This is something I learned very early on from Sean Kane, the guy who wrote this book, Wisdom of the Mythtellers. Myths are full of patterns reflected in nature, and their telling reveals layer by layer their connections.
It would take a keen ear to catch such patterns, and perhaps the patterns mean different things for different people at different stages in their life. I'm trying to be aware of this as I write, where I draw on the natural world, but also on the web of social relationships between the characters. All of this while within a story being narrated, which I guess acts as a synecdoche (I love that word, hehe).
The story I'm using as reference is inspired from the Mabinogion, "Branwen Daughter of Llyr" which features some of the most vicious scenes. I'm taking my time with this one...
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