Stories of the Journey Home - Storytelling

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Once there was a Princess who refused to marry. No suitor was good enough for her, and the more men came seeking her hand the sharper her tongue became. But one day a stranger arrives at her palace calling himself "I am who I am" and declaring his home to be "everywhere and nowhere". Through him she learns to perceive the world as it really is, and to see the beauty in every man and woman. Recorded in Leo's recording studio, London.

Four interwoven tales... A man, irritably brushing aside a boy's innocent questions, realises with alarm how deeply he has shamed him, and seeks to make amends.... The Princess had all her life been so exulted, adored and celebrated that one day she wakes up and has no idea if she is real or not.... A fisherman, who was never an especially successful fisherman, comes face to face with his own underachievement... A recently widowed father finds himself agonisingly gripped by a longing for his daughter... Told in Denmark on one of Leo's Intuitive Storytelling Workshops. Leo plays appalacian dulcimer and sings, to accompany the story. Leo has written a blog about this story. Click here to read it. Click the Play button to listen now:

Three interwoven tales... A man waiting for a bus in the rain gets taken in by a charming old bag lady... A camel driver entrusted with a precious cargo is tormented with the question, "am I worthy of being trusted in this way? Won't I just steal all this treasure?!"... An oil seller finds a large rock in the middle of the road and rolls it home, only to find that it contains the biggest gift, and the biggest challenge, he has ever received.... Told live in Lebensgarten, Germany. Leo has written a blog about this story. Click here to read it.

Once there was an old woman whose beloved husband had died many years ago, yet in all those years she had not shed a tear for him. But one night she receives a visitor who begins a change... Told live in Frankfurt, Germany.

Once there was a farmer who could never decide what use to make of one of his fields. He'd tried various crops, he'd let it lie fallow, but never quite found the right use for it. One year, however, he decides to throw a party there. And that's when his troubles really begin.... Told on the NVC Community Camp in Wales, to an all-ages audience. Leo plays drum and appalachian dulcimer and is accompanied by Mathias Granum on clarinet and percussion. Leo has written a blog about this story. Click here to read it.

Four interwoven tales... A daughter becomes discontent with her family's material level of wealth and urges her father to move into more lucrative work... A clown who wasn't funny, finally sacked from the circus, sets off in search of the "Elixir of Funny" to fulfill his deep yearning to make people laugh... A pimp begins to feel the stirrings of compassion inside him for his employees, and his world starts to go off the rails.... A gentle and sensitive storyteller, faced with a hostile crowd of low lifes, goes to the furthest edges of his insecurity... and conviction.... Told live in Stroud, England. Contains explicit language and imagery. Leo has written a blog about this story. Click here to read it.

Three interwoven tales: A woman cannot stop eating, driven by a longing to find the taste of her ancestors and know who she is. A King discovers that his deepest wish is to know who he will be when he no longer sits upon the throne with a crown on his head. An old widow finds...

Three interwoven tales... Overwhelmed from the immense pressures of his job, a young man finds himself seeking guidance from a complete stranger he's met on his way home from work... A cantankerous king asks his knight to kill an innocent butterfly that has been disturbing his afternoon nap... A single mother of seven, overcome from the immense burden of providing for her children, finally snaps... Recorded live in front of an adult audience at the Findhorn Foundation, Scotland, with percussion by Carol Scorer.

Three interwoven tales: A farmer, while tilling his field, comes across a strange wooden chest -- with even stranger contents... A lone driver on a rainy night, runs out of gas, and gets visited by an unusual vehicle... A king had seven beautiful daughters he was most proud of -- and then the eighth one was born... Recorded in the Universal Hall Recording Studio, Findhorn, with percussion by Carol Scorer.

Three interwoven tales... A man, petrified most of his life, gets a most shocking and unwelcomed visit... A courageous knight, upon receiving a summons by the king, experiences fear for the first time in his life... A queen, faced with a room in the palace all others were afraid to enter, decides to take on the task for herself... Recorded in the Universal Hall Recording Studio, Findhorn, with percussion by Carol Scorer.

Three interwoven tales... A man who constantly spends his time thinking of the future, experiences something that throttles him back into the present moment... Much to his dismay, a farmer discovers his land has mysteriously transformed itself back into its pristine state, after being plowed the previous day... A king, obsessed with planning every minute detail of his life, wakes up to find himself in a very unexpected location... Recorded in the Universal Hall Recording Studio, Findhorn.

Three interwoven tales... A Prisoner in the King's dungeons realises that the cell in which he has been rotting for ages is actually unlocked... A desert explorer ignores all warnings and ventures into the dragon's territory... A desperate man is pulled back from the brink of death by a small boy, and thereafter embarks on an extraordinary career... Recorded live in front of an adult audience at the Findhorn Foundation, with percussion by Carol Scorer.

A boy asks an old man why it is that he plays dice alone, whereas all the other old people in the street play dice together... A sheep on its way to market refuses to believe that the farmer will sell it for meat, with suprising results... An old woman discovers deep union with all life through a rather shocking practice... Told live in Lebensgarten, Germany.