Friday, 9 November 2012

What is a Storyteller?

Includes quotes from goodreads and from the students of the 2012 Storytelling course @schoolofstories

sto·ry·tell·er/ˈstôrēˌtelər/                             A storyteller is many things.

Noun: A person who tells stories.               

Synonyms: narrator - teller - taleteller - liar

 

A bridge between the visible and invisible worlds

An entertainer

An educator                                                           You are a storyteller

                                                                                       I am a storyteller                            A story carrier

A vessel for the story beings

A conduit

One who holds many stories within their heart

A communicator

One who shares a piece of themselves

One who carries wisdom

One who brings wisdom

One who has a foot in the past, whilst standing in the present

A healer                                 A performer

One who creates connections between people

One who finds connections between people

 

One who is in the now

Eye to eye, mind to mind, heart to heart.

Narrative Artist

Wordsmith

 

Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.

 

                       A warrior      

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.     

                                 

“A storyteller is more than just a teller of stories. Storytellers are entertainers, teachers and healers with a long spiritual tradition. Their creative work often focuses on strengthening the communities in which they live. Drawing on the richness of the oral tradition, storytellers are bridge builders that connect us to other people, to ourselves, and to the invisible world of the imagination.”                                      The School of Storytelling

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