Elements of Culture as Vessels for Memory Zena Carlota Pearl

Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. On today’s episode, we are joined by seed keeper and story teller Zena Carlota Pearl for part 1 or our 2 part conversation. Zena is a practicing expressive arts therapist and associate marriage and family therapist working with individuals, couples and groups to uncover and navigate archetypal stories and familial patterns in relationships.

Together we explore:

• Zena’s upbringing, ancestral roots and the challenges she faced early in life which served to help shape who she is today.

• Zena’s discovery of the kora.

• Vessels for ancestral memory and language.

• Navigating taboos during creation.

• The Russian fairytale story of Vasilisa.

• The things we create and carry with us, give us strength and will be passed on to the generations to come.

If you’d like to hear me reading Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés version of the Russian folktale Vasilisa discussed in this episode, you can find a bonus episode/ bedtime story in your feed in our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon. Learn about the benefits of membership through the link below.

Links: Learn more about Zena Carlota Pearl here: https://www.zenacarlota.com

Follow Zena on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenacarlota/ Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com

Podcast cover art by Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en

Learn more about the Río Cósmico Homestead here: https://www.riocosmico.org

Learn about the benefits of membership to our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily

Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you!