Dr. Martin Shaw on Liturgies of the Wild

“Here is a rosary of soaring myth, gripping narrative, and deep wisdom, all told with breathtaking verve that enchants and sweeps us along, from first word to last. A superb, inspiring read.”

— Gabor Maté, author of The Myth of Normal

Dr. Martin Shaw a writer, mythographer, wilderness guide, and Christian thinker. In our conversation we delve into his latest book, Liturgies of the Wild: Myths That Make Us. A book that any personal library would benefit from. Shaw delivers a rousing grasp of the mythic life from a poetic lens of the dream of Christianity. A master storyteller with wit and wisdom, that will have you smiling as resonant tears well in your eyes. 

Visit Dr. Martin Shaw at drmartinshaw.com | IG: @drmartinshaw | Substack: The House of Beasts & Vines

Episode Show Notes Works by Dr. Martin Shaw

• Liturgies of the Wild: Myths That Make Us
• Courting the Wild Twin
• Cinderbiter: Celtic Poems
• Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass
• Dr. Martin Shaw’s full catalog

Resources & People Mentioned

• Percival
• Gary Snyder
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• James Hillman
• The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
• David Abram
• Iron John by Robert Bly
• C.S. Lewis
• Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
• The Captain’s Verses: Love Poems by Pablo Neruda
• Jane Hirschfield
• W.B. Yeats
• Ted Hughes
• William Blake
• “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas
• Yo-Yo Ma
• This World by Teddy Macker
• Federico García Lorca
• Rainer Maria Rilke
• Juan Ramón Jiménez
• Antonio Machado

Drink Recommended

• Negroni

Photo credit: Ruth Medjber
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