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November 20, 2023Animism, Christianity, Commedia dell'Arte, Folk tales, Interviews, Masks, Mythology, Norse, Performance, Petter Madegård, Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen, The Wild Hunt, Theatre

Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen & Petter Madegård: The Return of the Yule Goat #43

The practice of dressing up like a Yule Goat for Christmas has many examples in Scandinavian history. Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen has for the past few years aimed to remake a new tradition. Inspired by animism, carneval, Krampus processions in the Alps and samba he has started a Yule Goat Parade.
October 6, 2023Celtic, Christianity, Egyptian, Finnish, Gods and Goddesses, Greek, Interviews, Inuit, Japanese, Mesopotamian, Mythology, Norse, Sally Pomme Clayton, Storytelling, Trickster, Writing, Yoruba

Sally Pomme Clayton: The Mighty Goddess #40

We are back after a lengthy interim! And how better to kickstart our new bout of episodes than with a dose of divine power! In our fortieth episode, we interview Sally Pomme Clayton, British performance storyteller and author, about her latest book - The Mighty Goddess.
May 29, 2023Dominic Kelly, Ecology, Folk tales, Interviews, Mythology, Norse, Performance, Psychedelic Mind, Storytelling, UFO

Dominic Kelly: MARA – Dream, Forest & Folklore #39

Sleep paralysis. The Old Hag. The Nightmare. Mara. With returning guest, performance storyteller Dominic Kelly, we delve into this fascinating phenomenon that is deeply entrenched in the borderlands of folklore and belief.
February 27, 2023Andreas Kornevall, Apocalyptica, Interviews, Magic, Mythology, Norse, Rewilding, Runes and Sigils, Shamanism, Storytelling

Andreas Kornevall: Demblem #31

In this episode we speak about the creation of demblems, counter-sigils to deactivate and balance the negative aspects of our logo-inundated society.
January 7, 2023Folk tales, Gods and Goddesses, Hindu, Lunisolar Mind, Mythology, Norse, Shamanism, Storytelling

Lunisolar Mind IX: Wolf Moon #27

We are still in the grip of winter, the sky is occluded by grey fur, and the tough love of the Wolf Moon grabs us by the scruff of our necks. Reminding us to wake up from our slumber, to contain our own power, and make our own luck.
January 6, 2023Animism, Apocalyptica, Ecology, Interviews, Mythology, Norse, Persian, Rewilding, Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen, Storytelling

Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen: Year of Aun – Story as Healing, Story as Curse #26

Historian of religion and animist thinker Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is back on our podcast! This time to launch the Year of Aun, an invitation to celebrate 2023 as a year of healing and reconnection based on old Nordic spiritual practices.
November 8, 2022Hindu, Lunisolar Mind, Mythology, Norse

Lunisolar Mind VII: Frost Moon #23

The Frost Moon shines bright in November skies, and it invites us to look within. We spiral back towards our selves, our bellies, our navels, searching for the center of things.
October 31, 2022Interviews, Kersti Ståbi, Mythology, Norse, Performance, Storytelling, Tale singing

Kersti Ståbi: Vǫluspá – performing poems from the Poetic Edda #22

Vǫluspá - The Prophecy of the Seeress from the Poetic Edda is one of the most well known texts from Norse mythology. But how could this oral poem have been performed?
September 12, 2022Divination, Interviews, Maria Kvilhaug, Mythology, Norse, Shamanism

Maria Kvilhaug: In the Bay of Magic and the Wilderness of Cave Land – Initiation Narratives in the Sagas #20

Come join us on a journey through spell songs, fate swapping, transgressive trials of initiation and divine intercourse.
August 12, 2022Gods and Goddesses, Greek, Lunisolar Mind, Mythology, Norse

Lunisolar Mind IV: Fruit Moon #17

The fourth episode of our podcast within the podcast – a series of full moon specials, released on every full moon – where we turn our attention to the glowing celestial body that has inspired artists and mystics for millenia.