by allison stieger | Mar 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
In honor of Friday, her name day, I would like to dedicated today’s blog post to the high queen of the Norse pantheon, Frigga. Frigga, or Frigg, is the wife of Odin, and she is associated with both fertility and prophecy. In some images she is seen weaving the...
by allison stieger | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been immersed in the myths of the North for months now, writing a novel on how these stories might interact with and relate to each other, through the lens of my protagonist Astrid. One part of the novel that I’ve had a lot of fun with have been the...
by allison stieger | Mar 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today I want to write about Sedna, with whom I’ve been engaging deeply lately, as part of the work on my current novel, which includes her as one of the characters. Sedna is a goddess of the high Arctic, of Inuit and Inupiat tribes across Alaska, Canada, and...
by allison stieger | Mar 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been talking about creativity and how to maximize our creative selves through the power of myth for several years now. I started using myth as a tool to enhance my own creative life, and it has helped me tremendously as I go about the task of getting past...
by allison stieger | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been working hard on writing projects this past month or so, after a longish recovery period from a tonsillectomy and a series of lectures and workshops in January. Last month, on a trip to Powell’s Books in Portland, I stumbled across a treasure,...
by allison stieger | Jan 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been working steadily throughout the holiday season on my upcoming lecture and workshop, for my very first tour, which begins this Friday at the Seattle Jung Society. I’ll be offering a lecture on myth and creativity, which of course is the subject of...
