The Flower of the Cedar
A novel in podcast form, for lovers of myth, fantasy, and fairy tale
About the show
The Flower of the Cedar is a tale of dryads, from a time long before human history began. Lara, a young dryad, once had three hearts (as with all her kind). To recover them and bring them to life, she must set out on an unknown journey. Fearing the god of the land, who reportedly devours hearts, and inexplicably drawn to the lamia (who, tales say, revive hearts by an ominous method called guttings), she leaves her home, embarking on the heart-finding quest.
For lovers of fantasy, mythology, and fairy tales—for those whose bookshelves may harbor the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, and others of their glad company—or for dabblers in mysticism and the sacred feminine—this story will doubtless have deep resonance.
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Episodes
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Chapter Sixteen: Before the Ghan
June 22nd, 2020 | 18 mins 6 secs
Lara, Jann, and Dane stand before ghan, seeking sanctuary from the winter.
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Chapter Seventeen: A Door in Him Opens
July 13th, 2020 | 25 mins 41 secs
The friends venture up the mountainside, and Lara discovers something.
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Chapter Eighteen: The Springs
July 27th, 2020 | 33 mins 49 secs
The family take Jann, Lara, and Dane to the underground springs, and Lara is thunderstruck by a stranger’s revelation.
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Chapter Nineteen: The Answer that Is Not an Answer
August 10th, 2020 | 30 mins 27 secs
Lara confronts Nisa, to unforeseen results.
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Chapter Twenty: The Mourning
August 24th, 2020 | 12 mins 49 secs
An uncovering takes place, and grief grows whole.
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Chapter Twenty-One: The Parting
September 7th, 2020 | 25 mins 32 secs
Lara and Jann at last leave the Mahoghany tor, with the coming of spring.
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Chapter Twenty-Two: Elves' Country
September 21st, 2020 | 25 mins 55 secs
The travelers come upon the Elves.
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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Lamia
October 5th, 2020 | 7 mins 59 secs
Lara slips away to seek out the lamia.
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Chapter Twenty-Four: The Feast of Weeping
October 19th, 2020 | 41 mins 6 secs
Dane returns to the Temple for the Feast, and dreams bring him an unlocking he did not expect.
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Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wilder
November 2nd, 2020 | 24 mins 2 secs
In the wake of an attack, Lara is taken in by the lamia.
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Chapter Twenty-Six: She Learns Wilder Ways
November 16th, 2020 | 18 mins 25 secs
Lara’s lamia wisdom-learning begins.
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Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Gutting
November 30th, 2020 | 27 mins 16 secs
She reaches her goal at last—and finds tragedy there.
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Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Mind-Breaking
December 14th, 2020 | 14 mins 49 secs
After her deed, Lara abandons self and life, allowing deep unravelling.
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Chapter Twenty-Nine: Her Courage
December 28th, 2020 | 30 mins 14 secs
When Jann at last catches her up, Lara faces a choice.
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An Announcement
January 1st, 2021 | 5 mins 12 secs
Publication, patronage, and other such announcements!
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Chapter Thirty: The Summer Is Here
January 11th, 2021 | 29 mins 4 secs
Her final heart-seed, and the approach of the Summer Mountain.