old bones
Finding Meaning Through Myth in Modern Life
Without the dimensions of myth, the world can seem depleted and arbitrary. With it there is perspective, tools and the sense of an adventure to be lived. —Martin Shaw, A Branch from the Lightning Tree
Without the dimensions of myth, the world can seem depleted and arbitrary. With it there is perspective, tools and the sense of an adventure to be lived. —Martin Shaw, A Branch from the Lightning Tree
Our present-day world is becoming more complex and chaotic all the time. While we’re more connected than ever in digital ways, loneliness and isolation are at an all-time high. Many of us are waking up to the need for more meaning and connection in our communities and lives, but where and how do we find it?
Old myths, stories like XXX and XXX, are portals that allow us to step behind the veil of the everyday to see our lives and circumstances with fresh eyes.
These stories help us remember where we come from and provide guidance on how to resource ourselves from a deeper well. They illuminate the invitation in our challenges and offer us a renewed sense of both agency and surrender.
Through myth, shared in heartfelt community, we return to our modern lives with greater clarity, maturity, and vitality for whatever is here today and whatever is calling us forward.
LOGISTICS
Gather around the fire.
When the weather allows, we’ll gather around an actual fire, sharing stories as our ancestors have done for millenia. If not a literal fire, we’ll circle around a metaphorical flame to listen and learn, and speak what’s alive and true.
Each two-hour session includes:
• Short grounding meditation
• Brief personal check-in
• A communal reading of the selected myth
• Brief summary with prompts for discussion
• Sharing and reflection in dyads and in the larger group around what’s being evoked through the story