Journey to the Sea

Laura looks at myth and history in Wajda’s film Katyń; Jason considers Welsh myth in Alexander’s Prydain Cycle, and Randy examines some details in the illustrations of Where The Wild Things Are. View Articles »

Alana shares photographs from her visit to Arthurian locations in England, Laura looks at the fable of the lion’s share in Sir Roger L’Estrange, and Randy interviews Amy about Native America and speculative fiction. View Articles »

We look at three journeys to an underworld: Orpheus from ancient Greek mythology, Jesus in apocryphal Christian tradition, and Ged in Ursula K. LeGuin’s Earthsea series. View Articles »

Randy explores Jesus’s teaching on the lilies of the field as an example of mythical thinking, and Laura explores how medieval scholars incorporated Aesopic fables into a Christian framework. View Articles »

Laura explores Madeleine L’Engle’s Many Waters, Randy looks at the ways authors talk about their fictional worlds, and an interview with Amy H. Sturgis discusses science fiction and myth. View Articles »

Randy contrasts mythical thinking (mythos) and logical thinking (logos) and examines how Doris Lessing used material from Genesis in a Shikasta; Laura explores three anecdotes of Aesop outwitting his rivals. View Articles »

Laura explores how statues depicting Shiva express narratives; Jason looks at northern mythological traditions in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen; Dave looks at portrayals of Batman by Frank Miller and Alan Moore. View Articles »

Laura looks at a fresco painting depicting Sylvester the the dragon and sixteenth-century emblems depicting Prometheus; Randy interviews Ted Nasmith about his Tolkien illustrations. View Articles »

Randy looks at myth in works using more than just words, including totem poles; Laura looks at Aesop illustrations and Alana discusses role-playing games. View Articles »

Randy interviews Verlyn Flieger about Tolkien; Priscilla looks at the hero’s journey pattern; Laura looks at stories involving a lamp in daylight. View Articles »

Laura finds Aesopic fables in Persian mysticism, Randy explores how the turtle got her shell, and Travis looks at G.K. Chesterton on fairy tales. View Articles »

Randy looks at Iblis in the Qur’an, Laura looks at African magic in Prentice Alvin, and Randy talks with Travis Prinzi about Harry Potter. View Articles »

Laura explores the “greensong” in Red Prophet; Randy looks at Satan in Paradise Lost and explains the meaning behind the name of this site. View Articles »

Randy discusses what we mean by “myth” and explores God and man in a variety of Western myths; Laura looks at magic in Seventh Son. View Articles »