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
Larger Fields of Time: The Norse myth of Loki and the Death of Balder
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Catherine Svehla, PhD
“Just to live is holy. To be is a blessing.” Rabbi Abraham Heschel
In this program we use the Norse myth of the trickster Loki and the death of Balder to explore the territory that was staked out in the previous program, “Beauty and Love in the Shadow.” How can this myth help us understand Joanna Macy’s advice to “inhabit larger fields of time?”
Special thanks to Cynthia Anderson for sharing Deborah Miranda’s poem, “Prayer of Prayers for the Water Protectors at Standing Rock” which is included.