Hi everyone. I'm Josh, and this is The Emerald,

currents 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. Hey, everyone. This is Josh. Welcome to The Emerald. If you're new to the work and it's resonating and you're interested in supporting the podcast and the work that goes into it and the keeping of this mythic vision alive and well,

please consider becoming a patron. It only costs as little as $6 a month, and it really helps me out with the costs associated with producing what I hope everyone realizes is a pretty production intensive podcast.

There's music, there's studio time involved, there's a lot of editing.

There are books that I buy.

There are musicians that I need to pay, and I try to pay the musicians that contribute,

and I'm really doing all of it myself.

So if you appreciate the vision and want to support,

you can find out more at patreon.com slash the Emerald podcast. And all patrons get access to our

twice monthly study groups. I post additional conversations and content for patrons. There are a lot of benefits.

When I start leading mythology tours again, which is coming soon, spoiler, spoiler, you'll get discounts on these.

So there are a whole lot of benefits to becoming a patron, and it really helps me out a lot in continuing to do this work.

Thank you so much for your support.

And as many of you know, I am going to be starting a year-long myth. and continuing to do this work. Thank you so much for your support.

And as many of you know, I'm going to be starting a year-long mythic immersion, a dive into

somatics, myth, and ritual.

Three things so necessary for healing some of the hurts of this modern world.

And it's going to begin in October, and I'm starting to

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