In the Borderlands

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

In the Borderlands episodes

August 12, 2022 Lunisolar Mind IV: Fruit Moon #17
The fourth 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.
This time we focus some lunar light on the goddesses Venus and Freyja.

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

REFERENCES
Venus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(mythology)
Bracteate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracteate
Swedish History museum (gold collars)
https://historiska.se/utstallningar/the-gold-room/
Freyja
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyja
Brisingamen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%ADsingamen
Ginnungagap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginnungagap
Jörmungandr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jörmungandr
Dwarves in Norse Myth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_(folklore)
13 min
July 13, 2022 Lunisolar Mind III: Mantis Moon #16
Part three 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.

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
Mantis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
Chhinnamasta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhinnamasta
13 min
June 27, 2022 Paul Maslov Karlsson: Fact and Fiction – Truth and Meaning in the Arts #15
Paul Maslov Karlsson is a philosopher, currently writing his doctoral thesis at Uppsala University, Sweden. We talk deeply with him about the concepts of fact and fiction, what their characteristics are, and whether there can be said to exist a meaningful distinction between them.Myth, scientism, art and conspiracy theory are all given their due in this fascinating conversation. We hope you enjoy the journey as much as we did.

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/

REFERENCESVladimir Propphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_ProppJoseph Campbellhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_CampbellThe Hero with a thousand faceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_FacesAristotlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AristotlePoeticshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics_(Aristotle)Platohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlatoMarvel comicshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_ComicsCarl Junghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_JungJungian archetypeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetypesRichard Dawkinshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_DawkinsThe Magic of Realityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_of_RealityThe Rat in the Pizzahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_af_KlintbergHesiodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HesiodAlexander Baumgartenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gottlieb_BaumgartenDavid Lynchhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_LynchFrank Herberthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_HerbertBook: Dunehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)Film: Dunehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(2021_film)Isaac Asimovhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_AsimovAsimov’s lawshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_RoboticsMimesishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MimesisHans-Georg Gadamerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Georg_GadamerPythagorashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagorasPaul Ricœurhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_RicœurSonglinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SonglineAlan Moorehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_MooreVoice of the Firehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_the_FireDavid Ickehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_IckeAkira Kurosawahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_KurosawaRashomonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RashomonMikhail Bachtinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_BakhtinFyodor Dostoevskyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazovhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_KaramazovStoicismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StoicismHomerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomerHesiodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HesiodTorahhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah
2 hr 2 min
June 14, 2022 Lunisolar Mind II: Mead Moon #14
Part two 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.

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
Puck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck_(folklore)
Yin and Yang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang
Hieros Gamos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieros_gamos
18 min
June 13, 2022 #13
Our thirteenth episode gives some well-deserved mythological attention to the number 13. Torgrim sets off on a 13-minute long quest in search for a more creative perspective on what is often considered to be nothing but a bringer of bad luck.

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/

REFERENCESKnights Templarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_TemplarFriday the 17thhttps://www.thoughtco.com/unlucky-friday-the-17th-3972380Trayodashihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThrayodashiLokasennahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LokasennaPrometheushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus12 Olympians on the frieze of Parthenonhttps://www.parthenonfrieze.gr/en/about-the-frieze/12 Tribes of Israelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_of_IsraelChromatic Scalehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_scaleKabbalah and the numbers 12 / 13http://www.betemunah.org/twelve.htmlPrime numberhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_numberBuckminster Fullerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_FullerPlatonic solidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solidMazaalothttps://www.scribd.com/document/451288151/Mazal-ConstellationDodecahedronhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DodecahedronTarot card: The Hanged Manhttps://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/566f41e69091869557a9d12d/5e83a3061e6cfcf762b87d10_zH1Q2IV1OwlPf6XSZ6enRuK7pt3PAuJMJNy7wxU3UBWMYRt1iecJvcYv348hDOh1mEYJsbgjsGgmR2a6yja-mP8QtTjMiAMmqURg8JaxVHFIPjFe6TKWd9fNp-4Z2dW8JZ9hfEZc.pngTarot card: Deathhttps://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.wYU1s4Lq3AfRk7mRUwXyAAHaMu&pid=ApiRune: Eiwazhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EihwazThe 12 labours of Herculeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labours_of_Hercules
13 min
May 30, 2022 Ben Haggarty: MeZolith – Stone Age Dreams and Nightmares #12
Ben Haggarty is one of the world's leading contemporary storytellers, who creates and performs work inspired by international fairy tale, myth and epic. His deep research into ancient stories and cultures also led to the graphic novel series MeZolith with artist Adam Brockbank. Starting from this stone age horror project, we explore all sorts of questions surrounding research and telling (and re-telling) of traditional narrative. Since the age of stone and bone the storyteller has straddled the worlds seen and unseen, giving voice to tales hoary with age, tales that have been revived time and time again by countless mouths and minds before, remade, refound, rediscovered, remembered.

Ben Haggartywww.benhaggarty.comMeZolith - Stone Age Dreams and Nightmares Book 1https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8100001-mezolith?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ZXbd...MeZolith - Stone Age Dreams and Nightmares Book 2https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27276075-mezolith-book-2Adam Brockbankhttps://www.adambrockbank.com/Ben Haggarty’s training videoshttps://crickcrackclub.com/the-secret-art-of-the-storyteller/

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/

REFERENCESBrothers Grimmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_GrimmMesolithic periodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MesolithicAncient Technology Centrehttps://ancienttechnologycentre.comDoggerlandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoggerlandPyrite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyriteVedbek burial, Denmarkhttps://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=32656Alan Moore’s Swamp Thinghttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/102324.Swamp_Thing_Vol_1Book: Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinsonhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17669062-shamanBertolt Brechthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_BrechtBook: Tales from Ovid by Ted Hughes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_OvidQueen Eleanor of Aquitainehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_AquitaineThe Kalevalahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KalevalaLanguage of the birdshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_the_birdsThe Nart Sagashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nart_sagaScythianshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians
1 hr 13 min
May 16, 2022 Full Moon Special: Lunisolar Mind I – Flower Moon #11
Here begins a podcast within the podcast – a series of full moon specials where we turn our attention to the glowing celestial body that has inspired artists and mystics for millennia.

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/
19 min
April 11, 2022 Easter Special: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene with Jo Blake #10
We are happy to welcome back Jo Blake from episode #3 to talk about her upcoming project The Witness, based on the Gospel of Mary – a 5th century text that casts the teachings of Christ in a different light. Join us for this easter deep dive into gnostic gospels and buried knowledge.

Jo Blakehttps://www.jo-blake.co.ukVideo trailer for The Witnesshttps://vimeo.com/617003267

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/

REFERENCESGospel of Maryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_MaryNew Testament Apocryphahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament_apocryphaCarl Junghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_JungThe Red Bookhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Book_(Jung)Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe in Turkeyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göbekli_TepeTermahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terma_(religion)Hilma af Klinthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilma_af_KlintThe Sleeping Kinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_asleep_in_mountainKalevalahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KalevalaVäinämöinenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VäinämöinenQuetzalcoatlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuetzalcoatlSaint Sunnivahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunnivaGoddess Inannahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InannaMinoan Snake Goddesshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_snake_goddess_figurinesChakrahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChakraNoushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NousGoddess Isishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IsisAbraxashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AbraxasGlastonburyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlastonburyBook: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene by Jean-Yves Lelouphttps://www.innertraditions.com/books/the-gospel-of-mary-magdaleneBook: The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity by Cynthia Bourgeaulthttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7986010-the-meaning-of-mary-magdalene
1 hr 21 min
March 27, 2022 Living Psychedelically #9
Does living psychedelically necessarily mean taking psychedelics? How does dream, poetry and art relate to psychedelic consciousness? How can you share psychedelic journeys and insights in a way that make them meaningful to others?
Prepare to be advised by Amazonian shamans, visionary artist William Blake and the archetypal wise fool!

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
The Unbearable Everything – Torgrim’s article about his ayahuasca experience
https://www.mythopoesis.net/2020/04/12/the-unbearable-everything/
Eduardo Kohn interviewed at the World Science Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi66wFfOC-4
Book: How Forests Think
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17718835-how-forests-think
The Eleusinian Mysteries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries
Entheogens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entheogen
Devdutt Pattanaik
https://devdutt.com/
Default mode network
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_mode_network
Shiva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
Vishnu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu
Theriomorph/Therianthropy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therianthropy
Tryzub
http://symboldictionary.net/?p=894
William Blake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake
Book: William Blake vs. the World by John Higgs
https://johnhiggs.com/books/william-blake-vs-the-world/
Hilma af Klint
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilma_af_Klint
Book: The Alphabet vs the Goddess: The Conflict between Word and Image by Leonard Shlain
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455992.The_Alphabet_Versus_the_Goddess
Set and setting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_and_setting
The Princess who always had to have the last word – folktale from this collection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Folktales
1 hr 8 min
March 13, 2022 Dominic Kelly: The Hero Light - Irish Myth and Epic #8
Dominic Kelly is a performance storyteller who has ventureddeep into the vast landscape of stories that surround the Irish mythological hero Cú Chulainn – so much so that he cycled around Ireland to see all the mythical places found in the Táin, sometimes called Ireland’s National Epic or the Irish Iliad.
We speak about engaging with myth, how stories like the Táin have the potential to ground us in reality, and if there's a value to violence told well.

Dominic Kellyhttp://dominickelly.euDominc Kelly’s blog about cycling the Táinhttps://dominickelly.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/cycling-the-tain-the-ulster-cycle-on-wheels-part-1/Folklore of Birds Twitterhttps://twitter.com/birdsfolklore
Tickets for The Hero Light at Ulverston's Coronation Hall on 17th march 2022https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hero-light-furness-tradition-tickets-245923242037

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/

REFERENCESThe Táinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Táin_Bó_CúailngeUlster cyclehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_CycleFenian cyclehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_CycleMythological cyclehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythological_CycleCú Chulainnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cú_ChulainnFionn mac Cumhaillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_CumhaillSaint Patrick’s Dayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_DayThe Morríganhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morr%C3%ADganAsterixhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AsterixThe sacred bullhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_bullMinoan religionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_religionCeltic otherworldhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_OtherworldAos Síhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aos_S%C3%ADLughhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LughTuatha Dé Danannhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatha_Dé_DanannPeter Brook’s Mahabharatahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mahabharata_(play)Jiddu Krishnamurtihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti
1 hr 38 min

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