Storywork at Bonehill

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Last weekend Bonehill welcomed back year two students from The Westcountry School of Myth and Story. It was such an inspiring day of storywork and beautifully described by Ronnie, who I now know is not only a great storyteller but also a surgeon (now that’s what I call multi-tasking…and multi talented!):

“Last Saturday four of us met at Bonehill to work on stories, and without moving from the cosy fire we wandered in the fire and ice of Norse mythology, visited ancient Russian cities and undersea kingdoms, drifted through a Breton tale of longing and magic, and peered into the depths of Ceridwen’s cauldron. We wondered at the start if we’d fill a day but it was easy! Not to mention great fun, full of insights and very useful.”


Just in case you are wondering…the picture opposite shows the cow ‘Andumbla’ who in Norse myth is part of the creation of the worlds. I find it a strange image but reassuringly fertile and nurturing compared to the extremes of fire and ice that otherwise dominate the Norse creation myths. The thought of the first man being licked out of the ice (by his hair) by a giant, lactating cosmic cow is nevertheless downright odd!