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Cultural mythologist Dr. Jody Bower offers her wisdom and keen insight into the evolution of the Heroine's Journey and how it is distinct from that of the hero. Dr. Bower is the author of two books:
Jane Eyre's Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine's Story and
The Princess Powers Up: Watching the Sleeping Beauties Become Warrior Goddesses
In this episode of the Mythic podcast, we touch on a range of topics such as
• the changing role of love in the hero myth, including Marvel superheroes
• Barbie
• The Color Purple
• Hero-dad Pedro Pascal in The Mandalorian
• the problem with the hero archetype in activism and politics
• the unique process through which non-binary people individuate
Toward the end of the interview, Jody shares about her near-death experience and other mysteries of life.
Enjoy!
Key Moments02:08 - Jody's origin story07:53 - Love, heroes, and villains in Marvel movies. From I to we.14:24 - Barbie's individuation19:00 - Heroic thinking and social activism. Myths of The Fall and Progress.30:18 - The Heroine's Journey38:57 - Non-binary individuation41:46 - 5 Questions
Relevant LinksThe Virgin's Promise | Book by Kim HudsonMaureen Murdock | Author of The Heroine's Journey: Woman's Quest for WholenessChristine Downing - WikipediaJody Bower's WebsiteAmazon.com: Jody Gentian Bower: books, biography, latest update
Music composed by Kevin MacLeod
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Author David Berger discusses Task Force Gaea and his mythic influences. Ovid's Metamorphoses, Clash of the Titans, Wonder Woman, and more!
About David BergerDavid Berger was the boy under the blanket reading books by flashlight when he should have been sleeping, and he hasn’t stopped reading since. His creative fires started by reading Greek mythology, the stories of Olympian gods and heroes sparking a conflagration of learning that took him through novels—sci-fi, fantasy, or whatever he could find—and that, coupled with his love of comic books, especially Wonder Woman, brought him to writing. The act of putting pen to paper gave him an outlet he had never had, and the inspiration of the Muses pushed him forward.
His love of fantasy prompted writing a Greek myth fantasy series, Task Force: Gaea, a Celtic fantasy trilogy beginning with The Quest of Wyndracer and Fyrehunter, as well as an anthology of his own short fiction and poetry, Hippocrene’s Promise. When he’s not teaching or writing, he’s living his best fantasy life playing Dungeons & Dragons.
www.davidbergerbooks.com
Twitter: CaptW0nd3r
Key Moments04:49 - David Berger's origin story09:44 - Task Force Gaea17:19 - Reversing Ovid's Metamorphoses: Artemis and Actaeon, Perseus and Medusa20:38 - Year of Redemption: reflections on teaching high school during the 2020 Covid shutdown26:35 - Clash of the Titans, Perseus is a dick.34:46 - Odysseus, the rise of humanism, and the twilight of the gods
Relevant LinksThe Great Greek Myths (Les Grands Mythes) - TV Series - IMDBDavid Berger's official websiteJLA: League of One by Christopher Moeller DC ComicsClash of the Titans (1981) - IMDbMetamorphoses - WikipediaD'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire | GoodreadsHow a Medusa Sculpture From a Decade Ago Became #MeToo Art - The New York Times
Music composed by Kevin MacLeod
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Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.
Andrea Slominski, PhD - Regency, Rise of the Feminine Midlife Archetype
About Dr. Andrea SlominskiAndrea M. Slominski, Ph.D., is a women's midlife coach, speaker, and author. Dr. A’s coaching addresses the deep work of Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging, which can shift during midlife. In her Ph.D. research and study, she explored the new life stage for women that emerged over the past 120 years. Dr. A. names this new life stage from ages 45-70—Regency—and identifies it as women's new power years. Dr. A. created a proprietary coaching method for women 40+ to guide them through the often-tumultuous transformations of peri, midlife, and menopause. She has shared her passion for mentoring midlife women at conferences, workshops, summits, and corporate events. She is a published author and has given papers and addresses at international academic and cultural conferences.
Since starting her practice in 2015, Dr. A. has supported over three-thousand women through her coaching, mentorship, online gatherings, journals, and Covid-19 support programs.
Upcoming Offerings1. Reclaiming Your Inner Wild Woman   An 8-week group class
Love "Women Who Run With The Wolves?"Join Dr. A. in an 8-Week curated, deep-dive into the classic book on women’s mythology. We’ll explore the Wild Woman Archetype, and the mythology, folk, and fairy tales in Dr C.P. Estés groundbreaking book. Learn how to reclaim your Wild Woman energy, revitalize, and recreate yourself, for yourself. Learn skills that you will use for the rest of your life.
Pack Runs July 5th. Eastern and Pacific sessions are available. Register and find out more info here https://www.drandreaslominski.com/reclaiming-your-inner-wild-woman
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2. All Women Over 40 Face Seven Realms of Change   An 8-week group class
Join Dr. A. in this transformative eight-week group class that explores the profound changes that women go through during perimenopause, midlife, and menopause.
The physical, psychological, and spiritual shifts of midlife are pre-programmed into women’s bodies, minds, and souls. Because they all happen at the same time, it makes our lives hard to manage!
To conquer these midlife changes and live their most authentic and fulfilled lives women must navigate Seven Realms of Change.
The Seven Realms of Change are a woman’s changing:  Body — Self-Image — Feelings — Needs — Roles — Priorities — Goals
It’s Destiny. It’s an Unavoidable Voyage.
Yet—It is possible to Influence, Direct, and Participate in all these changes!
It is possible to understand what is happening to you and take control of the process.
It is possible to design a map, chart a course, pilot the journey, and choose your destination.
This transformative eight-week group class unlocks how to address the changes of midlife and successfully navigate the Seven Realms of Change.                                 The Voyage begins July 6th. Eastern and Pacific sessions are available. Register and find out more info here a href="https://www.drandreaslominski.com/the-seven-realms-of-change-group-class" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.
Nicola Scott - Celebrating Wonder Woman and Making Historia
https://bostonblake.com/mythic-podcast/making-historia-with-wonder-woman-artist-nicola-scott
About Nicola ScottNicola Scott is an Australian comic book artist working primarily in the American industry.
With a history in theatre and in costume design Nicola started pursuing a comics career in 2001 and by 2004 was the first Australian to become a staple of the U.S. mainstream. 
She quickly became a fan-favourite working exclusively for DC Comics on iconic characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman and team titles “Birds Of Prey”, “Secret Six”, “Teen Titans” and New York Times Bestseller “Earth 2”.
2016 saw the launch of her critically acclaimed creator-owned Image Comics maxi-series ‘Black Magick’ and DC’s ‘Wonder Woman: Year One’ to celebrate the characters 75th anniversary, both in collaboration with writer Greg Rucka.
Also in 2016 Nicola partnered with DC Comics and The United Nations to create the key art for Wonder Woman’s Honorary Ambassadorship For Women and Girls. In 2022 she worked with Kelly Sue DeConnick on Vol.3 of the Eisner Awarding winning series Wonder Woman HISTORIA.
Currently she’s working with Tom Taylor on TITANS.
She’s appeared in W Magazine, Vogue Australia, Frankie Magazine, The New York Times art section, written for The Guardian, and guest judged on both Australian and U.S. reality shows. She’s given talks at Graphic Festival, ACAF, Araza Women Presents and gave a keynote at the 2018 Adobe Max Creative Conference.
She lives in the Blue Mountains with her husband and their cat.
Meaningful Moments02:40 - The Origin of Nicola Scott
16:31 - Discovering the mythology-steeped George Perez era
22:36 - Wonder Woman and the waves of feminism
29:03 - Wonder Woman's stint as Honorary Ambassador to the United Nations for Women and Girls (Yeah, we're still mad, too.)
34:26 - Teaming up with Greg Rucka for Rebirth and Year One for new take on the Origin of Wonder Woman
43:16 - Love, Sex, and Steve Trevor
57:12 - Wonder Woman: Historia with Kelly Sue DeConnick
01:17:12 - Transgender Amazons and Dionysus, the nonbinary theatre god
01:23:05 - Recommended reading for mythology lovers: Madeline Miller's Circe and The Song of Achilles, and Colin McCullum's The Song of Troy
01:29:58 - On Manifesting
Helpful LinksGeorge Perez - Wonder Woman Omnibus vo1. 1 | DCColleen McCullough -The Song of TroyMadeline Miller - The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller - CirceBlack Magick | Image ComicsNicola Scott's websiteWonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
Music composed by Kevin MacLeod
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Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.
Monica Mody, PhD - Decolonizing Mythology
About Monica Mody
Dr. Monica Mody is a transdisciplinary poet, educator and theorist working at the intersections of embodied regenerative consciousness, earth-based wisdom, and decolonial frameworks of wholeness. She is the author of KALA PANI and a forthcoming poetry collection BRIGHT PARALLEL. She holds a Ph.D. in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.A. LL.B. from the National Law School of India University. Her doctoral dissertation was awarded the Kore Award for Best Dissertation in Women and Mythology. Dr. Mody currently serves as Adjunct faculty in the Women's Spirituality Program at CIIS as well as in the Mythological Studies Program at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, and as core faculty in the Doctoral Program in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership at Southwestern College Santa Fe. She was born in Ranchi, India, and lives in San Francisco (Ramaytush Ohlone territory).
Key Moments
05:03 A very brief history of the Partition of India11:46 Musings on kintsugi14:05 Marija Gimbutas and goddesses of matriarchal societies15:14 Athena’s role in the myth of Medusa19:02 Saraswati and her wild river origins27:43 Sita Sings the Blues
Links for further exploration
Tusheeta/Tushita, or, Joyous Motherlines - Dr. Monica ModyA Note on Writing “Sarasvati” - Dr. Monica ModySarasvati—a poem by Monica Mody - YouTubeWebsite of Dr. Monica Mody

As a follow-up to the last episode, Becca Tarnas answers Boston's five questions, touching on dark matter, reincarnation, and astrological archetypes.
What were your childhood stories? What do you believe? What's an extraordinary experience that has shaped you? How are you the same as your childhood self? When have you experienced ecstasy?