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In the BorderlandsDebs Newbold: The Tempest Retold – Revision is Rebellion #59We are back after another hiatus! And this time we invite you to join us in a magical episode of Shakespearean trivia and artistic nerdgasms. We are joined by performing artist, storyteller and The Great Bard Afficionado Extraordinaire – Debs Newbold (UK/IR)!Debs has worked extensively with retelling Shakespeare’s plays as storytelling shows, having reached international acclaim with her versions of King Lear, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. Lately, she has been wrangling the beast that is "The Tempest“ which is slowly entering its final form. With that play as a jumping off point we dis...
2025-11-121h 06
In the BorderlandsDavid Beth: Kosmic Gnosis #58David Beth has spent half a lifetime exploring the hidden aspects of consciousness, the malaise of the modern mind, the essences of divine archetypes and forms.We speak of how the Western World is a world only in concept, because it is based on safety, predictability and preconceived notions of what it should be. A reality based on human imposition. How do we re-establish a true relation with the world based on openness, listening and allowing, a world of never-ending creation, constantly making kosmos from kaos?DAVID BETH LINKS...
2025-07-022h 19
In the BorderlandsPerformance Special: Maui Trickster #57Maui, the taboo-thrashing sun-subduing demigod of the Pacific islands, takes center stage in this episode, a force of erupting and disruptive nature that has been haunting podcast host and performance storyteller Mikael Öberg for decades, demanding with increased intensity the making of a performance, a show, a narrative string of pearls.Mikael has finally relented, creating "Maui Trickster“, a storytelling show that just premiered in the UK. Come delve into the liminal space of culture hero cum trickster Maui. Together with us.MAUI TRICKSTER AT FOLKLORE, HOXTON MAY 29th
2025-05-2036 min
In the BorderlandsValter Kinbom: Sacred Drums #56The traditions of the Yoruba people in modern day Nigeria transformed into the religions of Voodoo, Candomble and Santería in Haiti, Brazil and Cuba respectively. Valter Kinbom is an initiated omo aña (Son of the Drum Spirit), a ceremonial drummer in Santería rituals.Together we explore the technology of rhythm and the archetypal energies of the Orishas. Constantly guided by Eleggua, the Orisha of the treshold, the trickster spirit of paradox, the liminal, of both both/and and either/or.VALTER KINBOM'S LINKS
https://www.valterpercussion.com/hom...
2025-04-211h 23
In the BorderlandsJo Blake: Chthonic Wisdom in the Odyssey #55"...set out again, with an oar on your shoulder, and travel to a country where people have never heard of the sea..."Returning guest and deep friend of the podcast, interdisciplinary performer and storyteller Jo Blake, is back! This time to invite us to look at Odysseus, the classical epitome of heroic masculinity, with new eyes.The story of Odysseus has always been a living companion story for Jo, though she is yet to tell it. We discuss how Odysseus' voyage goes beyond gender, teaches something profound about the nature of reality and...
2025-03-221h 19
In the BorderlandsKristina Aspeqvist: Vodou Queen #54How does a Swedish percussionist raised on Balkan music end up as a vodou queen in Ghana?That is a question Kristina Aspeqvist is more than happy to answer, in a free-flowing way. Our enthralling conversation of her professional and spiritual journey felt sometimes like jazz, sometimes like folk, sometimes transcendent. Just like her music.KRISTINA ASPEQVIST LINKS
http://www.rythmworks.se
https://stockholmvodouorchestra.comhttps://www.musikcentrumost.se/artist/nioki-beats
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2025-02-201h 56
In the BorderlandsLaura Burns: The Ancestral Field #53We are delighted to welcome Laura Burns back into our podcast grotto. This multidisciplinary artist working within the vast mythopoetic landscape of relation to the invisible presences all around us, the more-than-human, the unknown, the forgotten and the lost, take us on a meandering journey on a free-flowing river of resonance.
We speak of the need for cultural regeneration, of how languaging the world create realities and of mending the gaps in the ancestral field. And of much, much more. Welcome!
LAURA BURNS LINKS
http://www.lauraburns.co.uk/
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2025-01-211h 18
In the BorderlandsChristmas Eve Special: Gifts from the Goat and the Underworld #52Merry Christmas! In Scandinavia we open presents on Christmas Eve and tonight Torgrim and Mikael have brought one each. Inside we find two fairy tales – "The three billy goats Gruff“ from Norway and "Mother Holle“ from Germany.
Join our fireside chat as we delve deep into these two stories, exploring possible hidden layers and meanings and seeing if there’s more than meets the eye.
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2024-12-241h 04
In the BorderlandsListening #51One year is no year. Two years is two years. Three years is a tradition.
Celebrate the third anniversary with us in our podcasting cavern where we sit listening, waiting for what bubbles will burst.
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TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
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MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl...
2024-11-1512 min
In the BorderlandsDodo Kitching: The Art of Health #50MFor our fiftieth episode we are joined by homeopathic practitioner Dodo Kitching. Dodo specialises in the sensation method as taught by the Joshis of India, the essence of which she is happy to share with us
In addition, we explore different perspectives of health, the underappreciated art of dying well and learn to view the periodic table in a completely new and mythopoetic light.
Sage Homeopathy
https://www.sagehomeopathy.com/about
Album by Dodo: The Android's Dream
https://digidub.bandcamp.com/album/the-androids-dream
Album by Dodo: Ultravenus
https://digidub.bandcamp.com...
2024-07-061h 23
In the BorderlandsAI vs AI with special guest Fredrik Høyer #49Carl Gustav Jung, the mythopoetic mirror to Freud’s trauma-focused psychology, spoke of a concept he coined "Active Imagination“. An intuitive process of letting your own imagination unfold by drinking from the waters of the collective consciousness. In this conversation we juxtapose both this "AI“ and the more commonly known "AI“ aka Artificial Intelligence.
Joined by special guest Fredrik Høyer, a Norwegian slam poet, author and dramatist, we take a meandering and overflowing journey through these mythic borderlands pregnant with the unrealised potential of dreams.
Fredrik Høyer
http://www.fredrikhoyer.no/
Sound...
2024-06-0657 min
In the BorderlandsJohan Nilsson: Farming as Ceremony #48In the US, there’s a prediction that if the current traditional farming practices continue, there’s 60 harvests remaining before the topsoil is completely eroded. Is there another way? Biodynamic farmer and dancer Johan Nilsson offers one alternative. What if we transform our entire mindset and instead of viewing the soil as dead matter we enter into a relationship with it?
Welcome into a sparkling and stirring conversation where the borders between agriculture and art are wiped away, where the intuitive development of the farmer and the soil are seen as one and the same, where the farm itsel...
2024-05-081h 11
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind XIII: New Moon #47Lunisolar Mind returns with a thirteenth episode, shedding some light (or darkness) on the new moon, the light absent in the skies of this episode’s release.
In this moment of pregnant stillness, in the space between inhale and exhale, we wonder.
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2024-02-1014 min
In the BorderlandsGood and Evil #46We kick off 2024 with a timely musing on the nature of Good and Evil. Does absolute Good and absolute Evil exist? Is the binary idea of Good and Evil useful or does it disconnect us from the actual reality of things?
Your hosts Mikael Öberg and Torgrim Mellum Stene explore this landscape through the medium of a spread of Hollywood blockbuster movies.
Independence Day
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_independence%2520day
Top Gun: Maverick
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_7_n...
2024-01-1141 min
In the BorderlandsWinter Solstice Special #45It is that time of the year. We sit on the treshold. Between what we know and what we don’t know.
We look at what has happened In the Borderlands in 2023 and we look ahead at what we would like to discover and experiment with in the year to come.
And as an offering to you, dear listener, we end with a midwinter meditation, dreamt up for this moment in time.
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2023-12-2126 min
In the BorderlandsSusanna Salo: Kalevala Tarot #44Susanna Salo was looking for a deck of Tarot cards inspired by Finnish mythology, but could not find one. So she decided to make one herself.
More than a decade later, close to the global relaunch of the English version of her mesmerizing and dreamlike deck, we were lucky enough to get to speak to her In the Borderlands. About the creative process, being inspired by dreams, following the inner voice, how the mythology of Kalevala blended with the Tarot system to create something entirely new, and of deep listening.
We even get to draw a few cards!
2023-12-051h 03
In the BorderlandsRune Hjarnø Rasmussen & Petter Madegård: The Return of the Yule Goat #43The Yule Goat is an ancient Northern European symbol of the midwinter solstice, a time when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. The practice of dressing up like a horned goat for Christmas has many examples in Scandinavian history, though only echoes remain.
Friend of the show and historian of religion Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen has for the past few years aimed to remake a new tradition. Inspired by animism, carneval, Krampus processions in the Alps and samba he has started a Yule Goat Parade in the center of Copenhagen which this year will take place on t...
2023-11-2053 min
In the BorderlandsZara Waldebäck: Animistic Storytelling #42From the busyness of UK screen writer’s rooms to the stillness of the Swedish forests. From mastering the story to serving the story. From performance to ceremony. From ego-centred to eco-centred.
Zara Waldebäck’s life, wisdom and thoughts on storytelling, resonance, relationship and attention are some of the many wonderful ingredients of this conversation. It developed and grew like a mycelial network of association and wonder, sprouting fascinating mushrooms to ponder, while pairing and playfully opposing the invisible and visible worlds in a dance of words.
Zara Waldebäck
https://www.writingwithsoul.org/
2023-11-051h 15
In the BorderlandsOlle Möllervärn: Bear Culture – A New Approach to Bear-Human Relations in Scandinavian Folklore #41Of all the creatures of the forest, the bear holds a place most dear in the hearts of ancient Scandinavians. New animist thinking and perspectives on how our forebears related to the world around them as well as the concept that personhood and culture is the baseline of existence for all life, ignited a spark in Olle Möllervärn's mind during his Religious studies.
His fascinating master thesis on "Bear Culture“ is the springboard for this podcast episode where we delve into folklore and tradition with both the bear and the human as our guide, and the fasc...
2023-10-221h 05
In the BorderlandsSally Pomme Clayton: The Mighty Goddess #40We are back after a lengthy interim! And how better to kickstart our new bout of episodes than with a dose of divine power!
We interview Sally Pomme Clayton, British performance storyteller and author, about her latest book – The Mighty Goddess. We try to touch upon the immensity that is the Goddess, through a breadth of mythical lenses, attempting to describe archetypal energies that are impossible to pin down or reduce to human psychology. Indeed, how do you approach the Mighty Goddess, a borderless creative force that craves expression. Through the language of Love? Of Good and Evil? Or of...
2023-10-0658 min
In the BorderlandsDominic Kelly: Mara – Dream, Forest & Folklore #39In the middle of the night, you find yourself caught between dream and wakefulness, unable to move, unable to scream, with the feeling that someone's sitting on your chest.
There are many names for this condition. Sleep paralysis. The Old Hag. The Nightmare. Mara. With returning guest, performance storyteller Dominic Kelly, we delve into this fascinating phenomenon that is deeply entrenched in the borderlands of folklore and belief.
Dominic Kelly
http://dominickelly.net/
MARA at Stealing Thunder storytelling festival in England on 3rd june 2023
https://stealingthunder.co.uk/
MARA at Helgoya Fortellerfestival...
2023-05-291h 18
In the BorderlandsPetter Madegård: The Carnivalesque #38This interview took us for a spin through a myriad of worlds - from the rambunctious and chaotic Commedia dell’Arte performances of Renaissance Italy through the clown-like persona of Donald Trump to UFO mythologies! All of it viewed through the lens of the carnivalesque.
Our guest Petter Madegård is a visual artist, a director of film and theatre and an actor. He is the inventor of the Commedia dell’Arte-inspired live animation theatre Cinema dell’Arte. Enjoy this interview filled with the uncontained power of spring.
Excerpts from Petter Madegård's Cinema dell'Arte projects
2023-05-151h 29
In the BorderlandsMarkus Luukkonen: Finnish Magic #37Do you know the origin of iron? When did you last fall and take fright? These questions are good to keep in mind as we delve into the world of Finnish magic, where sorcerers prepare themselves for healing by standing on rocks in freezing rapids and newborn children are protected from evil spirits in the sauna by being given misleading nicknames.
With us we have performance storyteller Markus Luukkonen who has, together with Mikael, made one show based on the fragmented source material of the epic Kalevala, and is in the process of creating another.
Ma...
2023-05-0144 min
In the BorderlandsŚivani Howe: Yoga of Remembrance #36Śivani Howe is a classically trained Sannyasi of the Saraswati lineage from India running an ashram with her husband in the veld of the Purcell Mountains in Canada. Her focus is on yoga ecology, on reconnecting and creating a life in reciprocity with Mama Earth, and on channelling the unseen.
With us In the Borderlands she shares a few personal stories brimming with synchronicity and serendipity, among them an amazing tale of her special relationship with bees. According to Śivani, the core of the Saraswati lineage is to find the common thread of truth in all myths, legends, beliefs and...
2023-04-171h 21
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind XII: Pink Moon #35The twelfth and final (?) 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.
We have come to the end which is also a beginning. Spring is here, the birds are singing, celebrating the bursting forth of life. The cycle goes ever on and on, from flourishing to withering to flourishing once more. We have come to the beginning which is also an end.
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https://www.inth...
2023-04-0609 min
In the BorderlandsEaster Special: Jo Blake – Heresy #34Heresy. A word that usually evokes the image of a radical opposer of doctrine, of people burned at the stake, of violence and of religious conflict. But the Greek origin of the word is not so conflagrant. Etymologically, heresy means "choice".
In this Easter Special, interdisciplinary performer Jo Blake returns to In the Borderlands to talk about her upcoming show "The Witness" about the relationship and balance between Jesus and Mary Magdalene and how his story became History and her story became Heresy.
Jo Blake
www.jo-blake.co.uk
www.jo-blake.co.uk/portfolio...
2023-04-031h 02
In the BorderlandsHenrik Hallgren: Earth Rights – A Trickster in the System #33Can Nature have rights? We speak with ecopsychologist and Earth Rights activist Henrik Hallgren about the fascinating introduction of a trickster in the legal system, the concept that everything on Earth, from animals to rivers to entire ecosystems, have subjective rights. A new paradigm is emerging relating to the ideas of whether we can own the world or whether we are but one of many subjectivities in an interconnected whole, potentially changing our consciousness in the process.
Come and listen to the Law. The Law of the Land.
Henrik Hallgren
http://henrikhallgren.nu/
Lodyn
2023-03-201h 01
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind XI: Worm Moon #32Episode eleven 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.
We are at the crossroads of spring. Every path a new possibility. Every path a new opportunity. Every path a new perspective. The worms patiently forge pathways through the thawing earth beneath our feet. The waters melt and start their patient flow anew. Pick a choice and pick it well. Go forth on river feet.
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2023-03-0719 min
In the BorderlandsAndreas Kornevall: Demblem #31Our guest Andreas Kornevall (storyteller, ecologist and writer) argues that contemporary logos work on our subconscious in a similar vein to medieval sigil magic, narrowing our perspective and molding us into consumers. In this episode he speaks about the creation of demblems, counter-sigils to deactivate and balance the negative aspects of our logo-inundated society.
We also touch upon a host of related and fascinating subjects, including the value of regenerative grief and how the mythic languages of the non-human world can be found in the areas we least expect.
Andreas Kornevall
www.kornevall.com
2023-02-271h 10
In the BorderlandsLaura Burns: Interrupted by a River #30The blindfold was removed. She did not know where she was. All she could see was the river.
What began as an artistic experiment regarding relationship to space, turned into a seven year long (and counting) ceremony of Dreamtime visions and giving voice to that which has been lost. Join us in this fascinating conversation with interdisciplinary artist Laura Burns where we speak about the importance of tending to invisible presences and entering into dialogue with the consciousness of the land, how edgeland practitioners often find refuge in the arts, and the way our culture has dammed up...
2023-02-131h 17
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind X: Hunger Moon #29Episode ten 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.
The northern hemisphere is in the hard grip of frosty February. The Hunger Moon beams with dispassionate clarity in the skies, while we start to awaken from our winter slumber. The cycle is about to start anew. But who are we now? What do we want? What are we hungry for?
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2023-02-0515 min
In the BorderlandsLee Mason: Metageist #28In this episode we explore a different borderland altogether, the liminal spaces of the Metaverse. With VR artist and digital myth maker Lee Mason AKA Metageist as our guide we line dance on the edge between dream and reality, exploring themes as diverse as hypnagogic states, shadow people, digital life forms/ecosystems, cautionary sculptures and consensual realities.
Mythology keeps rearing its head, even in the virtual worlds.
Lee Mason
www.metageist.com
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2023-01-231h 16
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind IX: Wolf Moon #27Episode nine 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.
We are still in the grip of winter, the sky is occluded by grey fur, and the tough love of the Wolf Moon grabs us by the scruff of our necks. Reminding us to wake up from our slumber, to contain our own power, and make our own luck.
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2023-01-0724 min
In the BorderlandsRune Hjarnø Rasmussen: Year of Aun – Story as Healing, Story as Curse #26Historian of religion and animist thinker Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is back on our podcast! This time to launch the Year of Aun, an invitation to celebrate 2023 as a year of healing and reconnection based on old Nordic spiritual practices.
We speak about the theoretical foundations behind the Year of Aun, our relationship with the forces of nature as reflected through both ancient and contemporary mythologies, and what it means to be the worst possible ancestor.
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen
https://nordicanimism.com/
Year of Aun
https://nordicanimism.com/aun-2023
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2023-01-061h 06
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind VIII: Winter Moon #25Episode eight 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.
Winter is upon us, and further introspection is needed. The Winter Moon calls us to the mountaintop, to stillness, to reflection. Mikael and Torgrim's journeys mirror each other perfectly and synchronistically in this episode where we look for guidance removed from the noise of the world.
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2022-12-0850 min
In the BorderlandsBirthday Special #24We have an anniversary!
Podcast hosts Mikael Öberg and Torgrim Mellum Stene are in a festive mood and look back at 1 year of "In the Borderlands". We speak about the podcast's humble origins, how we met and what it means to be a performance storyteller.
We are also launching our webpage AND our Instagram AND AND our Facebook page AND AND AND our e-mail address contact@intheborderlands.com where you can send questions, feedback and requests!
Bifrǫst Festival
https://www.bifrostfestival.com/
PODCAST LINKS
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2022-11-1518 min
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind VII: Frost Moon #23Episode seven 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.
The Frost Moon shines bright in November skies, and it invites us to look within. We spiral back towards our selves, our bellies, our navels, searching for the center of things.
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2022-11-0808 min
In the BorderlandsKersti Ståbi: Vǫluspá – Performing Poems from the Poetic Edda #22Vǫluspá - The Prophecy of the Seeress from the Poetic Edda is one of the most well known texts from Norse mythology. But how could this oral poem have been performed?
Kersti Ståbi, Swedish folk singer and oral storyteller explored this question in her master's degree. Searching for a way to be a tale-singer in her own mythological tradition, she looked to living practices in Korea, India and Kyrgyzstan. In this episode she discusses this process with us, the interplay between copying and creating, and the paradox of trying to recreate something that's not possible to recreate....
2022-10-3152 min
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind VI: Slaughter Moon #21Episode six 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.
Dark October is upon us, and the ominous Slaughter Moon takes us for a spin through tales of dismemberment, inklings of werewolves and musings about the nature of light.
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2022-10-0924 min
In the BorderlandsMaria Kvilhaug: In the Bay of Magic and the Wilderness of Cave Land – Initiation Narratives in the Sagas #20We are happy to welcome our friend Maria Kvilhaug back «In the Borderlands»! This time, the author and historian gives us a fascinating look into her upcoming work – a book presenting a comprehensive list of instances of seidr in Norse sources.Seidr can be seen as a Norse form of shamanism and the stories Maria shine a light upon in her research paint a far more diverse, gender fluid and colourful picture of old Norse society and religious practices than what we are used to.Come join us on a journey through spell songs, fate swapping, transgressive trials of initiation and...
2022-09-121h 23
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind V: Singing Moon #19Episode five 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.
It is September, and the Singing Moon invites us to listen. What songs will burst like bubbles from below?
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TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brit...
2022-09-1013 min
In the BorderlandsIntuitive Storytelling: Celebrating Brittle one Book Two #18Brittle one is Torgrim Mellum Stene’s online intuitive genre-bending fantasy novel that he started in 2021. Following the initiatory journey of Brittle, Torgrim writes without planning ahead, instead allowing the story to unfold chapter by chapter in an ever expanding exploration of the world that he first set in motion.This episode marks the start of book two – its first chapter now available online – and we celebrate this with a conversation about Torgrim’s experiences with intuitive storytelling and writing myth, interspersing it with Mikael’s audiobook interpretation of the chapter. Enjoy!
Read Brittle one herehttps://www.brittle.one
2022-08-1952 min
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind IV: Fruit Moon #17The 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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https://www.brittle.one/
https://www.face...
2022-08-1212 min
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind III: Mantis Moon #16Part 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.
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TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
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MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smar...
2022-07-1312 min
In the BorderlandsPaul Maslov Karlsson: Fact and Fiction – Truth and Meaning in the Arts #15Paul 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.
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2022-06-272h 01
In the BorderlandsLunisolar Mind II: Mead Moon #14Part 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.
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TORGRIM'S LINKS
https://www.brittle.one/
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MIKAEL'S LINKS
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2022-06-1417 min
In the Borderlands#13Our 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.
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2022-06-1313 min
In the BorderlandsBen Haggarty: MeZolith – Stone Age Dreams and Nightmares #12Ben 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...
2022-05-301h 12
In the BorderlandsFull Moon Special: Lunisolar Mind I – Flower Moon #11Here 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.
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TORGRIM'S LINKS
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MIKAEL'S LINKS
https://smarturl.it/inanna
https://www.fa...
2022-05-1618 min
In the BorderlandsEaster Special: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene with Jo Blake #10We 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
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2022-04-111h 20
In the BorderlandsLiving Psychedelically #9Does 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!
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2022-03-281h 07
In the BorderlandsDominic Kelly: The Hero Light - Irish Myth and Epic #8Dominic 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 o...
2022-03-141h 37
In the BorderlandsPerformance premiere special: HRIST – an act of divination with KAI-EN and Mikael Öberg #7"All of the drama of divination serves to move the participants out of their normal modes of thinking, shaking them up in order to change their minds because their current understanding of the situation is inadequate."February 25th 2022 sees the premiere of a brand new collaboration between performance storyteller Mikael Öberg and butoh artist KAI-EN: HRIST – an act of divination. We investigate the ingredients and inspirations for this performance and learn about butoh, Norse Mythology, divination practices and the search for the alive-space in between.(Divination quote from Philip M. Peek, African Divination Systems)
KAI-EN Butoh Companywww.kai-enbutoh.seh...
2022-02-211h 01
In the BorderlandsRune Hjarnø Rasmussen: How to build a god - Immanence and Symbolism #6Our guest Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is a historian of religion and founder of the project Nordic Animism. His PhD "The Stick and the Calabash“ is a result of extensive anthropological research of the Brazilian Candomblé tradition and of how the archetypal energies of gods are manifested there. We talk about trance and possession, conspiracy theories, and modern society’s loss of a subjective relationship with the forces of the world. And underneath it all we ask the question - what exactly is a god and how do you build it?
Nordic Animism
https://nordicanimism.com
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2022-02-071h 14
In the BorderlandsMaria Kvilhaug: The Maiden with the Mead #5Descriptions of rituals in the Poetic Edda meet mediterranean mystery religions and Carlos Castañeda! We are joined by Norwegian author Maria Kvilhaug for a fascinating talk about her discovery of The Maiden With the Mead - a goddess of initiation in Old Norse mythology. Starting out as a master dissertation in history of religions, The Maiden With the Mead will be published in an updated and expanded book version in 2022.
Maria Kvilhaug https://www.patreon.com/MariaKvilhaug https://bladehoner.wordpress.com Publishing company: The Three Little Sisters https://the3littlesisters.com/shop/?swoof=1&post_type=product&authorname=maria-kv...
2022-01-241h 28
In the BorderlandsChristmas Yuletide Special: The Pig #4At this time of year, when pork will be served on many a holiday plate, we turn our attention to the pig - an animal both loved and loathed since ancient times. What are its mythological connections?Join us in the divine muck, where we encounter kings and goddesses from Greek and Norse Mythology, as well as Celtic Druids and a fearsome ghost pig from the Swedish midwinter forests.
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2021-12-2147 min
In the BorderlandsJo Blake: What Does Myth Do Anyway? #3”Flowers become flesh becomes bird…”
The first guest on our show is Jo Blake, a performer working across the disciplines of storytelling, theatre and dance. She has written a PhD about her project of unearthing the mythological character Blodeuwedd (flower-face/owl) from the depths of the Mabinogion - a medieval Welsh text regarded as one of the oldest and most complete repositories of British Celtic Myth. We talk about mythic ambiguity, female trickster figures and the importance of making the wrong choice...among many other things!
Jo Blakehttps://www.jo-blake.co.ukBlodeuwedd Untold video trailerhttps://vimeo.com/3030...
2021-12-131h 38
In the BorderlandsInanna: Warrior, Lover, Trickster #2A deep dive into the story of the extraordinarily powerful and multifaceted Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, prompted by the recent online release of Mikael Öberg's experimental collaboration with soundmaker Lee Berwick. Prepare for the underworld!
Listen to Inanna by Mikael Öberg and Lee Berwick here
smarturl.it/inanna
Lee Berwick
http://www.leeberwick.com/
Video trailer for the performance version with Daniel Rudholm
vimeo.com/82444595
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2021-11-281h 14
In the BorderlandsBrittle one: Intuitive Mythmaking #1A conversation around Torgrim Mellum Stene’s online intuitive fantasy novel Brittle one, that leads to a sprawling exploration of mythic imagery through dreams, psychedelics and the Norse creation story.
Read Brittle one online here
https://www.brittle.one/
Torgrim Mellum Stene's blog
http://www.mythopoesis.net/
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2021-11-081h 44
In the BorderlandsTrailerPODCAST LINKS
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https://smarturl.it/inanna
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2021-11-0800 min