This episode kicks off Season 2 and the start of our journey through the collective unconscious of Myanmar (Burma).

We start off by looking at the fairytale The Snake Prince and then discuss the significance of the snake in Myanmar culture using different time periods as a lens to help us gain deeper insight into the “collective soul” of the nation. By looking at what the snake has represented in the past, present and future of Myanmar, we are able to weave together various strands of the nation’s folklore, history and ancient shamanic rituals to paint a vivid picture of its people and their deep connection to different manifestations of the Divine Feminine.

We conclude the episode by analysing a snake dream of a subscriber that helps us broaden our understanding of the archetype of the Snake, which we do by using different cultural representations of the creature to help amplify and illuminate its hidden meaning and its links to magic, medicine and shamanism.

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"THE SNAKE PRINCE" from the 1948 publication "Burmese Folk-Tales" by Maung Htin Aung. Abridged by Dina Luna.

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