In this episode, we learn about myth and magic, which carry some of the deeper themes within stories – and how they affect our modern lives.
Our guest this week is Doctor Leonia Kurgan, a Psychoanalyst and a Psychodramatist from Poland and South Africa – late of Los Angeles – who uses stories professionally, as well as a storyteller. Importantly, she has found deep resonances with them in her own life, which then further informs her understanding and use of them.
Tracking
- Introduction, and a taste of things to come.
- Leonia Kurgan, and how stories first came into her life.
- The Girl in the Flower Pot, Leonia tells an old story that took on new meaning.
- A New Look at the Brothers Grimm, how “Hansel and Gretel” tells many parts of Leonia’s story – and ours.
- Drawing the Wind, a tale from the Balkans about magic in Majorca
- Discovering the Hidden, a way of thinking about stories that reveals the unseen.
Contributors and Thanks
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Leonia Kallir Kurgan is a maggidah, a psychoanalyst, a certified psychodramatist, and a storyteller. You can find her memoir, “A Crowd of One,” on Amazon here.
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Thanks to musician, producer, and mensch Joe Eglash for composing, performing, and recording our theme music. Learn more at http://joeeglash.com/
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