R.R. Shakti

Applied Mythology

What story is writing you?

R.R. Shakti

Applied Mythology

What story is writing you?

Enter a treasury of symbols and archetypes
for creating a meaningful life.

Listen for the deeper meaning

Applied Mythology is the study and practice of engaging the stories that shape human experience. By exploring myth, symbol and archetype, we cultivate greater awareness, meaning, creativity and agency in our lives and relationships.​​​​​​​

Applied Mythology helps us create meaning in a time of uncertainty.​​​​​​​
Songs & Bones
The Snake & the Jewel

Explore timeless Questions for a creative life

Myth does not belong only to the distant past. It lives in the stories we inherit and create. It speaks through the images that haunt and inspire us, the questions we hold and the meaning we make from our experiences. My essays and inquiries engage mythology, depth psychology and what it means to be human. Through poetry, storytelling, featured works and forthcoming books, I consider how ancient stories continue to shape our inner lives—and how we might explore our personal myths with greater courage, compassion and creative freedom.

Enter the Study of applied Mythology

A place for those who wish not only to understand the power of myth, but to live it.

Now welcoming students into Paramparā, Eleven Moons and The Muses.

Bring Ancient Stories into the Present Moment

Available for conferences, retreats, universities, podcasts and cultural gatherings.