Dr. Martin Shaw, a mythographer and storyteller, takes listeners on a journey through the captivating world of Christian Wonder Tales. He emphasizes how storytelling nourishes the soul beyond mere logic and reveals the importance of understanding ancient narratives. Shaw discusses the evolving nature of these tales, their integration with Celtic themes, and the fading sense of wonder in modern Christianity. He also reflects on the transformation of personal growth through stories like Parsifal and explores the depth of biblical narratives, urging a renewed engagement with their profound lessons.
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The Bee Chapel
A monk lost the body of Christ but bees built a chapel with it.
His shame was heavier than Christ's body, showing failure can turn into honey.
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The Saxon Gospel
The Heliand Gospel retells the New Testament in a Saxon context.
This shows how stories adapt to different cultures while keeping core truths.
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St. Ciaran and the Animals
St. Ciaran followed a bell to a gloomy forest to build a chapel.
Animals became his first students, highlighting the universality of the Christian message.
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(Handschrift D) : Abbildung des "Parzival"-Teils von Codex St. Gallen 857 sowie des (heutigen) Berliner Fragments L ... aus dem St. Galler Codex (Litterae)
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Wolfram von Eschenbachs 'Parzival' ist ein mittelalterliches Ritterepos, das die Geschichte von Parzival erzählt, der auf der Suche nach dem Heiligen Gral ist. Das Werk ist eine Fortsetzung und Vervollständigung der unvollendeten Geschichte von Chrétien de Troyes und thematisiert die spirituelle Entwicklung des Helden, der von Unwissenheit und Stolz zur Weisheit gelangt. Es ist ein Meisterwerk der mittelalterlichen Literatur und hat die deutsche Literatur maßgeblich geprägt.
"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."
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.
Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/uPQdfx5a-R4
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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. --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 00:44 - Intro music 01:09 - Start 01:52 - A failure that makes honey 05:46 - Pre-Christian Ireland 08:05 - The Arthurian tradition 09:53 - A rule for life 12:29 - Follow an animal 16:09 - Return to these stories 20:20 - The soul is not only fed by logic 24:53 - Why has Christianity become so mundane? 33:39 - Stories that are too strange 36:00 - How were they preserved? 38:08 - Stories that Martin and Jonathan struggled with 44:54 - The Bible 48:57 - You can't draw Jesus with one line 53:07 - The Gospel seminar 56:06 - Let the stories do the work --- 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau 🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.
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