Gino continues reading Bernard Roger's The Initiatory Path in Fairy Tales: The Alchemical Secrets of Mother Goose. Looking at the origins, of the names of tales, reveals that the old tales have more to them than just fantasy and entertainment. This episode reads through the origins of the terms: "Blue Stories"; "Mother Goose Stories"; "Old Wive's Tales"; "Cock and Bull Stories" and "Airy Tales". Looking at the origins of words helps to gain an understanding of what is true, and what is not. The origins of the aforementioned terms helps to shed light on which fairy-tale-origin-theories might be true or not.
Books
Roger, Bernard. (2013). The Initiatory Path in Fairy Tales: The Alchemical Secrets of Mother Goose. Inner Traditions.
https://www.amazon.com/Initiatory-Path-Fairy-Tales-Alchemical-ebook/dp/B00ZPIZTDA
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