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Courting the Wild Twin

By: Martin Shaw
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Master mythologist Martin Shaw uses story to examine our broken relationship with the world!

Myth is our wild way of telling the truth, of sharing stories that have our living earth speaking through them. There is an old insistence that we each have a twin we know nothing about. A wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our energy with them.

This story is a quest to find and court our wild twin, for they have something important to tell us. If there was something we were here to do in our few, brief years, we can be sure that the wild twin is holding the key.

In Courting the Wild Twin, Martin Shaw, an accomplished storyteller and scholar of myth and oral tradition, explores two ancient myths concerned with the wild twin and shares how vital they are to our ability to confront challenges with purpose, courage and creativity.

Myths are our secret weapon. They have a radical agency of beauty in our age of amnesia, an agency far beyond concept and polemic.

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A delicious romp, a serious insight, a reminder that we can reconnect with our/the wild.

A thoroughly enjoyable and somewhat 'practical', guide to the truths and nature of the world.

Thank you Martin, very inspirational..

Brilliant!

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This author tells his story in such a visceral way. Listening to it for me crossed from simple imagining and into the sensual realm. The themes of the stories resonated strongly for me.

A truely rare story teller.

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Martin weaves together a narrative that created a direct portal to a place of deep abiding love that excavates the banished shadow aspects. This one will be bought in print and adorned, underlined, reread & treasured.

Deeply moving & transformative

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BEAUTIFULLY read! So glad I listened to audio as I feel the way in which it was read by the author was enticing and lyrical. I’ll absolutely be purchasing a physical copy. Intrigued by the gems in this book and will re-listen to fully absorb.

Enchanting!

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every single word spoken is beautifully poetic i feel it deeply on so many levels !
and each time I re listen I gain more insight into the theme of our wild twin ! and the power and Importance of good storey telling 💖
love it love it love it !

ultimate !

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Martin shaw is an excellent storyteller with a mesmerizing and evocative voice. This book felt like a tonic for the soul

Excellent

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poetic, musing, educational
took me ages to finally listen to this book and I am forever inspired.

love

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Hope for the future of the earth as well as for humanity. Connection through storytelling. A sense of being grounded

Raw connection to the earth.

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