Starts January 16th for 12 Weeks Programme and Booking Details bardmythologies.com Module 3 An Immersion in Irish Myth through Nine Waves III Our third 12 Week Immersion in the unique Irish Mythology through Oral Myth The People from Somewhere Else Telling, Group Discussion and exploring contemporary relevance What is this Immersion? Saturday PM 4.30pm-6.30pm Wednesday Evenings 7 – 8:30 This series builds on the two earlier Nine Waves Immersions and pick up the theme of Exile, Migration Jan Exile and Return 1 – Deirdre of the Sorrows Wed Mythology of the Journey: An overview of and the Immigrant. There is such a prevalence of these stories in the Irish tradition we might suggest J 16th – Women and Power 20th an eternal story and structure the Irish are ‘the people from somewhere else’. A Jan Sandy Dunlop N Jan Exile and Return 2 – Midir and Etain – rd There is a mix in the stories of involuntary exile, e.g. Children of Lir, but there are also stories where the U 23 Marginalised Women exile is entirely chosen. This is in both the myth and the Christian tradition. This meeting of worlds is a A Jan Exile and Return 3 Children of Lir Feb The Story of the Story - The Children of Lir 30th Aoife’s Perspective 3rd by Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop constant theme throughout. R Y Feb Exile and Return 4 – Otherworld Women – th As always we will complement these myth tellings with input from writers and thinkers and artists 6 Cuchulain and Fand whose work is complementary. As always the meanings and insights are up to the participants, Break for a week individually and collectively. F Feb Voyages 1 – Mael Duin – The Storm inside Wed The Story of a Whiskey inspired by Mael th E 20 to peace of mind 24th Duin – Carl O’Grady Myths and Archetypes we will be exploring B/ Feb Voyages 2 – Brendan Voyage M 27th To the Land of the Blessed A Mar Voyages 3 – Voyage of Bran Mar Journeys to Otherworlds: The Mythology R 6th The encounter with the divine 10th of the Unconscious C Mar Voyages 4 – The Dream of Oenghus H 13th Mysterious otherworld women Mar Immigrant 1 – Brigit and the Tuatha: Mar The Fifth Province and the Marriage M 20th Understanding Goddess Culture 24th Equality Referendum A Mar Immigrant 2 – St. Patrick and Colmcille R/ 27th Celtic Christianity A Break for Easter P Apr Participant Tellings Apr Social Evening R 10th Poetry, Song, Art 14th April Review and Reflections 17th Reflecting on the Journey.