Mooney’s Mythic Podcast: Death and Wassail
A quiet January reflection on sacred stillness, what must die for new growth, and waking the apple trees.
This Episode: Japanese death poems • David Lynch on intuition • Befriending anxiety like a frightened animal • The Crescent Moon Bear story • Wassailing traditions in Somerset
Quote: “This could be the last moment. How would we spend the last 10 minutes of our life?”
Themes: Death as teacher • Creativity and fear • January as descent into self • The wild and weird parts of being human