Myth in the Mojave
Do you like to hear a good story? Are you interested in learning how the old myths and stories shape contemporary life? Myth in the Mojave was created and hosted by cultural mythologist, storyteller, teacher, and activist Dr. Catherine Svehla. Find new content under the new name, "Myth Matters." Thanks for listening and keep the mystery in your life alive.
Myth in the Mojave
The Tao of Trickster Coyote and Chuang Tzu
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Catherine Svehla, PhD
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Season 4
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Episode 76
The word “tao” means “way” and refers to the cosmic order and the way of being, the way of life. Anyone who understands and lives the Tao is in harmony with the great “what is.”
The Trickster called Coyote has a specific way. Coyote’s way is the heart of the stories that are told about him. This program blends several Coyote stories with a couple of short stories about Chuang Tzu, an ancient Chinese Taoist, to explore some of the lessons Coyote might offer about the world that he created for us.
The stories are sourced from Barry Lopez’s collection Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping With His daughter: Coyote Builds North America and The Book of Chuang Tzu translated by Martin Palmer with Elizabeth Breuilly, Chang Wai Ming, and Jay Ramsay.