Sep 4, 2026 · 17 min · 10 segments
We tell stories. We inherit them. We live inside them. Stories can enchant us, comfort us, frighten us and change the way we understand the world. In this opening journey into Mythic Space, we…
Once upon a time, there was a poor husband man who had so many children that he hadn't much of either food or clothing to give them.
Once upon a time, Wales was a land of magic and mystery, a land where wizards, a giant and several princes lived.
One of these princes was a young man.
Each peach,
pear, plum.
In olden times, when wishing still helped one.
Cinderella on the stairs.
But the youngest was so beautiful.
Tell us a story.
Hold us in your magic spell.
Take us somewhere unexpected.
Our ears are open and we are ready to journey.
Stories.
Stories.
It's the story that matters.
Of course, in the end, it's all fine.
In the end of the story.
Some of those memories and some of that power.
Stories are helpful and unhelpful.
What's the story there?
Stories and mythologies.
Shape of a story.
The image of the people huddled around the fire, ready for a story.
I have a story my dad used to read to us when we were young.
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Once upon a time, there was a poor husband man who had so many children that he hadn't much of either food or clothing to give them.
Once upon a time, Wales was a land of magic and mystery, a land where wizards, a giant and several princes lived.
One of these princes was a young man.
Each peach,
pear, plum.
In olden times, when wishing still helped one.
Cinderella on the stairs.
But the youngest was so beautiful.
Tell us a story.
Hold us in your magic spell.
Take us somewhere unexpected.
Our ears are open and we are ready to journey.
Stories.
Stories.
It's the story that matters.
Of course, in the end, it's all fine.
In the end of the story.
Some of those memories and some of that power.
Stories are helpful and unhelpful.
What's the story there?
Stories and mythologies.
Shape of a story.
The image of the people huddled around the fire, ready for a story.
I have a story my dad used to read to us when we were young.