BardSkull & the Wild Truth: Why Your Soul Trusts the Wolf Within
What if your soul only trusts the wildest part of you? Have we tamed myths into losing their power? And how can storytelling lead to self-discovery?
What happens when we re-wild myth? In this 'Bard Skull' convo, a group of Legend Fiction friends and mentors explore the raw and untamed nature of the human soul, storytelling, and change.
We unpack the idea that the “wolf within” is the most honest part of us—the primal, unfiltered self that isn’t weighed down by social expectations. Drawing from Jungian psychology, trauma studies (The Body Keeps the Score), and classic mythology, we connect these ideas to personal experiences of healing, faith, and writing.
We wrestle with how myths lose their power when they are “domesticated” for easy consumption, and why storytelling—especially in fiction—is a way to rediscover our truest selves.
By the end, we reflect on the book’s core message: returning to our “original home,” the deep-rooted, natural self that exists beyond performance and pretense.
Next up? A shift from the wild, instinctive wisdom of 'BardSkull' to the structured, scholarly insights of Tolkien’s On Fairy-Stories.
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