Episode 250 - In Defense of the Gift of Life
On this episode, Michael Meade responds to elements of nihilism when it comes to the future of human life on earth and to pretentious claims of indivi...
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Mosaic presents Living Myth, a podcast with Michael Meade, renowned mythologist and storyteller. Meade presents mythic stories that offer uniquely insightful and wise ways of understanding the current dilemmas of the world we live in. Living Myth proposes that genuine solutions to the complex and intractable problems of our world require both transcendent imagination and cohering, transformative narratives.
Episode 249 - Crossing the River of Life
This episode of Living Myth begins with a dream of being in the waters of uncertainty that leads to a discourse on ancient understandings of the neces...
Episode 248 - A Holy Affliction
On this episode, Michael Meade begins with the mythic idea that the fateful event of being wounded early in life creates the need for a deep healing p...
Episode 247 - Dreams of Healing
On this episode of Living Myth, Michael Meade tells an old story of someone who follows a dream that leads to being stripped down and stuck, before it...
Episode 246 - Finding the Healing Word
This episode of Living Myth begins when the local power grid suddenly goes down in the middle of the evening telecast about all the conflicts and trou...
Episode 245 - At the Gates of Surrender
This episode is about living through this dark time on earth by finding and making more medicines from eros, love and soul. Michael Meade weaves toget...
Episode 244 - Waking the Soul of the World
This episode begins with pressing questions about the outer dangers and the inner devastations caused by the climate crisis. Michael Meade responds to...
Episode 243 - Return of the Titans
This episode begins with a news report about a political candidate threatening to “…go into school boards with 20 strong men and give them an option. ...
Episode 242 - Beyond the Hero Myth
On this episode, Michael Meade uses an ancient version of the Grateful Dead theme to show how when faced with impossible tasks we must draw vitality a...
Episode 241 - The Sacred Fifth
On this replay of a popular episode, Michael Meade takes up the issue of healing from the ancient idea of the Sacred Fifth, or Secret Fifth, that repr...