In the Borderlands

By Mikael Öberg and Torgrim Mellum SteneSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Arts Philosophy Performing Arts

In the Borderlands episodes

May 01, 2023 Markus Luukkonen: Finnish Magic #37
Do you know the origin of iron? When did you last fall and take fright? These questions are good to keep in mind as we delve into the world of Finnish magic, where sorcerers prepare themselves for healing by standing on rocks in freezing rapids and newborn children are protected from evil spirits in the sauna by being given misleading nicknames.

With us we have performance storyteller Markus Luukkonen who has, together with Mikael, made one show based on the fragmented source material of the epic Kalevala, and is in the process of creating another.

Markus Luukkonen
https://markusluukkonen.com/
Cloak of Air (Vindmantel – Ilman Viitta)
https://markusluukkonen.com/projects/cloak-of-air/
The Naked Sorcerer
https://markusluukkonen.com/the-naked-sorcerer/

PODCAST LINKS
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https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
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EMAIL
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TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCES
Teatteri Venus
https://universum.fi/sv/teatteri-venus/
3troubadours
https://www.3troubadours.com/
Kalevala
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
Cunning folk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunning_folk
Elias Lönnrot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_L%C3%B6nnrot
The Finnish Literature Society, SKS
https://www.finlit.fi/en
Karelia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelia
Synty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synty
Tietäjä
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiet%C3%A4j%C3%A4
Väinämöinen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6inen
Narrative therapy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_therapy
Mantra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra
Sauna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauna
Luonto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_paganism
Museum of Cultural History
https://www.historiskmuseum.no/english/
Megin
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/megin
Väki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4ki
Pansori
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansori
Fossegrim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossegrim
Näcken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_(folklore)
Ole Bull
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Bull
45 min
April 17, 2023 Śivani Howe: Yoga of Remembrance #36
Śivani Howe is a classically trained Sannyasi of the Saraswati lineage from India running an ashram with her husband in the veld of the Purcell Mountains in Canada. Her focus is on yoga ecology, on reconnecting and creating a life in reciprocity with Mama Earth, and on channelling the unseen.
With us In the Borderlands she shares a few personal stories brimming with synchronicity and serendipity, among them an amazing tale of her special relationship with bees. According to Śivani, the core of the Saraswati lineage is to find the common thread of truth in all myths, legends, beliefs and religions. To put back together. To remember.

Solace and shine
https://www.solaceandshine.ca/
https://www.solaceandshine.ca/rootsandwings
https://www.instagram.com/solace_and_shine/
Yoga of Remembrance book:
https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Remembrance-Shivani-Howe/dp/1388265907

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
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TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCES
Ashram
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashram
Endometriosis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis
Hysterectomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterectomy
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Book)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32127.Ina_May_s_Guide_to_Childbirth
Epipen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine_autoinjector
Karma Yoga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_yoga
Darshan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darshan_(Indian_religions)f
Narayana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana
Vishnu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu
Krishna Das
https://www.krishnadas.com
Kundalini
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini
Guru
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru
Astral world
https://www.ananda.org/yogapedia/astral-world/
Causal world
https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5803/causal-world
Natal chart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horoscope
Upanishads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads
Vedas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas
Vega
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega
Lyra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyra
Krishna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna
Shiva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
Rama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama
Bhagavad Gita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita
Mahabharata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata
Durga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga
Kali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali
Lakshmi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi
Saraswati
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati
1 hr 22 min
April 06, 2023 Lunisolar Mind XII: Pink Moon #35
The twelfth and final (?) episode of our podcast within the podcast – a series of full moon specials, released on every full moon – where we turn our attention to the glowing celestial body that has inspired artists and mystics for millenia.

We have come to the end which is also a beginning. Spring is here, the birds are singing, celebrating the bursting forth of life. The cycle goes ever on and on, from flourishing to withering to flourishing once more. We have come to the beginning which is also an end.

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/
10 min
April 03, 2023 Easter Special: Jo Blake – Heresy #34
Heresy. A word that usually evokes the image of a radical opposer of doctrine, of people burned at the stake, of violence and of religious conflict. But the Greek origin of the word is not so conflagrant. Etymologically, heresy means "choice".
In this Easter Special, interdisciplinary performer Jo Blake returns to In the Borderlands to talk about her upcoming show "The Witness" about the relationship and balance between Jesus and Mary Magdalene and how his story became History and her story became Heresy.

Jo Blake
www.jo-blake.co.uk
www.jo-blake.co.uk/portfolio/heresy

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCES
Archetype
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archetype
Holy Grail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail
The Davinci Code by Dan Brown (Book)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code
Mater
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mater
The Wounded Researcher by Robert D. Romanyshyn (Book)
https://www.routledge.com/The-Wounded-Researcher-Research-with-Soul-in-Mind/Romanyshyn/p/book/9780367468422
Inanna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna
Ereshkigal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ereshkigal
Isis (Goddess)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
Osiris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris
Harrowing of Hell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell
Alchemy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy
Carl Jung
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung
Catharism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharism
Individuation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychology#Individuation
1 hr 3 min
March 20, 2023 Henrik Hallgren: Earth Rights – A Trickster in the System #33
Can Nature have rights? We speak with ecopsychologist and Earth Rights activist Henrik Hallgren about the fascinating introduction of a trickster in the legal system, the concept that everything on Earth, from animals to rivers to entire ecosystems, have subjective rights. A new paradigm is emerging relating to the ideas of whether we can own the world or whether we are but one of many subjectivities in an interconnected whole, potentially changing our consciousness in the process.
Come and listen to the Law. The Law of the Land.

Henrik Hallgren
http://henrikhallgren.nu/
Lodyn
https://www.lodyn.se/
Naturlagen
https://volante.se/bocker/naturlagen/
Ekopsykologipodden
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077657855009

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCES
Trickster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickster
Tao
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao
Dharma
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma
Whanganui River
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whanganui_River
The Tree That Owns Itself
https://www.visitathensga.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-tree-that-owns-itself/
Mar menor salt lagoon
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/09/22/spain-gives-personhood-status-to-mar-menor-salt-water-lagoon-in-european-first
Hermes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes
Eugene Gendlin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Gendlin
Big Bill Neidjie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bill_Neidjie
Mana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mana
Megin
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/megin
Panpsychism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panpsychism
John Locke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke
Torgrim Mellum Stene's book Brittle one
https://www.brittle.one/
Forsaringen – Sweden's oldest written law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Scandinavian_law#Sweden
Runes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes
Vé
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9_(shrine)
IPCC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change
Ecocide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecocide
Polly Higgins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Higgins
Henrik Hallgren at Earth Rights Conference 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMD7oyzDsKg
Margot Wallström
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Wallstr%C3%B6m
Svante Axelsson
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svante_Axelsson
Māori people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people
Loki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki
Thor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor
1 hr 2 min
March 07, 2023 Lunisolar Mind XI: Worm Moon #32
Episode eleven of our podcast within the podcast – a series of full moon specials, released on every full moon – where we turn our attention to the glowing celestial body that has inspired artists and mystics for millenia.

We are at the crossroads of spring. Every path a new possibility. Every path a new opportunity. Every path a new perspective. The worms patiently forge pathways through the thawing earth beneath our feet. The waters melt and start their patient flow anew. Pick a choice and pick it well. Go forth on river feet.

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/
20 min
February 27, 2023 Andreas Kornevall: Demblem #31
Our guest Andreas Kornevall (storyteller, ecologist and writer) argues that contemporary logos work on our subconscious in a similar vein to medieval sigil magic, narrowing our perspective and molding us into consumers. In this episode he speaks about the creation of demblems, counter-sigils to deactivate and balance the negative aspects of our logo-inundated society.

We also touch upon a host of related and fascinating subjects, including the value of regenerative grief and how the mythic languages of the non-human world can be found in the areas we least expect.

Andreas Kornevall
www.kornevall.com

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCES
Sigil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil
The Wright Institute
https://www.wi.edu/about
Sublimation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimation_(psychology)
Hug
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hug_(folklore)
Seidr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei%C3%B0r
Adrian Frutiger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Frutiger
Icelandic magical staves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_magical_staves
Galdralag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Norse_poetry
Odin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin
Homeopathy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy
Torgrim Mellum Stene's online intuitive fantasy novel Brittle one
https://www.brittle.one/
Hypnagogia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia
Eve
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve
Marie-Louise von Franz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Louise_von_Franz
Alejandro Jodorowsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Jodorowsky
Psychomagic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Jodorowsky#Psychomagic
Tomte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisse_(folklore)
Yggdrasil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil
Animism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism
Egregore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egregore
Peter J. Caroll
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_J._Carroll
Extinction Rebellion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_Rebellion
Asemic: The Art of Writing by Peter Schwenger (book)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45038257-asemic
Asemic writing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asemic_writing
Frigg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigg
Jörð
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6r%C3%B0
Wisdom of the Mythtellers by Sean Kane (book)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4892893-wisdom-of-the-mythtellers
Urd, Verdandi, Skuld – Norns
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norns
Aurr
https://www.wordsense.eu/aurr/
Blót
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%B3t
Life Cairn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Cairn
Hel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel_(mythological_being)
Hermóðr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herm%C3%B3%C3%B0r
Cinnamon the brown bear
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/nov/04/environment.france
Mímisbrunnr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%ADmisbrunnr
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar by Martin Prechtel (book)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/516064.Secrets_of_the_Talking_Jaguar
Joseph Campbell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell
Maria Kvilhaug
https://bladehoner.wordpress.com/author/
Samfundet Forn Sed
https://www.samfundetfornsed.se/
1 hr 11 min
February 13, 2023 Laura Burns: Interrupted by a River #30
The blindfold was removed. She did not know where she was. All she could see was the river.

What began as an artistic experiment regarding relationship to space, turned into a seven year long (and counting) ceremony of Dreamtime visions and giving voice to that which has been lost. Join us in this fascinating conversation with interdisciplinary artist Laura Burns where we speak about the importance of tending to invisible presences and entering into dialogue with the consciousness of the land, how edgeland practitioners often find refuge in the arts, and the way our culture has dammed up the flow of life.

Laura Burnshttp://www.lauraburns.co.uk

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCESJo Blake: Blodeuwedd Untoldhttps://jo-blake.co.uk/portfolio/blodeuwedd-untold/Saint George and the dragonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_DragonMardukhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MardukTiamathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiamatLey Linehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_lineKundalinihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KundaliniPendle witcheshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witchesFamily constellationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_ConstellationsGlossolaliahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaking_in_tonguesGloria E. Anzaldúahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_E._AnzaldúaAudrey Lordehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_LordeBell Hookshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks
1 hr 18 min
February 05, 2023 Lunisolar Mind X: Hunger Moon #29
Episode ten of our podcast within the podcast – a series of full moon specials, released on every full moon – where we turn our attention to the glowing celestial body that has inspired artists and mystics for millenia.

The northern hemisphere is in the hard grip of frosty February. The Hunger Moon beams with dispassionate clarity in the skies, while we start to awaken from our winter slumber. The cycle is about to start anew. But who are we now? What do we want? What are we hungry for?

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCES
Shiva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
Ayahuasca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca
Aum
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum
16 min
January 22, 2023 Lee Mason: Metageist #28
In this episode we explore a different borderland altogether, the liminal spaces of the Metaverse. With VR artist and digital myth maker Lee Mason AKA Metageist as our guide we line dance on the edge between dream and reality, exploring themes as diverse as hypnagogic states, shadow people, digital life forms/ecosystems, cautionary sculptures and consensual realities.

Mythology keeps rearing its head, even in the virtual worlds.

Lee Mason
www.metageist.com

PODCAST LINKS
https://www.intheborderlands.com/
https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands
https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands
https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/

EMAIL
[email protected]

TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten
https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/

MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller
https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

REFERENCESMetaversehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaverseVR – Virtual Realityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_realityWorldbuildinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldbuildingBook: Snow Crash by Neal Stephensonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_CrashThe Hierophant Tarot cardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_HierophantNFT – Non-fungible tokenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_tokenEthereumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EthereumTim Ferrisshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_FerrissAR – Augmented Realityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_realityNeil deGrasse Tysonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_TysonRichard Dawkinshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins
1 hr 17 min

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Two performance storytellers with a shared interest in liminal spaces explore topics in the borderlands between creativity, mythology and magic.intheborderlands.com