Dr. Martin Shaw - The Depth And Value In Myth

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Connor Beaton

Relationships, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

How do I sum up this conversation? Because we could have talked for days. Dr. Shaw's work is incredibly powerful, so get ready for a very depth-oriented and intense conversation. For example, Dr. Shaw and I cover the real meaning of blessing and the importance of being defeated—not winning. The power of story and myth, comfort versus shelter, and how it all relates to how we're living now. Martin Shaw is widely regarded as one of the most exciting teachers of the mythic imagination. Author of the award-winning Mythteller trilogy (A Branch from the Lightning Tree, Snowy Tower, Scatterlings), he founded the Oral Tradition and Mythic Life courses at Stanford University, and is director of the Westcountry School of Myth in the UK. He has introduced thousands of people to mythology, and for twenty years, Shaw has been a wilderness rites of passage guide, working with at-risk youth, those who are unwell, returning veterans as well as many women and men seeking a deeper life. His translations of Gaelic poetry and folklore (with Tony Hoagland) have been published in Orion Magazine, Poetry International, and Poetry Magazine. Dr. Shaw's work has received top praise from the likes of Malidoma Somé, Stephen Jenkinson, Coleman Barks, Robert Densmore, and Robert Bly. His essay and conversation with Ai Weiwei on myth and migration was released by the Marciano Arts foundation. Connect with Dr. Shaw -Website: https://drmartinshaw.com/ -Substack, The House of Beasts & Vines: https://martinshaw.substack.com/ -Westcountry School of Myth: https://schoolofmyth.com/ -Books at Cista Mystica Press: https://cistamystica.com/ -Latest Book, Smoke Hole: https://cistamystica.com/shop/smoke-hole/ Did you enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the self-leadership they’re looking for. Are you looking to find purpose, navigate transition, or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the man talk show.
0:12.9	I'm Connor Beaton, and joining me today is Dr. Martin Shaw.
0:17.4	I have been looking forward to this conversation for a while, so let me tell you a little
0:20.8	bit about Dr. Shaw. He's an acclaimed teacher of myth. He's an author of the award-winning
0:27.6	Myth-Teller trilogy, a branch from the Lightning Tree, Snowy Tower, and Scatterlings. He founded
0:34.8	the oral tradition and mythic life courses at Stanford University and is
0:39.7	director of the West Country School of Myth in the UK. He has introduced thousands of people to
0:46.8	mythology and how it penetrates modern life. For 20 years, he has been a wilderness rites
0:52.8	passage guide, working with at-risk youth,
0:56.2	those who are unwell, returning veterans, as well as many women and men seeking a deeper sense
1:04.2	of life.
1:05.8	So we could have talked, I would imagine for an entire day.
1:11.0	I would have not run out of questions for Dr. Shaw to say the least.
1:18.2	But what we really talk about is, well, first off, Dr. Shaw shares quite a bit about his vigil.
1:24.8	So spending time out in nature, spending 101 days in ceremony,
1:29.7	out in nature, taking vigils. We talk about mythology, what mythology can teach us about
1:36.7	ourselves individually and collectively, about what mythology can tell us about the times that we're
1:41.8	living in right now, the culture that we have acquired.
1:47.2	And we talk a little bit about rites of passage.
1:50.8	We talk a good amount about descent and the descending into your own psyche, into the hardships of your life,
1:59.0	and how we can look at the patterns and the narratives and the stories
2:05.2	within myth and gain a tremendous amount of truth and understanding about the human experience,
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