Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (9)
Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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About This Podcast

Ancient myths don't stay in the past. They are retold again and again in contemporary media. They also play out in the real world — our relationships, our politics, and in the moments when life suddenly feels larger than ordinary explanation can account for. Mythic is a podcast about meaningful living through the power of myth. I'm Boston Blake — a certified coach, a lifelong student of depth psychology, and someone who has spent most of his adult life studying what makes humans tick. Sometimes I sit down with mythologists, Jungian scholars, artists, and practitioners to trace the archetypal patterns alive in our world right now. Other times I go in alone — following a myth or an archetype wherever it leads, into ancient legend and modern headlines alike. We've explored the Heroine's Journey and what Barbie got right about it. We've looked at Dionysus moving through San Francisco, the Trickster energy driving our cultural moment, the decolonization of mythology, and what it means to integrate a peak experience when you have to return to ordinary life. The conversations move between depth psychology, pop culture, personal transformation, and the mythic imagination — because that's how the psyche actually works. It doesn't sort things into tidy categories. If you've ever felt like there's more going on beneath the surface of your life — and that the right story, told in the right way, might help you understand what it is — this podcast is for you. Journey on. Topics explored: Jungian psychology, archetypal psychology, depth psychology, mythology, the hero's journey, the heroine's journey, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, ancient mythology, Greek mythology, meaningful living, personal transformation, myth and culture, shadow work, individuation, myth and media, pop culture and archetypes, depth psychology podcast.

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S1E19 John Selig | Stolen Fires: Myth and the Creative Process

Apr 17, 2026 52m Transcript

In an Instagram Reel, John Selig described this image — Mount Etna as a cosmological diagram: Typhon pinned underneath, his rage powering the volcano; Hephaestus at the forge above, that same rage…

S1E18 Martin Bilodeau | Keeper of the Dream: Tantra, the Inner Buddha, & Building a Utopia

Apr 04, 2026 38m Transcript

About This EpisodeThis episode marks the return of Mythic after a year and a half — and what a place to come back from. I recorded this conversation live at Pachalegria, a retreat and healing center…

Michael DiPietro and Marcey Donnelly | The Village and the Mountaintop: Integrating Peak Experience

Jul 17, 2024 48m

What does it mean to return to the village?Boston Blake chats with Michael DiPietro and Marcey Donnelly, coauthors of 'The Inside Guide: Breaking Through to Intuitive Wisdom and Inspired Living.'…

Dr. Jody Bower | The Witch Isn't the Villain: The Heroine's Journey and Post-Heroic Power

Jan 14, 2024 55m Transcript

About This EpisodeThe hero fights. He defeats the villain. He wins — and sometimes that's exactly when things start to fall apart. Cultural mythologist Dr. Jody Bower has been tracing a different…

David Berger - Reimagining Myths for Redemption

Jul 07, 2023 45m Transcript

Author David Berger discusses Task Force Gaea and his mythic influences. Ovid's Metamorphoses, Clash of the Titans, Wonder Woman, and more!About David BergerDavid Berger was the boy under the blanket…

Andrea Slominski, PhD - Regency, Rise of the Feminine Midlife Archetype

Jun 28, 2023 41m Transcript

Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.…

Nicola Scott - Celebrating Wonder Woman and Making Historia

Jun 17, 2023 1h 36m Transcript

Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.…

Monica Mody, PhD - Decolonizing Mythology

May 13, 2023 49m Transcript

Welcome to Mythic, where we explore meaningful living through the power of myth, including topics that span ancient lore, modern popular culture, and depth psychology. I'm your host, Boston Blake.…

Bonus: Five Questions with Becca Tarnas

Nov 13, 2022 8m

As a follow-up to the last episode, Becca Tarnas answers Boston's five questions, touching on dark matter, reincarnation, and astrological archetypes.What were your childhood stories? What do you…

Becca Tarnas, PhD - The Imaginal Realm: Astrology, Mythology, and Middle Earth

Nov 07, 2022 1h 9m Transcript

MomentsBecca’s Origin StoryConnecting mathematics, mythology, and astrologyA mythic interpretation of the December 2021 Venus-Pluto conjunction. Beauty, sexuality, and the arts meet the underworld…

Craig Chalquist, PhD - The Heart of Dionysus Beats in San Francisco

Oct 24, 2022 46m Transcript

Key Topics01:39 Introduction to Dr. Craig Chalquist03:35 Depth psychology, mythology, and terrapsychology07:41 The terrapsychology of San Luis Obisbo10:32 Dionysus and San Francisco (Burning Man,…

David Odorisio, PhD - Integrating Hero and Villain, Senex and Puer

Mar 21, 2022 56m

How does the Hero myth necessitate the Villain? What does a post-Heroic myth look like? What's the connection between the decline of patriarchy and the decline of organized religion?Dr. David…

Phil Jimenez - Greek Gods in Wonder Woman: Historia

Oct 25, 2021 57m Transcript

The month marks Wonder Woman's 80th Anniversary, and this interview is a love letter to Diana, whose origins are steeped in Greek mythology.In this fabulous conversation, award-winning comics artist…

Jennifer Whetzel - Archetypes, Branding, and Self-Discovery

Sep 20, 2021 53m Transcript

Guest: Jennifer Whetzel, Ladyjane BrandingContact: [email protected]: https://ladyjanebranding.comAbout Jennifer:After more than 25 years in the marketing and advertising industry,…

Rise and Fall of the Titans

Jul 22, 2021 28m

Who were the Titans? And what was the word's original meaning? From the birth of Aphrodite to the rise of Zeus -- and what happened in between.

Mother's Day Special: Mom-Goddesses of Greece

May 09, 2021 10m Transcript

In this special Mother's Day episode, Boston tells the story of four generations of mother goddesses from Greek mythology. Gaia. Rhea. Hera. Maia.

Greek Creation Myth: The Beginning

May 06, 2021 19m Transcript

Host Boston Blake connects the dots between Wonder Woman, Aphrodite, and the origin of the world according to Greek mythology.Persons, places, and things mentioned in this episode:Wonder Woman (the…

Dr. Renita Wellman | The Goddesses Within

Apr 29, 2021 40m

Organizational psychologist Renita Wellman discusses her journey from Catholic school to an intentional community, narrative therapy, her Jungian perspective, and how the goddesses in everywoman…

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Apr 22, 2021 1m Transcript

Do you love myths, legends, and folklore -- gods, heroes, monsters, fairies, elves, magical artifacts, and wild adventures that are also journeys of the soul? Then Mythic may just be your jam. Host…

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Mythic has published 19 episodes since April 2021, covering topics in Education, Philosophy.

Is Mythic still active?

Mythic is currently highly active with new episodes quarterly. Average episode length is 46m.

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