And, the End of Goddess Culture The Connections and insights from Participants Here are some of the most significant connections and insights from participants that were collected by the Bard team in the breakout groups and the large group discussions. Connection 1 – The Transition from A pre Celtic World Clearly what we are dealing… [Read More]
Wave 6 – Cú Chulainn as a Tragic Hero
The Connections and insights from Participants Here are some of the most significant connections and insights from participants that were collected by the Bard team in the breakout groups and the large group discussions. Connection 1 – Medb’s Ease of Manipulation In the telling of the Battle at the Ford the way in which Queen… [Read More]
Wave 5 – Cú Chulainn: Romantic Cultural Hero
The classic archetype of the Warrior The Connections and insights from Participants Here are some of the most significant connections and insights from participants that were collected by the Bard team in the breakout groups and the large group discussions. Connection 1 – The Positive Aspects of the Warrior Archetype This Wave was looking at… [Read More]
Wave 3 – Fintan and the Hawk of Achill
Shapeshifting and the Shamanic The Connections and insights from Participants Here are some of the most significant connections and insight from participants which were collected by the Bard team in the breakout meetings and the big group sessions at the event: Connection 1 – Mythic History from the Hawk’s PerspectiveThere was clearly an impersonal, detached… [Read More]
Wave 2 – The Cesair Journey
An epic journey and a foundation myth of Ireland The Connections and Insights from Participants: Here are some of the most significant connections and insight from participants collected by the Bard team after the storytelling: Connection 1 – The Flood as a Primal Mythic MomentMyths have frequent recourse to a primal moment . These are… [Read More]
Wave 1 – The Voyage of Bran
A different encounter with the Divine The Connections and insights from Participants Here are some of the most significant connections and insight from participants and collected by the Bard team: Connection 1 – A Time out of TimeIn the way that Bran’s voyage to the otherworld was a ‘time out of time’ so this corona… [Read More]
GSIM – Results per Question
Below are some handy info-graphics outlining each question and its results for sharing and posting.
GSIM – Comparative Data
Percentage of those surveyed who believed the myths were for everyone: 65% Ireland: 72% United States: 54% UK & Northern Ireland: 47% Australia: 73% Percentage of those surveyed who feel very familiar with the Irish Myths: 26% Ireland: 35% United States: 31% UK & Northern Ireland: 31% Australia: 5% Percentage of those surveyed who believe… [Read More]
GSIM – Implications of Study
There are a number of implications of what has been discovered from this study: The Little Known Wisdom Tradition There is some awareness of half of what has been described as the “richest store of myth and its associated traditions north of the Alps”. There is almost no knowledge of the other half among the… [Read More]
GSIM – Main Outcomes
Interest in the Myths Overall, interest in learning more about Irish Mythology is high, with over 80% of respondents expressing interest in obtaining more information about the Myths. Respondents overwhelmingly described the stories that they were familiar with as “interesting” and “wonderful”, although there is a distinction about how these stories are viewed. 70% of… [Read More]