apuleius

This episode is the second half of the epic tale of Psyche & Eros from the 2nd Century AD, moving forward from episode #38.  

Psyche, devastated at the loss of her husband Eros, throws herself in the river. The river doesn't accept her sacrifice and washes her up to the shore where she sees the great god Pan playing around with his pipes. From this encounter she is emboldened and ready to take on her journey, the journey we all have to embark upon, the return to Eros. 

Along the way we meet the Goddesses Demeter and Hera and their temples on hills and in forests. Until finally Psyche confronts Venus (Aphrodite) and accepts her four tasks - the tasks of the soul.

Artwork for this episode is from Edward Burne-Jones.

Podcast Musician: Marlia Coeur
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Today's episode explores the story of Psyche & Eros, from the 2nd century AD by Apuleius in his novel, The Golden Ass. Part fairytale, part myth, it presents as a dream and allows us to dive deep into its imagery, symbols and motifs. In it you'll hear strands of Beauty & the Beast, Cinderella, Snow White amongst other ancient tales that were eventually recorded by the Brothers Grimm.

To get us primed we begin with the poem by John Keats, Ode to Psyche, where he expresses his devotion to the newest of the Olympian Goddesses who was never really given her full due.

This is Part One of a two part podcast - the story being simply too long and rich to fit within the confines of one single episode.

Artwork: Eros and Psyche, Guiseppe Cammarano, 1821

Further Reading:
Erich Neumann: Amor and Psyche
Mary Louise von Franz: The Golden Ass of Apuleius
Robert A. Johnson: She

Podcast Musician: Marlia Coeur
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Astrologer Gray Crawford joins me to discuss planets in fall and how we might think about them and where we might look to find stories that help us in better understanding their condition. We dive into Apuleius' hilarious masterwork 'The Golden Ass' within which the Psyche and Eros myth is embedded, and talk our way through mystery traditions, initiatory experiences, magical procedures, the underworld, the celebration of life, bestiality, JK Huysmans, Jack Parsons, the Daimon, fate, fortune, and much more.
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