Just as fungi originally taught plants how to root into the soil, so do myths teach us how to root into relation with our ecological and social ecosystems, with our mythic mycelium. They narrativize a deep understanding of our connection to more-than-human time scales. When we extract myths from the ecosystems where they were born, they no longer make sense. How can we tell new stories in old ways, honoring the ecological context of their origins and adapting them to our current needs and desires? In this course you will experience: Gathering Council: developing a relationship Herbal knowledge, indigenous lore, fungal science. MYCO, ECO, MYTHO: Using fungi, ecology, and storytelling to develop your own personal narrative in relationship to land Write a mantra of more-than-human beings. Working to decenter human narratives. Lichenized Looking: Learning how to see the world through the lens of the flora, fauna, and fungi you live alongside. Composting Mythology: Rerooting two widely known cultural myths into emergent stories that address an age of extinction and ecocide.