Bringing Back the Waters of Life

 
 

Angela Borda of Insights interviews Alchemy Inc. Founder and Director Kwame Scruggs about how he got his start, using myth for healing, and Alchemy’s new training in New York City.

Here’s a sample of the conversation:

Angela Borda: You’ve said that “Myths are stories which have never been, but will always be,” and you are an esteemed mythologist. I think most people would say that myths are important, but perhaps not be able to say why that is so. And certainly, most people would not nod their heads if you said, “Myths can be used to heal.” Can you share with us how you use mythology to facilitate healing?

Kwame Scruggs: It was from Michael Meade’s Men and the Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of Men that I read his first two myths about a father-son relationship. I was in my early thirties, and it helped me to understand so much about my life…

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