Making Space for Meaning: The Renewal of Myth and Storytelling with Jonathan Pageau

About this episode

Stephen Roach and Jonathan Pageau discuss contemporary storytelling and the power of myth.

In this episode of Makers & Mystics, Stephen Roach sits down with cultural critic, writer, and iconographer Jonathan Pageau to explore the state of contemporary storytelling and the enduring power of myth. Pageau, creator of The Symbolic World, explains how symbols operate beneath conscious awareness to shape imagination and culture. Together, they discuss why traditional narratives appear depleted, how propaganda differs from true myth, and why fairy tales continue to communicate truths ...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Roach

Guest: Jonathan Pageau

Topics covered

• storytelling
• myth
• cultural criticism
• symbols
• narratives
• fairy tales

Keywords

• myth
• storytelling
• cultural criticism
• symbols
• narratives
• fairy tales
• imagination

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Symbolic World

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