Round the Herne

 This is my version of the story about the Greek goddess Demeter and her search for her daughter Kore. This story formed the basis of the Eleusinian Mystery cult that had significant influence in Greece. There are several versions of this story and I have tried to blend elements of each together - the snippet about Somnos and the poppies, the account of Baubo's dance and of the baby Triptolemos and the magical fire (both of which were probably inspired by near-identical Egyptian myths). I recently purchased a new laptop and this is my first recording on the device, so this will give me a sense of how well the video function works.

 This month's discussion topic for the Suffolk Jungian Circle will be the Feeling Type of personality. This recording is to help provide some basis for the discussion, though it may well interest some people who are not members of that group - so if you would like to post a comment, please feel free to do so.

 This is my reading of the fifth part of Longfellow's (1863) collection "Tales from a Wayside Inn". This part concludes the first section of the collection. I am not sure if there is enough interest from the audience to record the next two sections, so will wait and see what the response is. In this installment the Poet tells of the Killingworth Birds and the cretinous inhabitants of the said town. Sadly, this seems a metaphor for much of humanity's engagement with the rest of the planet. There is also a Finale for the first evening of stories round the log fire (what a beautiful image that is).

  My reading of the fourth part of Longfellow's (1863) poem "Tales from a Wayside Inn". In this section we get the Musician's Tale (which is about King Olaf, who later became St Olaf, and is guaranteed to offend all Heathens), an Interlude, and the Theologian's Tales (of a monstrous father and his meeting with the equally putrid Grand Inquisitor Torquemada - more than a whiff of Antisemitism in this one).