The Brothers Grimm’s Little Red Riding Hood
“Little Red Cap:” A little girl, beloved by her grandmother and known for her red cap, is sent by her mother to bring her grandmother a meal. Little Cap assures her mother she’ll follow all direction...
2 Jan 35min
The Mermaid’s Manipulation (Clip)
The mermaid's deal with the fisherman: she gives him an abundant catch without telling him, and then takes it away unless he'll agree to her demand. In order to get his livelihood back he must sacrif...
1 Jan 4min
Ancient Greek Theater was Nothing Like Our Own (Clip)
Why Dionysus May Be the Patron of Theater: A well-told story will shake you and has the power of psychological transformation. A death to your former self. A communal experience with a large part of...
28 Des 20258min
Von Schönwerth’s “The Red Silk Ribbon”
A fisherman employed by a Count that paid him well for how big his catches were suddenly stopped catching fish and was let go. Sat out on water, weeping. Mermaid came to him and said she was the one...
23 Des 20251h 8min
Communism and Strong Men (Clip)
We talk of the danger of applying strict logic to every situation, without using discernment. But we live in a world with a lot of mystery to our brains. So you must have wisdom to best know how, wh...
14 Des 20257min
Von Schönwerth's "The King's Bodyguard"
The king appoints his handsomest soldier to be his bodyguard and sends him to a nobleman with a beautiful daughter. He tells the daughter not to speak to any soldiers, but she and he grow intimate. ...
7 Des 20251h 31min
The Scorned Princess Also Acted Out of Personal Motives (Clip)
The Princess’s Personal Agenda in “Knapsack, Hat & Horn” I view this as a cautionary tale: be respectful of someone with great power. This story also resembles the Von Schönwerth story “The Scorned...
4 Des 20252min
Dionysus: Death, Rebirth, Transformation
Ian and I discuss the Greek-Roman god Dionysus-Bacchus. He reads an Orphic poem and then I gloss various stories put together into a narrative in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. This is a fascinating di...
29 Nov 20251h 46min
