“The Water of Life” by The Brothers Grimm
A king is very sick and this distresses his three sons. In a palace garden an old man tells them the water of life can save him, but it is very dangerous to obtain. The first decides to get it, thin...
8 Jul 202539min
The Poor Brother Gives All in The Grimm Brothers’ “The Turnip” (Clip)
At the story’s beginning, the poor brother throws off his red coat of soldiering and becomes a farmer, a major life transformation that makes him his brother’s opposite. Ian and I contrast these broth...
4 Jul 20259min
The Brothers Grimm’s “Cinderella”
A daughter promises her dying mother she’ll remain good and pious, and does so. Her father remarries and his stepdaughters consign Cinderella to housework. She asks her father for a humble gift – a ...
2 Jul 202539min
The Turnip as the Prince’s Soul in Von Schonwerth's "The Turnip Princess" Pt. 2 (Clip)
The turnip, grown underground, could symbolize the soul, and the prince, whose task is to combine the nail from the cave wall, would recover his self. “He has a place for the thing that he is longing...
30 Jun 20254min
The Brothers Grimm’s “The Riddle”
The Brothers Grimm’s “The Riddle” A king’s son goes off into the world with only his trusted servant and encounters three deadly places to sleep, wandering in the forest and the world for a long ti...
29 Jun 202529min
Grimm's "The Turnip:” Getting Not What You Seek, but What You Need
Grimm's "The Turnip:” Getting Not What You Seek, but What You Need There are two brothers – one rich, the other poor. The poor one wants to better himself so he casts off his red coat and becomes a ...
25 Jun 20251h 5min
Love, Governance and Civilization in Von Schonwerth’s “The Sun’s Shadow” (Clip)
When the Titans’ Committee is trying to figure out what to do with Death, a white weasel comes and licks their eyes. Was it sent by Death? What does it mean? And what of the balancing of the relati...
15 Jun 20256min
Von Schonwerth's "The Turnip Princess," Pt. 2
We discuss the turnip as Jungian symbol of the soul and continue our analysis of this fascinating, fecund folktale. For the first “Turnip” episode, go to: https://benomtad.podbean.com/e/the-turnip-p...
12 Jun 202539min
