Storymaking in Education and Therapy

Part 1: introduction; on myths, tales and storytelling. Part 2: beginnings - Mantis and the flower, the shared myth of the one that became two, creation, Maheo, the sacrifice to make the sun, the separation of God from man; passages - how man was made again, the maiden wiser than the Tsar, the serpent slayer, the knowledge of birds, the wooden head, beauty and the beast; knots - a storm coming, how different people came to earth, Maui Muri catches the sun, the spirit who could not make up its mind, why Imboto is alone in heaven, the story bag; the tree - the three eggs, Willow wife, coyote steals fire, trees, the spirit in the tree, the return of the flowers; trickster - the caterpillar and the wild animals, the harvest, Hermes and Apollo, fox and wolf, trickster takes 15 and 16, Loki and Baldut; healing - the healing waters, how the hummingbird got its colour, grandmother spider, the maiden with the wooden bowl, lo-sun the blind boy, Ulu and the breadfruit tree; return - the monkey's jump, the lady of Stavoren, the ending of the dream, Maui and death, Persephone's return, how raven came to leave the earth. Part 3: notes for facilitators; on mythmaking structures; ways of making images.