Send us a text In this episode of Story Medicine, we explore "Vasilisa the Beautiful" from Alexander Afanasyev's collection of Russian fairy tales - a profound feminine initiation story about intuition, ancestral wisdom, and the resources we carry within us when facing the impossible. A young woman loses her mother but receives a magical doll that helps her survive her cruel stepfamily and complete impossible tasks set by the fearsome Baba Yaga. Through trusting her inner wisdom and claiming ...
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Send us a text In this episode of Story Medicine, we explore "Vasilisa the Beautiful" from Alexander Afanasyev's collection of Russian fairy tales - a profound feminine initiation story about intuition, ancestral wisdom, and the resources we carry within us when facing the impossible. A young woman loses her mother but receives a magical doll that helps her survive her cruel stepfamily and complete impossible tasks set by the fearsome Baba Yaga. Through trusting her inner wisdom and claiming ...
S1E3 - Anansi and the Box of Stories: Medicine for Trickster Wisdom
Story Medicine
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2 weeks ago
S1E3 - Anansi and the Box of Stories: Medicine for Trickster Wisdom
In this episode of Story Medicine, we explore "Anansi and the Box of Stories" from the living oral tradition of the Ashanti and Akan peoples of West Africa - a tale about how cleverness and wisdom can achieve what strength and power cannot. Anansi the Spider wants to bring stories to the people of earth, but they belong to Nyame, the Sky God. To earn them, Anansi must capture four impossible prizes: Python, Leopard, Hornets, and an invisible Spirit. Through cleverness rather than force, this ...
Story Medicine
Send us a text In this episode of Story Medicine, we explore "Vasilisa the Beautiful" from Alexander Afanasyev's collection of Russian fairy tales - a profound feminine initiation story about intuition, ancestral wisdom, and the resources we carry within us when facing the impossible. A young woman loses her mother but receives a magical doll that helps her survive her cruel stepfamily and complete impossible tasks set by the fearsome Baba Yaga. Through trusting her inner wisdom and claiming ...
