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Make Room for Magic: Celtic tales about fairies

Make Room for Magic: Celtic tales about fairies

FromMyth Matters


Make Room for Magic: Celtic tales about fairies

FromMyth Matters

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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"I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, pass the wit of man to say what dream it was."  --Shakespeare, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"A few Celtic stories about encounters with fairies, to celebrate the solstice and midsummer, and to consider the need for healthy skepticism and making room for magic."The Celt in all ages of his long history, like the ancient Greek thinkers with whom his ancestors were contemporary, has always been inclined, unlike modern scientists, to seek an explanation for the phenomena of evolutionary life by postulating a noumenal world of causes as the background to a phenomenal world of effects.  Today, the rapid march of scientific pioneers, chiefly those in psychical research, is bringing our own cold and exact science very close to that indefinable boundary which separates the two worlds [...]" --Walter Evans-Wentz, The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries Support the showEmail Catherine at drcsvehla@mythicmojo.comPost a positive review on apple podcasts! Learn how you can work with Catherine at https://mythicmojo.comBuy me a coffee. Thank you!
Released:
Jun 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to Myth Matters, a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of the role myth plays in contemporary life. Host Catherine Svehla PhD. shares her knowledge of mythology and depth psychology to find insight and explore possibilities. What do the old stories hold for you? Learn more at www.mythicmojo.com and keep the mystery in your life alive.