by allison stieger | May 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had originally planned to teach a four week long class on creativity and myth, beginning on June 1st and running until June 22nd. My plans have changed, and if you weren’t able to attend the class before, but can now, reach out at allison@mythicstories.com and...
by allison stieger | May 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
My own recent creative dry spell has had me thinking about the nature of the dry spell, and how to escape it’s clutches. In my meditations on the issue, I began thinking about Aphrodite, and what her story might have to teach us about the impact of dryness on...
by allison stieger | May 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hello Friends, I’ve been in a bit of a creative dry spell lately, which is unusual for me. It has inspired me to go back through some of my earlier writing and see if I can re-inspire myself with my own work. I did find an interesting bit in a paper I wrote on...
by allison stieger | Oct 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
The myths of the aboriginal Australians have always held a lot of power for me, particularly the idea of the Dreamtime, or the Dreaming. The Dreamtime is the sacred landscape in which the world was created, and they believe that it exists in parallel to the...