The Human Shadow and What Stories Do We Need?

By: Robert Bly

Narrated by: Robert Bly

Robert Bly - one of the most compelling mythologists and storytellers of our time - captures the imagination in two live recordings.

In The Human Shadow, Bly takes us on a thought provoking and entertaining journey exploring our "shadow" through poetry, music, and storytelling. Bly says that the development of the shadow starts in childhood when parents make it clear there are certain parts of us they don’t like: "you’re too noisy!" So we put this into a "bag". Over time, our independence and feeling also go into the bag, getting heavier and heavier. Then, according to Bly, we spend the rest of our life trying to get everything back out of the bag to live fully again.

What Stories Do We Need? reminds us that the mythology we have inherited is often defective. Just as the church refused to accept the reality Galileo saw in his telescope, literalists have removed the dark soul images that nourished our ancestors from mythology by refusing to include them in our stories. But Bly reminds us that these are exactly the stories we need to hear.

©2009 Robert Bly (P)2009 BetterListen! LLC

Does it get better than this

Beautiful- the best way to get a taste of this subject. It’s like you are in the room with him. Totally reccommend

Fantastically engaging and informative

Extremely pertinent material in these times of such struggles to fully inhabit ourselves. To take ownership of our total arc of inner and outer characters is a life’s work and Robert’s work is invaluable along the way.

Insightful and funny

I have listened several times and each time I learn more about my shadow and the mythology that makes us.

WOW ... Bly speaks directly to my heart!

What a gift Robert Bly has to share with men (and all those women that live, work, and attempt to understand us). already listened to 3 times through, shared with my wife and my boys!!!

very animated!

Loved the emotion and enthusiasm. This was timely and pertinent to my life's circumstances. He helped make Jungian Shadow work come alive.