What if your favorite ancient epic is actually a map for healing from war, conflict, and the feeling of being spiritually homeless?

In this conversation, Kelly and Nyssa revisit The Odyssey through the lens of archetypes, the hero’s journey, and the trickster energy of Odysseus—woven together with reflections on the new Odyssey film, war trauma, and what it really means to “come home” to yourself.

They explore themes like the Trojan Horse as a moral breaking point, Poseidon as a force of humbling, monsters as symbols of our psychological shadow, and how conflict (healthy and unhealthy) shapes us. Along the way, they connect Homer, Joseph Campbell, Jungian individuation, real dialog, and modern storytelling—from IMAX screens to podcasts as today’s bards—to offer listeners a soulful, curious, and grounded way to relate The Odyssey to their own lives.

Main Topics Covered:

How a new Odyssey film sparked fresh reflections on war, trauma, and the hero’s journey
Why Odysseus is the ultimate trickster—and when intelligence stops being wisdom
The Trojan Horse as a “bridge too far” and what it reveals about moral injury in war
Monsters as metaphors: Cyclops, sirens, lotus-eaters, and Scylla & Charybdis as inner states
The ancient Greek code of hospitality and how Odysseus weaponizes it
Wrestling with the “enemy button” and whether conflict can ever really be “healthy”
The ache and complexity of “home” when your childhood house—and your inner life—have changed
How Jung’s individuation and Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey show up in The Odyssey
Screens, trance states, and why movies can feel like modern-day myths and rituals
Podcasts as today’s bards: why storytelling is still one of our deepest medicines