EARTH AWAKE
MythDance
A Ritual journey of embodied storytelling
with live drumming in the forest
MythDance is weaving of movement, meditation, and world mythology. Through practices of embodiment and imagination, we bring to life the stories that want to be told.
Myths are stories which have been told throughout the ages; they speak both to our personal stories and to the stories present in the collective. We look into the Soul of the Self, into the Soul of the Collective, and dance these stories into being in a new way. In telling our story, we heal. In creating our story, we evolve.
May we listen more deeply to ourselves, to each other, and to the Truth held within the myth...
MythDance is currently in its third incarnation, now being held in Bern, Switzerland.
After each MythDance, a poem-gift comes, in honor of the journey and words spoken from the dancers, in honor of Life. Please scroll down for both text and audio versions. To hear a selection of these poems shared on the Medicine Caller podcast with Sophia Wise One, please visit here.
Upcoming Events:
MythDance returns to the forest with live drumming!!!
Please register at least 24 hours in advance at the link below
MythDance in the forest with live drumming
Day and Time: Saturday, 18 October 2025, 17.00-19.30
Location: near Glasbrunnen, Bern CH (weather permitting - register for details)
Cost: CHF 30.-
A loving welcome to returning drummer Beat Rihm. Beat is an heartfelt percussionist who has studied with René Barth and Tom Ehrlich of SpiritDance Drumming.
Beat Rihm: https://www.offener-kreis.ch
With special guest musician Therese von Werdt: https://www.therese.vonwerdt.com/Save the Dates for further 2025 MythDances:
Saturday, 29 November**We are searching for a second regular drummer and possibly guest musicians, so get in touch if that lights you up!
Myths Danced
Poems from our journeys, as a gift for you…
Image by MythologyArt on Pixabay
Isoto and the Dragon
16 August, 2025
Can you hear my voice?
I am speaking from under
The layers of earth,
The layers of what came before,
The layers of what will come after:
Cleanse each other.
Bend down,
Down to take
That tear-soaked
Cloth of your dress,
To caress
The face of each other
Until that blessed
Gold
Shines through the mask
This is your task now,
To cleanse each other.
Receive these blessed silver rains
Into the pain of yourself
Until the rocks of its walls
Become slick with the wealth of water
Uncovered, let your colors
Rise
In the Sun
It is a beautiful chaos,
You and I.
Dirt and Gold both belong
To this Song, and
I long to know your light
As I long to know your shadow -
How both pour into the glow
Of thunder-crested Mountain
From deep in the marrow
Of our bones
There,
If you dare
To let yourself
d
r
o
p
Into the
Heart
Of your Becoming,
The Gold in the Dark
Will be humming
And I will be here,
Loving
All
Of
You
Image by mokhalad musavi from Pixabay
Mirror of the World
15 February, 2025
Back when the world
Was an empty cup,
When chaos reigned
And unanswered questions
Lingered
In
Electric
Silver
Airs,
A pair of eyes opened.
Owl watched
As the three old women came,
The Maze of Lights and Mirrors
Blazing
In the distance
In an instant,
Multiple worlds swirled,
Whirling in the direction of
No Wrong Way
We swayed, submitting ourselves
To the haze of Lights and Mirrors,
Until nothing but distractions
Remained
But was that really, truly
What we became?
Or did the pain of our inner
And outer battles
Rattle us to the point of
Coming
To
Center?
Isn't there a place to enter,
There in the space of pure stillness,
There in the Something Bigger,
Where we see each other with
New eyes?
The guise of caterpillar
Has long been disclosed.
Eventually he gives up and
Disrobes into that glorious
Knowing-how-to-fly
Eventually River's raging reflections
Bend and brightly bow,
Showing us the face
Of Ocean's ever-giving
Knowing-how-to-flow
So,
Dear One,
Do not be afraid of unanswered questions
Or of lessons that leave blood upon your lips
Simply - trust your inner knowing
And let yourself be gently
Guided
By this.