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Episode 440 - The Orphan Boy and the Heedless King
This episode begins with one of the great scenes in the mythologies of India. Indra had become King of the Earth by winning a great battle; he also …
11 months ago
Episode 439 - In a World Gone Wrong
Increasingly, we are caught in the shattering of the world and in the broken heart of tragedy. The loss of soul in the world leaves people not only …
11 months, 1 week ago
Episode 438 - Heart Within the Heart
As nature and culture rattle and old forms crumble, a crisis of imagination occurs and we are called to see the world with different eyes. Finding an…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 437 - On the Road of Fate and Destiny
On this episode, Michael Meade considers how finding and following the thread that connects our fate to our destiny ultimately involves a pilgrimage…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 436 - In the River of Time
This episode of Living Myth begins with recent scientific reports which seek to explain why humans may be inclined to put their trust in leaders who …
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 435 - Why We Resist Change
Even when change is greatly desired, it is not easily accomplished. This episode of Living Myth considers the problem of resistance to change from ps…
1 year ago
Episode 434 - Soul and the Waves of Change
This episode uses two ancient stories to show how humans have repeatedly had to deal with periods of worldwide upheaval and fears of drowning in the …
1 year ago
Episode 433 - The Necessity of Empathy
On this episode of Living Myth the deep-seated feeling of empathy is viewed in several contexts: as it appears in a traditional story, as it occurs …
1 year ago
Episode 432 - Waking the Living Soul
This episode begins with an often asked question: What is the soul? Michael Meade describes the soul as "the animating and connecting force without …
1 year ago
Episode 431 - Opening Pandora's Box Again
This episode of Living Myth considers the oldest versions of the tale of Pandora's Box as a way of understanding how it is that all the ailments and…
1 year, 1 month ago