Hi everyone. I'm Josh, and this is The Emerald, Currants and Trends Through a Mythic Lens,

the podcast where we explore an ever-changing world and our lives in it through the lens of myth, story, and imagination.

The Emerald. All that's happening on this green jewel in space. Hi friends.

A quick reminder here at the start that this podcast depends completely on patron support.

So the reason I'm able to do this podcast full time is because of the support of patrons.

So if you're a podcast listener and you feel like you've been getting something of value from the podcast and you want to support

the artistic vision of the Emerald, please consider becoming a patron. It costs as little as $6 per

month and you can find out more at patreon.com slash the Emerald podcast.

Becoming a patron is also the best way to dive deeper into the mythic topics that I discuss on

the podcast. So if you listen to The Emerald and you find yourself lamenting when the outro music

kicks in and you're wanting more, The Patreon community is where to get more.

It's where to get more interaction with me. It's where to get more interaction with other people

who share a like-minded mythic vision. There are ongoing twice-monthly study groups with

participants from all around the world and a big video archive at this point of past discussions.

And I'll just say that the quality of thoughtful, respectful, heartfelt, soul-stirring discussion

from the Patreon group is really inspirational. So please consider becoming a patron and

supporting this work of love and join us for some deep mythic exploration.

That's patreon.com, p-a-t-r-e-o-n.com slash the Emerald podcast.

Also, you may have heard me talking over the past few episodes about a granting

program that I'm starting. It's for podcast patrons, and it's a way of giving back to the community

and supporting patron projects that are all about fostering an animate vision in these times when

such an animate vision is deeply necessary. And really, it's a recognition of the

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