Bonus episode from The Mythic Masculine http://themythicmasculine.com

My guest today is Red K Elders, a magical artist based on the Norfolk coast of England, who sketches powerful portraits of old gods and mythical beings. This bonus episode explores her recent work in bringing forth a depiction of Dionysus, the god of fertility, grapes and wine, of ritual madness and religious ecstasy.  Red was kind enough to send me a copy of this portrait, who currently hangs on the wall in my office.

In our conversation today, we discuss her journey as an artist and the power of creating ritual space for courting in the Otherworld, along with practical guidance for developing a living relationship with the mythical creatures in our midst.
Before you listen, I highly recommend you take a look at the Dionysus portrait, along with more of her incredible work.

And now enjoy my conversation with Red K Elders.  We begin with a reading of a Hymn to Dionysus.

Red K Elders Website https://www.redkelders.com
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Sketching the God of Ecstasy, Dionysus - Red K Elders

Excerpt from indigenous wisdom-holder Pat McCabe in conversation with Ian MacKenzie for The Mythic Masculine. Music track is A Drop In The Ocean by George Peterson.

Listen to the full interview https://www.themythicmasculine.com/episodes/pat-mccabe
Learn more about Pat McCabe https://www.patmccabe.net/
Learn more about George Peterson https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/UdT84pRP

WORDS

To men's nation, i say, i love you. I love you, you're sacred. You're sacred beings. You are made with such care. Your mind, your heart, your body, your spirit. 

Nothing is a mistake there. This earth receives you with all of her heart with all of her goodness and all of her abundance, with all her clarity. The same way that she receives me. 

And you have a perfect design for thriving life. To make life thrive. To cause all of the feminine seeds to flourish. That's another name I have for you: the Waker of the Dreaming Egg. 

I want to say that those of you who are going to become fathers or who are fathers that as a protector and provider, I want to ask you to protect your son's hearts. Protect your son's hearts. Protect all of their feelings. From this power-over paradigm, from the ridicule that men have received for their hearts.

Your sons need you to be a warrior for them and to shield them long enough where they can understand and trust their own hearts and their own feelings. 

That's what we need you to do in this world, to make a different world. I pray for you to be just as powerful as you can possibly be: your mind, your heart, your body, your spirit and I ask you to use all that power, all of the strength that you hold and place it and direct it in support of thriving life, here on this planet Earth. 

And if you will do that than I know that I'll have nothing to fear. And our world will change.

The Waker of the Dreaming Egg with Pat McCabe

Ian MacKenzie is a filmmaker and media activist from Vancouver, BC. He is the host of The Mythic Masculine podcast and founder of A Gathering of Stories.

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