362 - Dr. Martin Shaw - Christian Wonder Tales

"The soul is not fed entirely by logic, we are fed by images. Ideas are interesting, but when we want to be absolutely poleaxed by wonder it is a story that's going to do it."<br /><br />I had a wonderful discussion with the captivating storyteller and mythographer, Dr. Martin Shaw, about the value of - not only understanding - but also telling and entering into stories. We talk about the various traditions of storytelling covered in his upcoming course, how to approach these tales of our inheritance, the modern taming of Christianity, and how Bible stories are different from pagan and more peripheral myths.<br /><br />Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/uPQdfx5a-R4<br /><br />Sign up for Dr. Martin Shaw's first-ever live online course, Christian Wonder Tales, starting November 12th. This 4-week, 8-hour course is hosted on the Symbolic World Circle Community. Patrons at the Involved level or higher get 10% off, apply your discount code at checkout: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales<br /><br />Mythographer, writer, and storyteller Dr Martin Shaw takes us deep into the heart of what he calls Christian Wonder Tales. Profoundly mythic, these teaching stories range from the early saints through to the grandeur of the Round Table and Arthurian tradition. Shaw emphasises these stories as remerging providentially on time for the perils of modern life. Filled with vocation, sacrifice, and courage, these are an inheritance many of us simply didn’t know we had.<br />---<br />Timestamps:<br />00:00 - Coming up<br />00:44 - Intro music<br />01:09 - Start<br />01:52 - A failure that makes honey<br />05:46 - Pre-Christian Ireland<br />08:05 - The Arthurian tradition<br />09:53 - A rule for life<br />12:29 - Follow an animal<br />16:09 - Return to these stories<br />20:20 - The soul is not only fed by logic<br />24:53 - Why has Christianity become so mundane?<br />33:39 - Stories that are too strange<br />36:00 - How were they preserved?<br />38:08 - Stories that Martin and Jonathan struggled with<br />44:54 - The Bible<br />48:57 - You can't draw Jesus with one line<br />53:07 - The Gospel seminar<br />56:06 - Let the stories do the work<br />---<br />💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com<br />🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau <br />🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ <br />My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.<br />