In the Borderlands

For our fiftieth episode we are joined by homeopathic practitioner Dodo Kitching. Dodo specialises in the sensation method as taught by the Joshis of India, the essence of which she is happy to share with us In addition, we explore different perspectives of health, the underappreciated art of dying well and learn to view the periodic table in a completely new and mythopoetic light. Sage Homeopathy https://www.sagehomeopathy.com/about Album by Dodo: The Android's Dream https://digidub.bandcamp.com/album/the-androids-dream Album by Dodo: Ultravenus https://digidub.bandcamp.com/album/ultravenus PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES The Joshis http://www.drjoshisclinic.com/ Yin and Yang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang Stephen Hawking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking Death doula/midwife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_midwife Ghat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghat Varanasi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi The Little Match Girl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Match_Girl Periodic table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table Qi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi Rudolf Steiner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Steiner Vodou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Vodou A Nightmare on Elm Street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street Mabinogion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabinogion Blodeuwedd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blodeuwedd Druid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid

Carl Gustav Jung, the mythopoetic mirror to Freud’s trauma-focused psychology, spoke of a concept he coined "Active Imagination“. An intuitive process of letting your own imagination unfold by drinking from the waters of the collective consciousness. In this conversation we juxtapose both this "AI“ and the more commonly known "AI“ aka Artificial Intelligence. Joined by special guest Fredrik Høyer, a Norwegian slam poet, author and dramatist, we take a meandering and overflowing journey through these mythic borderlands pregnant with the unrealised potential of dreams. Fredrik Høyer http://www.fredrikhoyer.no/ Sound excerpts "Gi Slipp" with Fredfades and Kristoffer Eikrem "T-banematrisen" with Sandra Kolstad/Grønlandsutraen RMX "Regndanse i skinnjakke" with Ingeborg Marie Mohn and Emilie Christensen "Øya" with Stockhaus/Grønlandsutraen RMX PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Carl Jung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung Book: The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden by Robert A Johnson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445969.The_Fisher_King_and_the_Handless_Maiden Exegesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis Midjourney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midjourney Sufism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism The Kingslayer Jaime Lannister, Game of Thrones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lannister Book: Aion by C.G. Jung https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/729924.Aion Faust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust Mariah Carey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey Forklift cartoon by David Skaufjord https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4UHZUq8Jg/?img_index=4 Anima and animus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_and_animus The Terminator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator The Aquarian Tarot https://www.usgamesinc.com/aquarian-tarot-deck.html David Palladini https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4UHZUq8Jg/?img_index=4 The Hermit tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hermit_(tarot_card) Ten of Cups tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_of_Cups Book: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_II:_The_Drawing_of_the_Three Master Tarot https://tarotgarden.com/master-tarot/ Major arcana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Arcana Minor Arcana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Arcana The Primordial Tarot https://www.loscarabeo.com/en/products/primordial-tarot Neolithic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic Book: On connection by Kae Tempest https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54874365-on-connection

In the US, there’s a prediction that if the current traditional farming practices continue, there’s 60 harvests remaining before the topsoil is completely eroded.  Is there another way? Biodynamic farmer and dancer Johan Nilsson offers one alternative. What if we transform our entire mindset and instead of viewing the soil as dead matter we enter into a relationship with it? Welcome into a sparkling and stirring conversation where the borders between agriculture and art are wiped away, where the intuitive development of the farmer and the soil are seen as one and the same, where the farm itself becomes an alchemical organism, where attentiveness, presence and the spirit of constant discovery and mutual enrichment is key. Welcome to a world where both carrot and human can reach their fullest potential. Johan Nilsson https://www.instagram.com/johantraggae/ https://www.facebook.com/johan.nilsson.traggae Soundscapes by Johan Nilsson, Björn Ola Lind, Mikael Öberg PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Yoga Nidra https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Nidra Theosophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophical_Society Vedas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas Rudolf Steiner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Steiner Johann Wolfgang von Goethehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe Vetenskap och Folkbildning (The Swedish Sceptics' Association) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6reningen_Vetenskap_och_Folkbildning Saltå Kvarn https://www.saltakvarn.se/ The Demeter brand https://demeter.net/about/demeter-brand/ Human Ecology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_ecology Article by Saskia von Diest: Intuitive Farming: Heart-Based Decisions for Harmony in Agricultural Ecosystems. https://www.academia.edu/106093725/Intuitive_Farming?uc-sb-sw=112491657 Agriculture Course by Rudolf Steiner https://rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA327/English/BDA1958/Ag1958_index.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0AsiAN2M7GteV1noWwDPRwxtgCfHuivDKzU8Cp7I939HhSHRXb9CpA4e4_aem_ATb2WIpHwTPPLT3TrRAS5FSQY81I0Q13qMSTjpoEkOb_J4GcC74ywyy9FvbltODksJVqBXTcwDdcA8LlfCWDJgHM Drawings by Rudolf Steiner https://www.rudolfsteinerweb.com/galleries/Other_Art/index.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2VeD-ROR28pxk481wUdZ0vPGAyVsL3Ieobjowj79lgmdgMDcZKaacjZAY_aem_ATYsTa-Qb22T_ybIxlYZotTY9OVCv68VFaOjgXOB-8-cxrbVMbLuImnG7eSPH3bQo_jjJ6-YdIOow9mXQjMRZ1lu Zodiac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac Permaculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture Regenerative Agriculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_agriculture Jordboka by Dag Jørund Lønning (book) https://jordboka.no/jordboka.html Marko Pogačnik http://www.markopogacnik.com/ Rollin McCraty https://www.heartmath.org/about-us/request-a-speaker/rollin-mccraty/ Masaru Emoto https://masaru-emoto.net/en/science-of-messages-from-water/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Emoto

Lunisolar Mind returns with a thirteenth episode, shedding some light (or darkness) on the new moon, the light absent in the skies of this episode’s release. In this moment of pregnant stillness, in the space between inhale and exhale, we wonder. PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Eid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid The Fool Tarot Card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fool_(tarot_card) Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi The Rumi poem translated by Coleman Barks is found in the book Lion of the Heart https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46136059-lion-of-the-heart

We kick off 2024 with a timely musing on the nature of Good and Evil. Does absolute Good and absolute Evil exist? Is the binary idea of Good and Evil useful or does it disconnect us from the actual reality of things? Your hosts Mikael Öberg and Torgrim Mellum Stene explore this landscape through the medium of a spread of Hollywood blockbuster movies. Independence Day https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_independence%2520day Top Gun: Maverick https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_7_nm_1_q_top%2520gun%2520 Avatar: The Way of Water https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_q_avatar The Matrix Resurrections https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10838180/ PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Scapegoat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoat Azazel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azazel Satyr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyr Chakra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra Shadow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology) Donald Duck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Duck Saint George and the Dragon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon Ares https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares Aphrodite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite Harmonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia RPG – Role-playing game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game Amrita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita Pineal gland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineal_gland

It is that time of the year. We sit on the treshold. Between what we know and what we don’t know. We look at what has happened In the Borderlands in 2023 and we look ahead at what we would like to discover and experiment with in the year to come. And as an offering to you, dear listener, we end with a midwinter meditation, dreamt up for this moment in time. Join our Patreon www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/

Susanna Salo was looking for a deck of Tarot cards inspired by Finnish mythology, but could not find one. So she decided to make one herself. More than a decade later, close to the global relaunch of the English version of her mesmerizing and dreamlike deck, we were lucky enough to get to speak to her In the Borderlands. About the creative process, being inspired by dreams, following the inner voice, how the mythology of Kalevala blended with the Tarot system to create something entirely new, and of deep listening. We even get to draw a few cards! Ukon Pakka Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ukonpakkatarot/ Ukon Pakka Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mythologiafennicatarot1027 Buy Ukon Pakka deck in Finnish https://www.salakirjat.net/product/320/ukon-pakka---kalevalainen-tarot PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Kalevala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala Iku-Turso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iku-Turso_(creature) Four of Cups Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_of_Cups Smith-Rider-Waite Tarot deck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider%E2%80%93Waite_Tarot Death Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(tarot_card) Finnish Literature Society Archives https://www.finlit.fi/en/archives/ Väinämöinen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6inen Louhi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louhi Kantele https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantele King of Cups Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Cups Elias Lönnrot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_L%C3%B6nnrot Shadow work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology) Joukahainen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joukahainen Lemminkäinen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmink%C3%A4inen Tuonela https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuonela The Fool Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fool_(tarot_card) Metsänpeitto – forest's cover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mets%C3%A4npeitto Aino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aino_(mythology) The Moon Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_(tarot_card) Noah's Ark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark

The Yule Goat is an ancient Northern European symbol of the midwinter solstice, a time when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. The practice of dressing up like a horned goat for Christmas has many examples in Scandinavian history, though only echoes remain. Friend of the show and historian of religion Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen has for the past few years aimed to remake a new tradition. Inspired by animism, carneval, Krampus processions in the Alps and samba he has started a Yule Goat Parade in the center of Copenhagen which this year will take place on the 16th of December. We talk to him and mask actor Petter Madegård about the thoughts behind the parade, the old concept of beings of darkness bringing the light at the turning point of the year, and the importance of renegotiating your relationship with the absolute Other. Videos from the Yule Goat parade in Copenhagen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqza3EUH0cM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vREcF1Cb-I&t=1s Nordic Animism https://nordicanimism.com/ PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Krampus/Percthen processions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfQqyXHAeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSKfdaCIuBM Lilith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith Samhain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain Documentary film about Iceland: Enquête sur le monde invisible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigation_into_the_Invisible_World Frau Holle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Holle Commedia dell'arte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte Passion play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_Play Nativity play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_play Harlequin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin Folktale: Bearskin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearskin_(German_fairy_tale) Gospel of Matthew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew Vafþrúðnir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaf%C3%BEr%C3%BA%C3%B0nism%C3%A1l Darshan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darshan_(Indian_religions) Odin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin

From the busyness of UK screen writer’s rooms to the stillness of the Swedish forests. From mastering the story to serving the story. From performance to ceremony. From ego-centred to eco-centred. Zara Waldebäck’s life, wisdom and thoughts on storytelling, resonance, relationship and attention are some of the many wonderful ingredients of this conversation. It developed and grew like a mycelial network of association and wonder, sprouting fascinating mushrooms to ponder, while pairing and playfully opposing the invisible and visible worlds in a dance of words. Zara Waldebäck https://www.writingwithsoul.org/ https://www.shamanism.dk/ https://www.asbacka.org/ Logo image: Hand drawn sketch of a maturing fungal colony from one volume of A.H.R. Buller’s epic series Researches on Fungi (Buller, 1909-1934). Soundscapes: Kalimba Atmosphere from Pixabay and Frosty Wind – Nature Sounds by JuliusH from Pixabay. PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Ramlila https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramlila Ramayana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana Candomblé https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candombl%C3%A9 Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making by John Fox https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203839.Poetic_Medicine The High Priestess Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Priestess Vladimir Propp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Propp Joseph Campbell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell Christopher Vogel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Vogler Echo and Narcissus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_and_Narcissus Rasa (aesthetics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasa_(aesthetics)

Of all the creatures of the forest, the bear holds a place most dear in the hearts of ancient Scandinavians. New animist thinking and perspectives on how our forebears related to the world around them as well as the concept that personhood and culture is the baseline of existence for all life, ignited a spark in Olle Möllervärn's mind during his Religious studies. His fascinating master thesis on "Bear Culture“ is the springboard for this podcast episode where we delve into folklore and tradition with both the bear and the human as our guide, and the fascinating borderland that emerges between them. Bear Culture – A New Approach to Bear-Human Relations in Scandinavian Folklore MA thesis https://miun.academia.edu/OlleM%C3%B6llerv%C3%A4rn Thanks to Björn Ola Lind for letting us use bear recordings from the Finnish-Russian border in the intro and outro. PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Sámi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi Animism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism Nordic Animism https://nordicanimism.com/ Book: Animism: Respecting the Living World by Graham Harvey https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/animism-2/ Article: Cosmological Deixis and Amerindian Perspectivism by Eduardo Viveiros de Castro https://www.academia.edu/49762942/Cosmological_Deixis_and_Amerindian_Perspectivism Brothers Grimm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm Story: Bearskin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearskin_(German_fairy_tale) Ursa Major https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major Saxo Grammaticus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxo_Grammaticu Lieaibolmmai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieaibolmmai Skogsrå https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skogsr%C3%A5 Mary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus Noaidi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noaidi