Mythic

Mythic

A mythological lens can reveal layers of meaning that usually remain obscured or hidden. In the Mythic podcast, host Boston Blake explores archetypal themes in ancient legends and modern media, myth and folklore superheroes sci-fi pop culture history current events your personal issues Nothing is off-limits! The Mythic perspective may forever change the way you think about your favorite stories--and yourself. Caution: Listening to this podcast may contribute to increased synchronicity.

Episodes

July 17, 2024 48 mins

What does it mean to return to the village?

Boston Blake chats with Michael DiPietro and Marcey Donnelly, coauthors of 'The Inside Guide: Breaking Through to Intuitive Wisdom and Inspired Living.' 

They delve into key themes such as intuitive wisdom, the hero's journey, integrating peak experiences into daily life, and understanding the role of desire and purpose. The conversation also covers their approaches to personal develop...

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Cultural mythologist Dr. Jody Bower offers her wisdom and keen insight into the evolution of the Heroine's Journey and how it is distinct from that of the hero. Dr. Bower is the author of two books:

Jane Eyre's Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine's Story and

The Princess Powers Up: Watching the Sleeping Beauties Become Warrior Goddesses


In this episode of the Mythic podcast, we touch on a range of topics such as

• the cha...

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Author David Berger discusses Task Force Gaea and his mythic influences. Ovid's Metamorphoses, Clash of the Titans, Wonder Woman, and more!

About David Berger

David Berger was the boy under the blanket reading books by flashlight when he should have been sleeping, and he hasn’t stopped reading since. His creative fires started by reading Greek mythology, the stories of Olympian gods and heroes sparking a conflagration of lea...

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Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.

Andrea Slominski, PhD - Regency, Rise of the Feminine Midlife Archetype

About Dr. Andrea Slominski

Andrea M. Slominski, Ph.D., is a women's midlife coach, speaker, and author. Dr. A’s coaching addresses the deep work of Meaning, P...

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Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.

Nicola Scott - Celebrating Wonder Woman and Making Historia

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About Nicola Scott

Nicola Scott is an Australian co...

Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.

Monica Mody, PhD - Decolonizing Mythology

About Monica Mody

Dr. Monica Mody is a transdisciplinary poet, educator and theorist working at the intersections of embodied regenerative consciousness, earth-based wisdom, and decolonial frame...

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November 13, 2022 8 mins

As a follow-up to the last episode, Becca Tarnas answers Boston's five questions, touching on dark matter, reincarnation, and astrological archetypes.

What were your childhood stories? What do you believe? What's an extraordinary experience that has shaped you? How are you the same as your childhood self? When have you experienced ecstasy?

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Moments

Becca’s Origin Story

Connecting mathematics, mythology, and astrology

A mythic interpretation of the December 2021 Venus-Pluto conjunction. Beauty, sexuality, and the arts meet the underworld extremes.

Beauty and the Beast themes in the story of Pluto and Venus

The story of Eros and Psyche plays out in the sky

New tellings of myth from women’s perspective. Madeline Miller, Natalie Haynes.

Retelling of myths from vilified...

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Key Topics

01:39 Introduction to Dr. Craig Chalquist

03:35 Depth psychology, mythology, and terrapsychology

07:41 The terrapsychology of San Luis Obisbo

10:32 Dionysus and San Francisco (Burning Man, Emperor Norton, and the Bushman)

20:21 The Orphic myth playing out in San Francisco and the day of the orange sky

31:24 The Trickster in politics

35:20 Hermeticism Reborn - Hermes Trism...

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How does the Hero myth necessitate the Villain? What does a post-Heroic myth look like? What's the connection between the decline of patriarchy and the decline of organized religion?

Dr. David Odorisio of Pacifica Graduate Institute shares his own synchronistic journey as we explore hero and villain archetypes in media and culture, as well as how the human potential movement must integrate the Senex and puer in order to outlive the ...

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The month marks Wonder Woman's 80th Anniversary, and this interview is a love letter to Diana, whose origins are steeped in Greek mythology.

In this fabulous conversation, award-winning comics artist Phil Jimenez reveals the secrets behind Wonder Woman: Historia, his upcoming collaboration with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick for DC Comics Black Label!

Mythology has been central to some of Phil’s highest-profile projects, including&n...

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Guest: Jennifer Whetzel, Ladyjane Branding

Contact: jennifer@ladyjanebranding.com

Website: https://ladyjanebranding.com

About Jennifer:

After more than 25 years in the marketing and advertising industry, and after finding significant symptom relief in medical cannabis and emotional support from community members, Jennifer Whetzel was inspired to use her professional expertise to help businesses in the cannabis industry.

In 2018, she fou...

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July 21, 2021 28 mins

Who were the Titans? And what was the word's original meaning?

From the birth of Aphrodite to the rise of Zeus -- and what happened in between.

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In this special Mother's Day episode, Boston tells the story of four generations of mother goddesses from Greek mythology. Gaia. Rhea. Hera. Maia.

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May 6, 2021 19 mins

Host Boston Blake connects the dots between Wonder Woman, Aphrodite, and the origin of the world according to Greek mythology.

Persons, places, and things mentioned in this episode:

Wonder Woman (the movie)

Wonder Woman (comics)

Clash of the Titans

Archetypes

Joseph Campbell

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

Edith Hamilton's Mythology

Mythos by Stephen Fry

Hesiod

Homer

Apollodorus

Wolverine

Entropy

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Organizational psychologist Renita Wellman discusses her journey from Catholic school to an intentional community, narrative therapy, her Jungian perspective, and how the goddesses in everywoman manifest in her.

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April 22, 2021 1 min

Do you love myths, legends, and folklore -- gods, heroes, monsters, fairies, elves, magical artifacts, and wild adventures that are also journeys of the soul? Then Mythic may just be your jam.

Host Boston Blake weaves the fantastical into the ordinary world, connecting ancient archetypes to contemporary life. Media, culture, and the mundane become magical when viewed from a mythic perspective.

Caution: May cause an increase in synch...

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