Episode 97: The Jaguar King

This episodes features a story told Sorcha Hegarty. Sorcha co-hosts the Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast with her brother Aron. She and Aron co-authored Celtic Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook and regularly give live performances across Ireland and further afield. Sorcha also teaches on my retreat and year course so it was high time to have her tell a story on House of Legends. Learn more about Candlelit Tales and the rest of her work at her website. If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

Nana Tomova returns to House of Legends with a beautiful story taken from her new book, Bulgarian Folk Tales. Nana is the host of the Story Apothecary Podcast. She's from Bulgaria and now based in the Scottish Highlands. You can learn more about Nana's work here.Myth Singers, my year-long Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship, is currently open for applications. Learn more here.Click here to find out more about The Song of Oak & Ash, my retreat in the Scottish Highlands. If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

House of Legends is 100 episodes old! I decided to celebrate by having a hangout with my co-facilitators from the Oak & Ash retreat. We talk about the event and what we learnt from it about story, song and ceremony. If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

Ain initiation tale from Borneo.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

A village tale of predatory men and feminine secrets from Ghana, told by Daniel Allison.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

On this episode I tell the Amazonian story of The Jaguar King.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce begins 25th October 2025. Learn more and get a discounted bundle ticket here.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

This episode is the sixth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly.In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025).Get the audiobook here.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

This episode is the fifth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from Audible. In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025). Get the audiobook here.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

This episode is the fourth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly. Over the next three episodes I'll share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025). Get the audiobook here.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

This episode is the third in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from AudibleGet the audiobook here.If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends.