“Thank you, I loved the way you told the story, it was captivating ”
Medicine Festival, Workshop Participant
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“Thank you, I loved the way you told the story, it was captivating”
Medicine Festival, Workshop Participant
“A room in which Marcus tells myths is filled with the energy of our ancestors, a glimpse into how the guiding stories helped them to find meaning in life. Marcus gifts us these deep insights in a time when we need it most; a profoundly truthful balm.”
Francis Comberti, Poet & Playmaker
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“A room in which Marcus tells myths is filled with the energy of our ancestors, a glimpse into how the guiding stories helped them to find meaning in life. Marcus gifts us these deep insights in a time when we need it most; a profoundly truthful balm.”
Francis Comberti, Poet & Playmaker
‘I arrived at the evening feeling quite socially anxious, but it was held really gently and beautifully, it was strange, it was really subtle but we were able to go to some really deep places, and the stories, I just kept imagining tortoise there with me’
Monthly Storytelling Participant
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‘I arrived at the evening feeling quite socially anxious, but it was held really gently and beautifully, it was strange, it was really subtle but we were able to go to some really deep places, and the stories, I just kept imagining tortoise there with me’
Monthly Storytelling Participant
“Marcus is an awe-inspiring storyteller. His ability to infuse magic and imagery into his words, engage with his audience and make ancient stories relevant to our modern lifestyle is exactly the kind of storytelling we need for our time ”
Max Fyfe, CEO, JourneymanUK
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“Marcus is an awe-inspiring storyteller. His ability to infuse magic and imagery into his words, engage with his audience and make ancient stories relevant to our modern lifestyle is exactly the kind of storytelling we need for our time”
Max Fyfe, CEO, JourneymanUK
"Marcus brings a presence and emotional honesty which is both captivating and moving … I really feel him feeling his way through the stories as he tells them, and that feels pretty magic"
Ivana Popov, Pyschotherapist
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"Marcus brings a presence and emotional honesty which is both captivating and moving… I really feel him feeling his way through the stories as he tells them, and that feels pretty magic"
Ivana Popov, Pyschotherapist
“Marcus' telling of these old stories struck me as heartfelt and led by a passion for sharing the wisdom they contain. Being in community, listening to, and reflecting on these stories left me feeling energised, connected and soulful. Every time I engage with myths my appreciation of the wisdom they contain deepens, and having them told by someone who has given the care and time to letting these stories into themselves such as Marcus is in my experience the best way to engage with them.”
Mark McCarthy, Lead Facilitator, Beyond Equality
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“Marcus' telling of these old stories struck me as heartfelt and led by a passion for sharing the wisdom they contain. Being in community, listening to, and reflecting on these stories left me feeling energised, connected and soulful. Every time I engage with myths my appreciation of the wisdom they contain deepens, and having them told by someone who has given the care and time to letting these stories into themselves such as Marcus is in my experience the best way to engage with them.”
Mark McCarthy, Lead Facilitator, Beyond Equality
‘You were my favorite bit of Buddhafield’
Workshop Participant
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‘You were my favorite bit of Buddhafield’
Workshop Participant

Myths with Marcus

Myths with Marcus, is a wish, a dream to create a space where African and European folklore come to life through oral storytelling. I am of dual heritage — Black Afro-Caribbean and White European. Each telling, for me, is therefore an organic reflection on inheritance, belonging, and legacy.

The hope is for each telling to be a dialogue between – ancient ancestral images and present lives, Africa and Europe and the stories and whomever is in the room. The outcome is hopefully a magical and mystical reflection on what it means to be alive on planet earth today.

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About Me

In trying to write this, ‘About me’, blurb, I googled ‘what is the word for a person who loves stories?’ and it came back with – ‘bibliophile’ which means ‘a person who collects or has a great love of books.’ Which is close but not quite right, I do love books. But my love affair is really with stories. I was lucky enough to have been read to, a lot, as a child. And it deeply affected me, with a sense of wonder, magic and mystery.

When I look back now, I can see how much of a gift it was, to have a nearly daily occurrence of being transported to a magical other world. And that is what I love about stories, the journeys they allow us to take. So I suppose I am someone who loves books, loves stories and loves the journeys they allow us to take.

Offerings

Monthly Storytelling in Bristol – Last Friday of the Month FREE

1:1 Story Based Mentoring

Corporate Wellbeing Workshops

Audio & Video

Name of the Tree – Medicine Festival 2024