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A podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology Expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tworavenspodcast/Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tworavenspodcast
S1E5: Hávamál (Part 2)
In Season 1 Episode 5, we continue our series on the Havamal. The sayings of Har. Life advice from Odin.Shawn gives an update on Dark Age history, and makes an argument for Viking Individualism. We discuss Odin's life advice from Stanzas 81 to 137. Who is Loddfafnir? Does Odin hate women? Is he a scorned lover? Does corn aid against witchcraft? Who could trust Odin anyways?Outro: The Havamal Breakdown (Earth Strength) arranged and performed by David.Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation.A free version of Havamal to read: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htmShawn's edition of Havamal (Jackson Crawford): https://amzn.to/3Jlt92UDavid's edition of Havamal (Oxford World Classics): https://amzn.to/3sxITc7David's source: Echo of Odin has a chapter on Havamal and 10 commandments: https://amzn.to/34OoNlUWe now have affiliate links to recommended books. If you do purchase the book after following a link, some percent goes to support the podcast. You can donate directly using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/
51:3911/02/2022
S1E4: Hávamál (Part 1)
In Season 1 Episode 4, we begin our 3 part series on the Havamal. The sayings of Har. Sayings of the High One. Life advice from Odin.David describes the Cardinal Virtues of classical philosophy and Stoicism, comparing and contrasting with the values identified in Havamal. Shawn talks about his adventures in beer brewing. We bring in life advice connected to the poems that strike us from stanzas 1 through 80.Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation.A free version of Havamal to read: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htmShawn's edition of Havamal (Jackson Crawford): https://amzn.to/3Jlt92UDavid's edition of Havamal (Oxford World Classics): https://amzn.to/3sxITc7David's source, Echo of Odin has a chapter on Havamal and 10 commandments: https://amzn.to/34OoNlUDavid's source on Plato and Justice. The Republic Book 4. https://www.greecepodcast.com/hogwarts-and-kallipolis/ We now have affiliate links to recommended books. If you do purchase the book after following a link, some percent goes to support the podcast. You can donate directly using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast)
01:08:5603/02/2022
S1E3: Heimdall and the Social Classes
In Season 1 Episode 3, the guys address the controversial myth of Heimdall and the social classes. Shawn discusses whether Rigsthula is cannon Poetic Edda or propaganda. David brings Plato into the conversation and the guys discuss what wisdom can be found within the story.Podcast Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1901373Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation.David's source on Rigsthula with commentary: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe14.htm Lantern Jack’s episode on Plato’s Guardians: https://www.greecepodcast.com/who-guards-the-guardians-republic-iii-w-angie-hobbs/Books David is reading right now, but he couldn't remember to cite: Echo of Odin: https://amzn.to/34OoNlUJohn Lindow: https://amzn.to/3uHTiF4Taking Up The Runes: https://amzn.to/34rqkywWe now have affiliate links to recommended books. If you do purchase the book after following a link, some percent goes to support the podcast. You can donate directly using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast)
59:3627/01/2022
S1E2: Odin's Sacrifice and the Well of Mimir
In this episode, Shawn and David read the story of Mimir’s well and the price Odin had to pay to drink from it. Shawn brings in additional sources that detail Odin's sacrifice of his eye, and family tree background on Mimir. We discuss the idea of sacrifice. David feels it necessary to explain why it's important to sacrifice your phallus (metaphorically speaking) and we unsuccessfully try to not make each other laugh.Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation. Between Two Ravens Blog: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/Poetic Edda Voluspa: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe03.htmThe History of Vikings episode with Dr. Jackson Crawford: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/berserks-shieldmaidens-mythical-heroes-w-dr-jackson/id1363609926?i=1000548079332Book David is Reading: https://amzn.to/3GHg6ai Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast)
59:4120/01/2022
S1E1: The Mead of Poetry
In this episode, Shawn and David discuss a sequel story to the Aesir/Vanir War, "The Mead of Poetry".The story features the origin and journey of the character "Kvasir", two deplorable Dwarves, and a family of Giants who are trying to put their lives back together only to unfortunately get in the way of Odin and his quest for wisdom.Shawn discusses Kennings, the Zelda Timeline, and also worries about accidentally offending Russians for the 2nd consecutive episode. David talks about brewing beer, Freud, and the archetype of James Bond. Outro: "The Wild Rover" - Traditional. Performed by David.Sources discussed: The Prose Edda: SkaldskaparmalThe Poetic Edda: Havamal Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation. If you want to support the show, you can donate directly using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56:2414/01/2022
S0E3: The Significance of 3's & The Aesir Vanir War
In Season 0, Episode 3, David explains the psychological significance of the three levels of the world tree Yggdrasil. We read the myth of the Aesir/Vanir war from Snorri Sturlson's Ynglinga Saga and discuss mummified heads and why a man is only as good as his word. Coursera course Shawn mentioned: https://www.coursera.org/learn/old-norse-mythology-sources Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
52:5607/01/2022
S0E2: The "Nine Realms" (Part 1)
In Season 0, Episode 2, we discuss the "9 realms" of Norse Mythology, what are they, who lives there, what does it all mean?Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation.Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Some links to related content:Echo of Odin: https://amzn.to/34OoNlU https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nordic-mythology-podcast/id1483517744 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-vikings/id1363609926 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viking-age-podcast/id1102929069Dr. Jackson Crawford's beautiful pronunciation of Dwarves and Giants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21h8B8sEkQgYou can donate to help support the show using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
44:5428/12/2021
S0E2.5: The "Nine Realms" (Part 2)
In Season 0, Episode 2, we discuss the "9 realms" of Norse Mythology, what are they, who lives there, what does it all mean?Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation.Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Some Links to related content: Daniel McCoy's Norse Mythology for Smart People website: https://norse-mythology.org/Echo of Odin: https://amzn.to/34OoNlUhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nordic-mythology-podcast/id1483517744 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-vikings/id1363609926 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viking-age-podcast/id1102929069Dr. Jackson Crawford's beautiful pronunciation of Dwarves and Giants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21h8B8sEkQgYou can donate to help support the show using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30:2328/12/2021
S0E1: The Creation Myth
Season 0 Episode 1. Sources of Norse Mythology. Cosmology. Creation of the Universe. In Season 0, we are brainstorming what the podcast will be about and how we will structure episodes. See Season 1 for how we want our episodes to be structured, with telling a myth and then diving in to analysis. Note --> Edited and Re-Uploaded Episode on 2/20/2022 so you only heard Shawn say "Um" 25 times instead of 147 times. -ShawnBetween Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology Expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation. Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/You can donate to help support the show using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tworavenpodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56:5622/12/2021
A New Introduction
We are releasing this episode as a new introduction to the podcast.Initially recorded as Season 1, Episode 23. We have a little bit different type of episode today. Shawn and David talk about what it has been like recording the podcast over the past 6 months. We reflect on what we’ve taken away from Season 1, and what inspired us to create the podcast in the first place.This episode serves as a review of the past season and a recap of our first recording, Season 0 “Episode 0.2”, where we brainstormed what the podcast should be about. We also go off the rails and David tries to explain paradigms of knowledge, quantum physics, and then decides maybe he doesn’t actually understand quantum physics all that well.Some of the episodes we discuss:Chuck on Poetry Translation: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LlHyDikEzsgTtFa0zUvMi The Runes:https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZnolNzsHpG29e1m6iJQLIShamanism: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ORymxcBIqR9mPrj4qKStPThor’s Wedding Dress: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49edJFxcGdEKaysb7VdGw1Havamal (Part 1): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nG1F2TBBeEf1JNqEEK1C6Why David studies Norse Mythology: Blog: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/norse-mythology-stoic-philosophy-and-exploring-the-shadow/ Podcast Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FypaJ36D6w3JCUaSAPuKsLinks: Viking Age Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viking-age-podcast/id1102929069Jackson Crawford’s Poetic Edda: https://amzn.to/3JqmsfFQuantum mechanics https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/coming-to-grips-with-the-implications-of-quantum-mechanics/Carl Jung, Quantum Physics, and the Spiritual Mind: A Mystical Vision of the Twenty-First Century https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4217602/Support the Show: Podcast Website: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoRavenPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betweentworavens/Between Two Ravens is a podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst, but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation. You can donate to help support the podcast using PayPal or Venmo: https://tworavenpodcast.wordpress.com/donation/ Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
48:4010/12/2021