (Clip)
Episode 374
What freed Iron John? LL wonders if doing good, helping the prince fulfill his fate frees him from his curse. I look at the effects of the enchantm…
1 year, 1 month ago