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David Sparenberg

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Two In One, David A. Sparenberg Sep 2021

Two In One, David A. Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

As I looked to the high ground, which was indeed shaped in the semblance of a sublime albeit miniature mountain, imagine my amazement to hold in view the monumental figure of a curious two-headed deity.


Epic, David Sparenberg Aug 2020

Epic, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

A back-to-the-future Shamanic telling for public recitation Sing in me, Muse, the epic tale of that Earth daughter who shook the foundations of the Dark Towers and challenged in combat the dread lords of tyranny and their master the Patriarch of Death. Before the Book, back in The Dreaming— over eons of Shaman Lore—it is attested that light is restoration for those who are eaten by their own shadows and fire is the bane of phantoms. From somewhere here, Muse, begin.


Read by David Sparenberg


We Dreamed Ourselves Awake, David Sparenberg Aug 2020

We Dreamed Ourselves Awake, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

One day we all woke up. Every one of us really woke up. We dreamed ourselves awake.

Read by Victoria Gaydosik


Ritual, David Sparenberg Aug 2020

Ritual, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

Here is the place of the big tree Here is the place of coming together Known as the Ring of Gathering

Read by Nolan Meditz


Green Man Feeling Sorry For Himself / Dierdre, Len Krisak, David Sparenberg Mar 1997

Green Man Feeling Sorry For Himself / Dierdre, Len Krisak, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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La Llorona / Navaho Horse Song, David Sparenberg Mar 1997

La Llorona / Navaho Horse Song, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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Transformation Of The Dragon, David Sparenberg Mar 1996

Transformation Of The Dragon, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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Fire, David Sparenberg Mar 1996

Fire, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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The Three Crowned Flame, David Sparenberg Mar 1996

The Three Crowned Flame, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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Inktomi's Message, David Sparenberg Mar 1995

Inktomi's Message, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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The Magi, David Sparenberg Mar 1995

The Magi, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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Gypsy Melody And Some Lines From Rilke, David Sparenberg Jun 1994

Gypsy Melody And Some Lines From Rilke, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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Keltic Dream, David Sparenberg Jun 1994

Keltic Dream, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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In Alahiyi, David Sparenberg Jun 1994

In Alahiyi, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

"from a Cherokee love charm"


Exile And Mending, David Sparenberg Oct 1991

Exile And Mending, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

Peace to you, Shulammite maiden! Waiting tears at the heart of hope.


Brides Of Sealmen / Rites Of Union, Janet P. Reedman, David Sparenberg Oct 1991

Brides Of Sealmen / Rites Of Union, Janet P. Reedman, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

Brides of Sealmen: Loneliness breeds strange fancies in girls grown too old for love Rites of Union: Am I b ut one rhythm? Are my rhythms not multiple as air's motions?


The Seduction Of Yahu-El Betshintav, David Sparenberg Oct 1991

The Seduction Of Yahu-El Betshintav, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

Recently an angel of heaven descended to earth. She was not one of the fiery seraphim. Nor was she an androgynous angel, an ofan.


Red Hawk Song / Mount Lowe 1978 / Higher, David Sparenberg, Paul Newman Mar 1991

Red Hawk Song / Mount Lowe 1978 / Higher, David Sparenberg, Paul Newman

The Mythic Circle

Red Hawk Song: I admit that I love you. My heart sings strongly through the fires of my body. Mount Lowe 1978: Ruins rambled, too well sifted Higher: Watching the crows' realm, treetop mopers amidst cloud erasers of the blue.


The Silencebringers, David Sparenberg Mar 1991

The Silencebringers, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

The man who loves the earth whose love is genuine


Medicine Cord, David Sparenberg Mar 1991

Medicine Cord, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

I grasp in my hands today the tail feather of a hawk