REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS: Uncovering the hidden teachings in European Mythology
I'm thrilled to offer you a recording of my interview with Liisa Korpela (www.liisakorpela.com) from Trailblazing Back to our Roots. This was recorded in Feb 2025 and offers a glimpse into how I hold and understand European Mythology. If you're interested in my work, this is a great introduction to my approach.
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"I loved Stephanie and her great perspective on myth and stories, new to me and so inspiring! I never connected to myth because I did not trust the story, feeling it was manipulated, but I had never thought about what Stephanie explained and it did make so much sense. I find it so great in order to track truth about our ancestors. It was healing to learn that there could be a way to recall our ancient ways, that indeed it was still around in some hidden ways."
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