by Michelle Tocher | Feb 8, 2019
“Destiny’s Song” came to me when I was working with the Italian fairy tale Catherine and her Destiny. When Catherine was a young woman, her destiny appeared to her as a goddess and offered her happiness. But she could only have it for half of her...
by Michelle Tocher | Dec 18, 2018
During the 1990s, when I was enduring the worst of the symptoms of chronic pain and fibromyalgia, I moved inward and shifted my attention to the feminine characters in fairy tales. They seemed to know a lot about being cast out of the mainstream and thrown into...
by Michelle Tocher | Sep 29, 2018
Here is an improvised recording I made a little while ago. On that morning, a mermaid swam up from my depths to speak. And sing … if you’re willing to wait for it! Mermaid Wisdom by Michelle Tocher...
by Michelle Tocher | Sep 11, 2018
At the risk of talking about a sensitive subject, I’d like to offer a fairy tale perspective on “sensitivity.” Lately, people have been using the word “sensitive” to describe audiences who are reactive and easily triggered by words that...
by Michelle Tocher | Jun 24, 2018
A few years ago, when I was exploring Charles Perrault’s version of Cinderella, I had quite an enlightening chat with the rat. You might remember that when the fairy godmother shows up, she puts Cinderella to work. She has to fetch a pumpkin from the field and free...
