S2E3 - Gilgamesh and Enkidu: Medicine for the Lessons Life Has to Repeat

In this episode of Story Medicine, we explore the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is one of the oldest stories ever written, pressed into clay tablets over four thousand years ago, and it still carries medicine that feels just as relevant today.Gilgamesh is the mightiest king in the world... and the most alone. When the gods send him an equal - the wild man Enkidu, made of earth and water - his life transforms. But the friendship that follows doesn't complete its work, and when Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh sets out on a desperate quest to conquer death itself. He travels to the ends of the earth. He fails. And in that grief and in that failure, the medicine he needed all along finally lands.This story speaks to anyone who has ever pursued achievement, legacy or busyness to avoid sitting with grief. Anyone who has contacted a part of themselves that needed integrating, and found it took over rather than found its proper place. And to anyone waiting to be fully present until things are different than they are.The episode includes the complete story told in full, an exploration of the medicine it may be offering, and three practical integration exercises to help you embody that medicine.Send us Fan MailSupport the showLearn more about Joe's therapeutic work: www.joesummerfield.co.uk Connect on Instagram:  @joe.therapiesRegister your interest in the online Story Medicine Circle: www.joesummerfield.co.uk/story-medicine-podcast