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"Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths. Myths are vehicles of communication between the conscious and the unconscious just as dreams are."
- Joseph Campbell

Despite regional and cultural differences of many favorite stories, the recurrence of certain themes and even characters in myths, folktales, and fables is a phenomenon that has enchanted many of us. The Copper Pot, named for the story of the Fisherman and the Genie, is the place to explore these topics for the sake of curiosity, good discourse, or just astonishing revelation.

Bringing different literary traditions, experiences, and preferences to the discussion at The Copper Pot is what will make this not only fertile ground for exploration but also a place for insight into who we are and where we come from. Issues of gender, religion, morality, and redemption; stories of heroes, mercenaries, deities, and beasts make up some of the twine that reaches across cultures binding the tradition of the storyteller, priest, guardian, archaeologist, and poet into one.