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Apr 13, 2026 8 min

The Magician Archetype

from Mythological Africans Podcast Hosted by Mythological Africans

Hello to all new subscribers and followers! Welcome! Please read this. Meanwhile, life is life-ing so this week’s episode features a short story reading and a light-hearted discussion of the magician archetype. Hope you enjoy! Can’t Get Enough? Miracles of Another Kind! Still Can’t Get Enough? The Watkins Book of African Folklore contains 50 stories, curated from North, South, East, West and Central Africa. The stories are grouped into three sections: * Creation myths and foundation legends * Stories about human relationships and the cultural institutions they created * Animal tales (with a twist…the folktales are about some of the most unlikely animals!) I thoroughly enjoyed digging into the historical and cultural context out of which the stories, their themes, and protagonists emerge. There is something for everybody! Mythological Africans is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Mythological Africans at mythologicalafricans.substack.com/subscribe

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