JAWBONE with Martin Shaw HOW A STORYTELLER'S MADE: The Salmon, The Crocodile & The Selkie
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Jan 31, 2025 Explore captivating tales of the Selkie, where a fisherman's longing for love clashes with the wild allure of the sea. Delve into the mystical Connorswell, where nature's interconnectedness weaves through storytelling, shaping wisdom and transformation. Through compelling narratives, discover how a storyteller bridges the wild and the hearth, embodying the art of translation between darkness and light.
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The Salmon of Connla's Well
- Nine hazel trees surround Connla's Well, dropping nuts containing cultural wisdom.
- Salmon in the well consume these nuts, gaining wisdom spots on their backs.
How Storytellers are Made
- Storytellers gain wisdom by patiently waiting in darkness or by transformative suffering.
- True wisdom often arrives with difficulty or unease.
The Crocodile Man
- In Burkina Faso, lively young men were beaten with sticks as initiation.
- The resulting scars, resembling crocodile scales, marked them as wisdom holders.