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Fairy tales are both stories of transformation and symbolic poetry. They are gifts from our ancestors, offering symbols and guidance for our human development. In this show artist, philosopher and teacher Sean Kramer will lead us into the imaginal realm of fairy tales, where we will find healing im…

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    • Jul 7, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Singing Soaring Lark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2017 74:23


    The Alchemy of Relationship: A meditation on the “Singing Soaring Lark”, a fairy tale about what comes after the ‘happily ever after’. This tale gives a description through symbols of the process of a committed relationship. Some fairy tales end with marriage; the “Singing Soaring Lark” begins with the marriage ceremony and describes the long and sometimes difficult journey towards the realization of the true inner marriage of a man and woman.

    The Singing Soaring Lark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2017 74:23


    The Alchemy of Relationship: A meditation on the “Singing Soaring Lark”, a fairy tale about what comes after the ‘happily ever after’. This tale gives a description through symbols of the process of a committed relationship. Some fairy tales end with marriage; the “Singing Soaring Lark” begins with the marriage ceremony and describes the long and sometimes difficult journey towards the realization of the true inner marriage of a man and woman.

    Snow White

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 68:25


    In this fairy tale meditation, we will contemplate the alchemical processes of transformation symbolized in fairy tales, especially in the richly symbolic story of Snow White.

    Snow White

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 68:25


    In this fairy tale meditation, we will contemplate the alchemical processes of transformation symbolized in fairy tales, especially in the richly symbolic story of Snow White.

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2017 69:31


    Here We Wonder in IllusionsIn the show we will look at the story of little red riding hood, and meditate on the theme of appearance and reality in fairytales. The enchanted world of the fairytale is a strange realm in which things can appear other than they are. The fairytale forest is a dangerous space in which one can be seduced and deceived, where one can wander or become lost. It has the capacity to devour and destroy. Yet it also contains powers for transformation and rebirth.

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2017 69:31


    Here We Wonder in IllusionsIn the show we will look at the story of little red riding hood, and meditate on the theme of appearance and reality in fairytales. The enchanted world of the fairytale is a strange realm in which things can appear other than they are. The fairytale forest is a dangerous space in which one can be seduced and deceived, where one can wander or become lost. It has the capacity to devour and destroy. Yet it also contains powers for transformation and rebirth.

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2017 64:10


    Untying the Knots of the Soul through Imaginative Journeys. This contemporary fairy tale describes a boys efforts to resolve inner conflicts arising in family life by taking an imaginative journey. We will use this tale to meditate more on the ‘story’ aspect of fairy tales: the arising and resolving of conflicts, both inner and outer.

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2017 64:10


    Untying the Knots of the Soul through Imaginative Journeys. This contemporary fairy tale describes a boys efforts to resolve inner conflicts arising in family life by taking an imaginative journey. We will use this tale to meditate more on the ‘story’ aspect of fairy tales: the arising and resolving of conflicts, both inner and outer.

    Cat in the Hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2017 71:13


    Externalizing Inner Conflicts Through the Imagination The modern children’s story “The Cat in the Hat”, while not strictly a fairy tale, has fairy tale qualities. It also provides a more apparent example of something that can be less obvious in fairy tales: that the imaginative world of the fairy tale, and the dark forest or underworld, is a way to make more sensible to us our own more hidden inner souls and their conflicts.

    Cat in the Hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2017 71:13


    Externalizing Inner Conflicts Through the Imagination The modern children’s story “The Cat in the Hat”, while not strictly a fairy tale, has fairy tale qualities. It also provides a more apparent example of something that can be less obvious in fairy tales: that the imaginative world of the fairy tale, and the dark forest or underworld, is a way to make more sensible to us our own more hidden inner souls and their conflicts.

    The Devil's Three Golden Hairs: Conflicts with Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2017 62:44


    The fairy tale “The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs” symbolizes some fundamental conflicts humans have when coming into this world: conflicts with the established cultures and traditions. This fairy tale also offers beautiful examples of ‘parallelism’ in fairy tales for us to consider.

    The Devil's Three Golden Hairs: Conflicts with Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2017 62:44


    The fairy tale “The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs” symbolizes some fundamental conflicts humans have when coming into this world: conflicts with the established cultures and traditions. This fairy tale also offers beautiful examples of ‘parallelism’ in fairy tales for us to consider.

    Mother Holle: Healing Archetypal Wounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2016 67:51


    In this fairytale meditation we will explore the fairytale called "Mother Holle". In this tale a young girl with a troubled family life journeys to the realm of Mother Holle for healing and transformation. We will meditate to see what the imagery of this tale suggests to us for our own healing journeys.

    Mother Holle: Healing Archetypal Wounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2016 67:51


    In this fairytale meditation we will explore the fairytale called "Mother Holle". In this tale a young girl with a troubled family life journeys to the realm of Mother Holle for healing and transformation. We will meditate to see what the imagery of this tale suggests to us for our own healing journeys.

    Fairy Tales and Archetypes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2016 64:32


    Using the fairy tales we have meditated on so far, in this episode we will explain what really is an archetype and see how an understanding of archetypes illuminates what is occurring in fairy tales and why they have such power.

    Fairy Tales and Archetypes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2016 64:32


    Using the fairy tales we have meditated on so far, in this episode we will explain what really is an archetype and see how an understanding of archetypes illuminates what is occurring in fairy tales and why they have such power.

    The Frog Prince: Time and Development in Fairy Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2016 63:10


    Having seen in previous episodes how place and landscape are symbolic in fairy tales, "the Frog Prince" will show us that time also is non-literal and symbolic. More than being hero-quest stories, fairy tales symbolize developmental life transitions.

    The Frog Prince: Time and Development in Fairy Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2016 63:10


    Having seen in previous episodes how place and landscape are symbolic in fairy tales, "the Frog Prince" will show us that time also is non-literal and symbolic. More than being hero-quest stories, fairy tales symbolize developmental life transitions.

    Fitcher's Bird - Dissociative Fantasy vs. Symbolic Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2016 62:24


    Fitcher’s Bird: Dissociative Fantasy vs. Symbolic Imagination. The fairy tale “Fitcher’s Bird” provides images about different uses of the imagination. From it we can draw guidance regarding healthy and unhealthy uses of imagination.

    Fitcher's Bird - Dissociative Fantasy vs. Symbolic Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2016 62:24


    Fitcher’s Bird: Dissociative Fantasy vs. Symbolic Imagination. The fairy tale “Fitcher’s Bird” provides images about different uses of the imagination. From it we can draw guidance regarding healthy and unhealthy uses of imagination.

    Hansel and Gretel - Through the Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2016 66:33


    We will first review the tale of Hansel and Gretel. Then we will meditate on the symbolism of the Cake House, and the less noticed but significant role of the birds in the journey of Hansel and Gretel through the forest.

    Hansel and Gretel - Through the Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2016 66:33


    We will first review the tale of Hansel and Gretel. Then we will meditate on the symbolism of the Cake House, and the less noticed but significant role of the birds in the journey of Hansel and Gretel through the forest.

    The Goose Girl - Love and the True Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2016 59:34


    The Goose Girl: Love and the True Self. In this show we will meditate on the fairy tale called “The Goose Girl”. We will discover how this fairy tale is a symbolic externalization of one of the main inner conflicts that occurs in the soul of the person seeking love.

    The Goose Girl - Love and the True Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2016 59:34


    The Goose Girl: Love and the True Self. In this show we will meditate on the fairy tale called “The Goose Girl”. We will discover how this fairy tale is a symbolic externalization of one of the main inner conflicts that occurs in the soul of the person seeking love.

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