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Roots of Lore is a podcast from Caitlin Brehm that explores the roots of fairy tales and folklore to ponder the messages and morals they offered in times past and dig into the medicine they survived to offer us today.

Roots of Lore Caitlin Brehm

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Roots of Lore is a podcast from Caitlin Brehm that explores the roots of fairy tales and folklore to ponder the messages and morals they offered in times past and dig into the medicine they survived to offer us today.

    The Season of Story

    The Season of Story

    The nights grow long and dark. And from them spring holidays, rituals, celebrations, and stories. Now perhaps more than any other time of year, we find ourselves craving a slow-down to wrap ourselves in tradition, in familiarity, in comfort, and in meaning.
    So let us begin with the Winter Solstice, a point in the cycle of the year around which so many cultures around the world held celebration, ritual, and wove their stories.
     
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    • 53 min
    The Saturnalia

    The Saturnalia

    It's the season of celebration and in this episode of Roots of Lore, we explore The Saturnalia.
     
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    • 45 min
    The Omen Days of Wyrd

    The Omen Days of Wyrd

    Happy New Year! We are standing at the portal between one year and the next, and you may be thinking of New Year's Resolutions or goals to hit the ground running here at the beginning of the year.
    In this episode of Roots of Lore, we're exploring some different ways of leaning into the excitement of the new year that allow us to be more in flow with this story time of year: The Omen Days and the Web of Wyrd.
     
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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Brigid and the Cailleach

    Brigid and the Cailleach

    We are at a threshold time. Last week marked the midway point between Winter solstice and spring equinox. Now you might be feeling the stirrings of Spring. Depending on where you are, it might even already look like Spring. And it might be tempting to want to rush through this liminal tension and get Winter over with already, but here I’m inviting you to pause and be here at this threshold.
    There are stories to be found here.
    In this episode, we’re diving into some Irish Celtic folklore through two figures that represent both sides of this seasonal threshold: Brigid and the Cailleach.
     
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    East of the Sun and West of the Moon

    East of the Sun and West of the Moon

    We've been exploring "The Snow Queen" all season, but in this episode of Roots of Lore, let's explore Hans Christian Andersen in a bit more depth. We're getting a sense of who he was and the context of his fairy tales, and then taking a look at a potential source of inspiration: East of the Sun and West of the Moon as collected by Norwegian folktale scholars, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe.
    Featuring Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman of the Carterhaugh School of the Folklore and the Fantastic, and Sarah N. Lawson.
     
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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Journey to the Underworld

    Journey to the Underworld

    As equinox tips us once more into the dark half of the year (here in the northern hemisphere), the season of story, we journey to the underworld with the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, and we finish our exploration of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.
    Featuring Dr. Helene Foley, professor of Classics at Columbia University and Barnard College.
     
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    • 1 hr 17 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
123 Ratings

123 Ratings

Viviennemagdalen ,

Perfect

This is absolutely beautiful. Dripping wisdom and grace. Thank you!

221952 ,

Story and story telling at its best.

I think this one of the best podcasts on story and story telling I wish there were more episodes. I know that so much work goes into each new podcast and therefore I will patiently wait like a kid for Christmas. Thank you Caitlin for all you do.

Marissa_Grace ,

WOW!

If you have any interest in folklore, legend, mythology, ect. or just want to know what the heck is even the difference between them all, I highly suggest this podcast.

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