2022 is the 15th year of Mythic Links!
2022 is the 11th year of the Joseph CAMPBELL® Mythological Round Table® Group of Dublin at Mythic Links Ireland which has been awarded CHARTER status by the Joseph Campbell Foundation www.jcf.org
Bloomsday (and in loving memory of Jean ERDMAN )
Bloomsday LINKS
Virtual Bloomsday from the Joyce Tower
REVIEW of recent ZOOM talk on JOYCE, Campbell and Erdman
RTE Ulysses Reading PODCASTS
INFO on James Joyce at Joseph Campbell Foundation
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OTHER NEWS: In Loving Memory of Jean ERDMAN 1916-2020
“The Joseph Campbell Foundation is deeply saddened to announce that its co-founder, Jean Erdman, award-winning dancer and choreographer, wife of famed mythologist Joseph Campbell, and extraordinary contributor to twentieth-century dance, passed away in Honolulu, Hi, on May 4, 2020—Star Wars day—at the age of 104.”
Read about Jean at these Links:
-Joseph Campbell Foundation
– New York Times
– Dance Magazine
Jean Erdman died on 4 May 2020. Jean was the creator of the acclaimed dance show “The Coach with the Six Insides”, based on Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. Joyce’s book was published in its entirety, on 4 May 1939.
Jean Erdman toured the world, including the Dublin Arts festival, with her dance creations, and her acclaimed performance of Anna Livia Plurabelle. Jean’s inspiring work on global dance traditions, with influences from Irish culture, Joyce, and Yeats, are documented in The Ecstasy of Being: Mythology and the Dance (2017). Jean Erdman, (1916- 2020), the award-winning choreographer, director and dancer, was married to Joseph Campbell (who had co-authored A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake, published in 1944, the first guide to understanding Joyce’s enigmatic work of 1939).
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2020 is the 13th year of Mythic Links!
and the 9th year of the Joseph CAMPBELL® Mythological Round Table® Group of Dublin at Mythic Links Ireland which has been awarded CHARTER status by the Joseph Campbell Foundation www.jcf.org
Events Cancelled ( until further notice)
DIARY- illustrated presentations at the United Arts Club -see VENUE map link below
Thurs 26 Mar*– Cancelled POSTER
Conversing with the Ancients of Ireland:
mortal and otherworldly tales of Mongán mac Fiachnai
from the lost book of Druimm Snechtai
Speaker: Dr.Daniel Watson
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Once upon a time (on the Wild Atlantic Way?) …Cancelled Event
Early Irish literature is remarkable for its portrayal of characters, such as Tuán and Fintan, who pass from one form of embodiment to another across many ages, and convey their knowledge of the deepest past to early Christians.
Voyage tales recount otherworldly encounters by Bran son of Febul (Foyle), and Connlae, after they are called by mysterious women.
A story of Colum Cille describes his meeting with a youth on the shores of Lough Foyle. The boy recalls his previous existences as stag, as salmon, as seal, as wolf; and he tells the saint of heavenly and earthly mysteries. Who is the nameless youth- is he Mongán, and why has Mongán also been linked to the persona of Finn?
How are these stories and characters connected? Accounts of Mongán mac Fiachani, which feature in texts associated with the ancient lost book of Cín Domma Snechtai, (thought to date to the 7th -8th century CE), offer a starting point to explore Early Irish stories of rebirth.
This talk featured at the annual conference “Thinking about Mythology in the 21st Century: Myth and History” at the University of Edinburgh in October 2019.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear it in Dublin in 2020!
Daniel Watson has a PhD in Medieval Irish Literature from Maynooth University, and an MA in Classics from Dalhousie University, Canada, where he studied Neoplatonic philosophy. He is currently an O’Donovan Scholar at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
DIARY: Thurs 26 Mar– Cancelled due to Covid 19 restrictions
DIARY: Thurs 23 Apr– Not confirmed
VENUE: United Arts Club, 3 Upper FITZWILLIAM St., Dublin 2- Click for MAP
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2019 is the 12th year of Mythic Links!
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Thurs-20 Feb-Memorialising the Sacred-Shrines of Crete
DIARY- illustrated presentations at the United Arts Club -see VENUE map link below
Thurs 20 Feb-CRETE-Memorialising the Sacred:
sound and architecture defining the landscape.
Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Paddy Sammon, David Stalling
Thurs 26 Mar–Conversing with the Ancients of Ireland:
mortal and otherworldly tales of Mongán.
Dr.Daniel Watson
Thurs 23 Apr– Details to be confirmed
Poster New Email mythiclinks@gmail.com to join mailing list
Thurs 20 Feb-CRETE – Memorialising the Sacred:
sound and architecture defining the landscape
Presentation featuring photography and sound recordings from churches and shrines of Crete.
Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Paddy Sammon, David Stalling POSTER
The churches and shrines of Loutro and Anopolis, on the island of Crete, define their landscape, creating a very specific and complex network of buildings which, in turn, is a significant part of how local people define who they are and their relationship to where they are. These buildings incorporate remembrance as active memorialising, as part of enriching present–day existence.
From the confines of a closely defined geographical area in Crete, the resonances are universal, particularly in an Irish context where for centuries sacred sites have been place-markers and place-makers.
Memorialising the Sacred: sound and architecture defining the landscape seeks to explore, through the medium of photography, objects and, sound, an aspect of a broad, shared, architectural inheritance.
Μνημονεύοντας το Iερό –Memorialising the Sacred
Read about the 2018 exhibition: INFO
An installation at the Irish Architectural Archive centred on the country churches and wayside shrines of the villages of Loutró and Anópoli in Sfakiá, Chaniá Prefecture, south-west Crete and included black-and-white photographs, sound recordings and related objects.
Thurs 26 March– See POSTER
Story, Place, Travels, Culture – Exploring Traditions of World Mythology and the Relevance of MYTH for TODAY
VENUE: United Arts Club, 3 Upper FITZWILLIAM St., Dublin 2- Click for MAP
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Thurs-30 Jan-Joseph CAMPBELL & Jean ERDMAN
DIARY- illustrated presentations at the United Arts Club -see map link below
Thurs 30 Jan – Joseph CAMPBELL and Jean ERDMAN:
The HERO-HEROINE Dance –from James Joyce to Star Wars!
Speaker: Mary MacKENNA
Thurs 20 Feb-CRETE – Memorialising the Sacred:
sound and architecture defining the landscape
Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Paddy Sammon, David Stalling
Thurs 26 Mar – Details to be confirmed
Story, Place, Travels, Culture – Exploring Traditions of World Mythology and the Relevance of MYTH for TODAY
Thurs 30 Jan – Joseph CAMPBELL and Jean ERDMAN:
The HERO-HEROINE Dance–from James Joyce to Star Wars!
Introducing the life and work of mythologist and writer Joseph Campbell, his wife, the dancer Jean Erdman, and their interest in James Joyce and other Irish connections.
FILM& Illustrated TALK
Speaker: Mary MacKENNA POSTER
Introducing the story, life and work of the mythologist, teacher and writer Joseph Campbell, his wife the dancer Jean Erdman, and their interest in James Joyce, WB Yeats, and other Irish connections.
Joseph Campbell first encountered James Joyce’s Ulysses as a student in Paris, in 1927. After this pivotal a moment in his career, Campbell co-wrote A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake, the first guide to understanding Joyce’s fascinating work. Campbell’s subsequent writing and lecturing continued to move through the labyrinths of Joyce’s writings.
Jean Erdman, an award-winning choreographer, director and dancer, co-founded the Theater of the Open Eye in New York. She toured the world, including the Dublin Arts festival, with her dance creations (which included performances of Anna Livia Plurabelle!) Jean’s work on global dance traditions, with influences from Irish culture, Joyce, Yeats, continues to inspire.
Best known for his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell’s enthusiastic delivery has engaged his listeners, writers, artists and film makers. Campbell’s lifelong studies of world mythologies and their relevance to the arts and everyday life, were the focus of the ever-popular 1988 TV series The Power of Myth, screened most recently on Netflix in 2018.
Images above jcf.org
Thurs 20 Feb-CRETE – Memorialising the Sacred:
sound and architecture defining the landscape
Presentation featuring photography and sound recordings from churches and shrines of Crete at Loutro and Anopolis, based on the installation at the Irish Architectural Archive
Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Paddy Sammon, David Stalling POSTER
Thurs 26 March– Provisional date- details to be confirmed
VENUE: United Arts Club, 3 Upper FITZWILLIAM St., Dublin 2- Click for MAP
TIME: register from 7.15pm / START 7.30pm
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Thursdays-30 Jan-Joseph CAMPBELL / 20 Feb-CRETE – 2020
DIARY- illustrated presentations at the United Arts Club
Thurs 30 Jan – Joseph CAMPBELL and Jean ERDMAN:
The HERO-HEROINE Dance –from James Joyce to Star Wars!
Speaker: Mary MacKENNA
Thurs 20 Feb-CRETE – Memorialising the Sacred:
Sound and Architecture defining the Landscape
Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Paddy Sammon, David Stalling
Thurs 26 Mar – Details to be confirmed
Story, Place, Travels, Culture – Exploring Traditions of World Mythology and the Relevance of MYTH for TODAY
Thurs 30 Jan – Joseph CAMPBELL and Jean ERDMAN:
The HERO-HEROINE Dance –from James Joyce to Star Wars!
Introducing the life and work of mythologist and writer Joseph Campbell, his wife, the dancer Jean Erdman, and their interest in James Joyce and other Irish connections.
Film Clips & Illustrated TALK
Speaker: Mary MacKENNA POSTER
Thurs 20 Feb-CRETE – Memorialising the Sacred:
Sound and Architecture defining the Landscape
Presentation featuring photography and sound recordings from churches and shrines of Crete at Loutro and Anopolis, based on the installation at the Irish Architectural Archive
Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Paddy Sammon, David Stalling POSTER
Thurs 26 March– Provisional date- details to be confirmed
VENUE: United Arts Club, 3 Upper FITZWILLIAM St., Dublin 2- Click for MAP
TIME: register from 7.15pm / START 7.30pm
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Donation towards Overheads: – €10 per evening
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Thursdays-19 Sept-GREECE / 17 Oct-DONEGAL / 21 Nov-TIBET-2019
Mythic Links- Storied Landscapes illustrated talks at the United Arts Club
Thurs 19 Sept – Treasure of GREECE –Mary MacKENNA
Thurs 17 Oct – Magic of DONEGAL –Mary MacKENNA
Thurs 21 Nov – Travels in TIBET and India- -Siofra O’DONOVAN
SERIES – Cultural Landscapes for TODAY: Story, Tradition, Travels, Culture, Poetic Imagination
Thurs 19 Sept –The Treasure of GREECE: A Mythic Landscape –
Echoes from Homer to Heaney.
Explore the multi-layered places and culture of the ancient Greek world, it’s enduring appeal, and resonances in the Irish arts and cultural history.
A vividly Illustrated TALK with film clips and discussion.
Speaker: Mary MacKENNA –Architect, and Past-President of the Irish-Hellenic Society
Thurs 17 Oct –The Magic of Donegal: Land, Sea, Sky, Story-
Atlantic Place and Poetic Imagination. Speaker: Mary MacKENNA.
Creative influences of Donegal and it’s traditions shine across the ages, from the legacy of Colum Cille and the fairies of folklore, illuminating both Hollywood movies, and leading writers and artists of the 21st century.
( picture: ardara.ie ) FESTIVAL weekend in ARDARA – Donegal may be of interest?
Inspired by The Warp and Weft of Heritage FESTIVAL : 11- 13 October 2019 in ARDARA –Click for Info
Thurs 21 Nov –Travels in TIBET and India: In the Time of Nomads –
Lost in Shambala.
Illustrated TALK and discussion.
Speaker: Siofra O’ DONOVAN –Author and Writing Coach completed an MA in Indo-Tibetan studies at SOAS in University of London. One of her books, Lost In Shambhala, is travelogue about Tibetans in exile. BOOK INFO .
BLOG- In the Time of Nomads
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Thurs 25 April- Creation, Cosmos, Society, Story
Mythic Links- Myths We Live By- illustrated talks
at the United Arts Club
Thurs 25 APRIL-Creation, Cosmos, Society, Story –Myths of Creation & Creation of Myth- Mary MacKENNA
SERIES – The MESSAGE of Myth: Stories of ORIGINS and FOUNDATION
Thurs 25 April–Myths of Creation and the Creation of Myth: What foundation myths drive societies & civilizations?: Explore their relevance from the earliest times, and for you and the world today- in the work of Joseph Campbell and others. Is there an Irish creation myth? Illustrated TALK with film clips and discussion on the power of myth. Speaker: Mary MacKENNA
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Thurs 28-Heroic ORIGIN Tales of Ireland-Ruairí Ó hUIGINN
Mythic Links … illustrated talk at the United Arts Club –POSTER
Thurs 28 Mar-Heroic ORIGIN Tales of Ireland–
Speaker: Prof. Ruairí Ó hUIGINN
ANCESTORS and GODS…
KINGS and HEROES…
Figures from the realms of myth, fiction and history were central in genealogies of ruling dynasties the medieval literary tradition. These legendary characters played an enduring role in kingship and other structures of society.
This KEYNOTE talk featured at the annual international conference “Thinking about Mythology in the 21st Century” at the University of Edinburgh in 2018. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear it in Dublin in 2019! Click for Poster
Professor Ruairí Ó hUIGINN is Director of the School of Celtic Studies at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, and taught at Maynooth University for many years.
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Thurs 14 & 28-Mar-SPRING 2019 Series
Mythic Links- Myths We Live By- … illustrated talks
at the United Arts Club –POSTER
Thurs 14 Mar-The Heroine’s Journey– Siofra O’DONOVAN
Thurs 28 Mar-Heroic Origin Tales of Ireland– Prof. Ruairí Ó hUIGINN
SERIES -The MESSAGE of Myth: Stories of ORIGINS and FOUNDATION
Thurs 14 Mar – The HEROINE’s Journey in Creative Writing, STORY, and it’s relevance for women and men today. Maureen Murdock outlined this journey for real women; it is also a valuable story structure: learn from the feminine archetypes in mythology, folklore and movies. Click for Poster
Speaker: Siofra O’DONOVAN, Author and Writing Coach
Click: COURSES , & http://siofraodonovan.com/ & Books
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Thurs 28 Mar-Origin Tales of Early Ireland: Ancestors and Gods, Kings and Heroes. Figures from the realms of myth, fiction and history were central in genealogies of ruling dynasties the medieval literary tradition. These legendary characters played an enduring role in kingship and other structures of society.
This keynote talk featured at the annual international conference on Celtic Mythology in University of Edinburgh in 2018. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear it in Dublin in 2019! Click for Poster
Speaker: Prof. Ruairí Ó hUIGINN is Director of the School of Celtic Studies at DIAS, and taught at NUI Maynooth for many years.
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