Scholar Michael Meade sits down with Raghu Markus for a mythical episode on storytelling, symbolism, and human nature.

"Myth is about vertical imagination. Myth opens up the connections we have to the heavens and the connections we have to the underworld... On the surface a myth is false, but it carries deeper truths than you can find anywhere else." – Michael Meade

In this episode Raghu Markus and Michael Meade converse about:

• Michael's induction into the realm of myth 
• Storytelling with musical instruments
• Oral and literary traditions in mythology
• Finding truth within imagination
• Life, death, and renewal
• The mythic nature of humans and dreams
• A connection between endings and beginnings 
•  The African myth of the eagle and the child

About Michael Meade: 

Michael Meade is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic storytelling, street-savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals.

He is the author of Awakening the Soul, The Genius Myth, Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of The Soul, Why the World Doesn't End, The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul; editor, with James Hillman and Robert Bly, of Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart; and the creator of the Living Myth Podcast.

Michael Meade is the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artists, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples.

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