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Month: February 2025

  • The goblin king

    Friday afternoon story time… today we hear and hold a folktale traced to Yunnan, China though is more aligned to southern and western Asia folklore. This story makes me think about the ‘goblin kings’ wreaking havoc across the world. They say everyone has a weak spot. What are the weak spots of these bullies? Who…

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  • Freedom bird

    Friday afternoon story time…today I share a powerful story which has been passed from storyteller to storyteller across the globe for many decades, originally heard from a young boy in Thailand. I first heard the story told by storyteller Donna Sife who dedicated it to the people of Tibet. Today I dedicate this story to…

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  • Clytie & Apollo

    Today I invite you to ponder a version of the Greek myth of Clytie and Apollo that was written in Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphoses. I have drawn from content on these 2 pages https://tamedwild.com/a/blog/the-myth-of-clytie-and-apollo and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clytie_(Oceanid) Who or what is your endless love for which you shed all protection and denounce any nourishment in your…

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  • The fortune teller

    I invite you to hear and hold a Russian folktale that invites us to ponder how our wit can reap rewards. What touches your lips but not your tongue? When can we use deceit or trickery that causes no harm? Adapted from Russian folktale The fortune teller in Ragan, K. (1998). Fearless girls, wise women…

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  • The Goose

    Today I invite you to ponder with golden eggs, as many have searched and are indulging in chocolate eggs across the globe, despite cocoa shortage due to climate crisis affecting production and the exploitative labour abuses due to Western demand. I share with you The Goose Adapted from Italian fairytale collector Giambattista Basile’s (1634) La…

  • La Loba

    Today I invite you to ponder another tale from Estes, C.P. (1992). Women who run with the wolves myths and stories of the wild woman archetype. Rider. This time La Loba (pp. 27-28) which draws from Mexican folklore. What do you collect that is in danger of being lost in the world? What restores your…

  • Sealskin, soulskin

    Today I invite you to ponder an Inuit tale adapted from Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ exquisite retelling – Sealskin soulskin in Estes, C.P. (1996). Women who run with the wolves myths and stories of the wild woman archetype (pp. 189-191). Ballantine Books. Read – https://louptales.education/sealskin-soulskin/ Then ponder – Where is your sealskin (soulskin)? What do you…

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