Conference of Birds – Part 1 Editor February 6, 2014 Joyce, Storytelling “Conference of the Birds” by Mohammed ibn Farid-ud-din ATTAR The purpose has been to look at two Teaching Stories from the Sufi Tradition, both originating from Medieval Islam : one a so-called “philosoph...
The Hero Soul Editor February 6, 2014 Joyce, Saga, Saga Interpretation, Storytelling The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Vision of Arjuna It has often be said that life is a journey and the metaphor is apt - but is it to be an adventure , a struggle for survival, or a pilgrimage of discovery? Is the...
The Power of Storytelling Editor February 6, 2014 Storytelling Storytelling in all its many forms, enthralls as much today as it ever did around the firesides of the past. The phenomenal success of the Harry Potter series demonstrate that television has by no means replac...
Excalibur Editor February 4, 2014 Saga, Saga Interpretation Excalibur is the mythical sword belonging to King Arthur. It is associated with Arthur’s sovereignty of Britain and features in different ways in the legend. In one version, Arthur pulls it from a stone, a...
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Interpretation Editor January 31, 2014 Saga Interpretation The story begins in Camelot, the home of Arthur and his knights, suggestive of the heavenly home of all human souls and the place which the soul leaves in order to journey into the material world. Also the ...
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Editor January 31, 2014 Saga, Uncategorized One New Year’s Day King Arthur and his knights are gathered in the Hall at Camelot, feasting and celebrating. In the midst of the festivities, the door flies open and into the hall rides a huge man upon a hug...
The Golden Key Interpretation Editor January 31, 2014 Fairy Tale Interpretation This delightful tale, though short, contains revealing motifs that illustrate the deeper meaning that is often found in fairy tales. When a story gives a season, this is usually significant. This tale occurs in...
The Golden Key Editor January 31, 2014 Fairy Tale Once in the wintertime when the snow was very deep, a poor boy had to go out and fetch wood on a sled. After he had gathered it together and loaded it, he did not want to go straight home, because he was so fr...
Cap O’ Rushes Interpretation Editor January 31, 2014 Fairy Tale Interpretation There is an interesting link with this story and the story of King Lear, which has a fairy tale structure of its own. There are similarities to Cinderella and also All Kinds of Fur. The father of the younge...
Cap O’ Rushes Editor January 31, 2014 Fairy Tale Well, there was once a very rich gentleman, and he’d three daughters, and he thought he’d see how fond they were of him. So he says to the first, “How much do you love me, my dear?” “Why,” says she, “as I l...