In the stillness between Christmas and New Year, Sarah offers three stories for your winter dreaming: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Rose Elf” (love, murder, and jasmine’s revenge), plus two original tales - a girl searching for her dreams in the darkness, and a boy who dances with bears to bring peace.
In this episode:
* The silence and languish of this stretch between holidays
* Mic in a bowl of walnuts (new recording technique!)
* Planning for February 13th gig (love stories that aren’t traditional love stories)
* Halsey Manor residency (5th time applying!) - exploring where fairy tale, folk ballad, and sea shanty meet
* THE ROSE ELF: Tiny elf witnesses murder, lives in roses, jasmine revenge, flower spirits and bees
* THE GIRL WHO LOVED TO DREAM: Bear, seven sisters, archer, turtle carrying her home
* THE BOY WHO DANCED WITH BEARS: People cowering in fear, boy hears dancing not danger, dances with bears for peace
* The golden-haired woman story (murdered woman’s truth told through reed flute)
* January 4th online journey (2-6pm) - storytelling, soul journeying, creative writing, dreaming your year (by donation)
“Winter is the time for our dreams, for things to unspool in our minds, to fill ourselves with our own liminal and deep imagining.”
Stories Featured:
* “The Rose Elf” by Hans Christian Andersen
* “The Girl Who Loved to Dream” by Sarah Mooney
* “The Boy Who Danced with Bears” by Sarah Mooney
Mentioned:
* Halsey Manor (National Centre for Folk Arts)
* Fire Draw Near (folk music show)
* Broadside ballad (captain, maid, robbery, broadsword as oar)
* Reed flute story (golden-haired woman)
* Intro music Ritual Door by Queen Space Baroque
Support: Patreon (Mooney’s Mythic Podcast) | PayPal (thefullmooney@gmail.com)
Upcoming: January 4th online journey (comment on podcast to join)
For: These liminal days, Tupperware-clearing energy, winter dreamers, people who need permission to be still.
