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Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns and Other Places of Transformation, with Holly Bellebuono

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Please join us and our guest, Holly Bellebuono, for a show on Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns and Other Places of Transformation in Myths, Fairy Tales & Film, and discover the places that speak to your soul. Popularized by Joseph Campbell, the hero’s journey features narrative stages along which a person matures and transforms. But where heroes transform is just as important as what they do to get there. Holly shows you how the location of each hero’s journey step is intimately tied to the challenges faced, setting the tone for the entire adventure.

Once Upon a Place explores narratives from modern film, famous fairy tales, and ancient mythology to define the five core locations that shape every story: the Cavern, the Deep, the Vessel, the Forest, and the Labyrinth. Holly shares original adaptations that illustrate the “sense of place” at each location, such as Persephone’s descent into the Cavern and Alice entering the Labyrinth. This book offers powerful wisdom about personal growth, life’s purpose, and the origins of creativity.

Holly Bellebuono (Massachusetts) is an entrepreneur and herbalist of thirty years. Through courses, workshops, and retreats, she guides people to think creatively about success, business, healing, and purpose. A regular contributor to Llewellyn’s Herbal Almanacs, Bellebuono is also the author of An Herbalist’s Guide to Formulary and Llewellyn’s Little Book of Herbs For more, visit HollyBellebuono.com.