My guest today is Dr. Paul Robichaud, an author and professor, who writes on cultural history, myth, and modern poetry. Paul teaches English at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. His first book, Pan: the Great God's Modern Return, explores the Greek god Pan through classical myth, modern literature, film, and music. Paul is also the creator of the Substack, Thresholds, in which he explores myth, folklore, and literature. His next book, Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland, and Brittany is expected to be available next year. Paul is well versed in myth, stories, and the ways in which they resonate with real lifeI. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Paul and I hope you do as well.
In our conversation we discussed Greek myth, North myth, Celtic myth, culture, David Jones, Carl Jung, archetypes, Joseph Campbell, resonance, the collective unconscious, numinous experiences, archaeology, religious fundamentalism, literalism, social punishment, Catholicism, abuse, denial, the Shadow, western society, the myth of progress, technology, social media, mental health, self-reliance, Substack, Pan, God of the Wild, ancient Greece, shephards, Arcadia, God of the Hunt, Roman myth, witches, the wilderness, country bumpkins, death, paganism, resurrection, worship, Christianity, sex, animals, repression, Nietzsche, the sacred, alchemy, Egyptian myth, Indian myth, tricksters, Hermes (Mercury), Peter Pan, spirits, innocence, compassion, Percy Jackson, prehistoric sites, stories, T.H. Lawrence, and the Wind in the Willows.
Episode Details:
Guest Name: Paul Robichaud
WebsiteSubstack: https://paulrobichaud.substack.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulJRobichaud
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