Tuesday, April 14

Today is Tuesday of Week 13. (Yes, it really is Week 13... which still just seems hard to believe!) Here's a link to Week 13, and also a link to Week 14 for those of you who are working ahead, plus Week 12 if you are using that grace period (which runs all this week).

Class Procedures and Reminders

Week 13 Reading. It's more stories from the British Isles in Myth-Folklore, and the free choice continues in Indian Epics: epics, jatakas, or other Indian stories. I hope you will enjoy the reading this week and find something really good to use for the storytelling; for many of you, this Week 13 story might be your last story post of the semester!

Project Stack. If you turned in something before 3PM on Saturday, you should have comments back from me by now. I should be able to finish the Saturday items today and get started on Sunday items today too. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Sometimes people find really cool images for their stories, and I really like this one that Brandon found for his story Igloo Spirits; it's by Kiakshuk, an Inuit artist.

Twitter Stream. Another of my favorite cartoonists has a new book coming out: Grant Snider!

For a Covid-related item, I was excited to see the OU Daily's series of senior letters, including one from Muneeb Ata, who took the Myth-Folklore class last year! This is not the graduation anyone expected, but it was great to read these thoughts from some graduating seniors as published also in the Crimson Quarterly.

Myth-Folklore Video. For fans of Crash Course, here's another video for your viewing pleasure: Freud, Jung, Luke Skywalker, and the Psychology of Myth.

Indian Epics Today. Ganesha has a special connection to the Mahabharata: he is the scribe who wrote it all down while Vyasa dictated. More about Ganesha. Here's an Epified video about Ganesha's birth:

Words. One of the English words that comes from India is BANGLE, from the Hindi word bangri, meaning "glass bracelet." 

Myth-Folklore. If you're feeling stressed out right now (and who isn't???), you might enjoy these Medieval Beasts That Cannot Even Handle It Right Now.

H.E.A.R.T.. And if you're feeling stress, just remember: you are a wise and powerful wizard!

Writing Video. And here are some thoughts on the Power to Create.

April 14: Ramana Maharshi. Today marks the anniversary of the death in the year 1950 of the great Indian guru, Sri Ramana Maharshi. You can read more about his life and career in Wikipedia, which also has a section of quotations from his works and teachings, and you can follow this 70th anniversary of his death at Twitter with the #SriRamanaMaharshi hashtag, which is where I found this graphic:

Here is a documentary about him if you are curious to learn more:

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.