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Tales For Once & Ever Series

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Rapunzel and the Evil Witch
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With a beautiful and surprising mix of image and word, Pageau and Pollington have reclaimed the brilliance of a myth beyond irony. The seeming simplicity is haunted by the pregnancy of deep meaning, over and against our all too familiar narrative cynicism. The interweaving is patterned and rich, at once complex and simple, a supersaturated icon of reclamation that plays with familiarity married with surprise.
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Kale Zelden
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“Once upon a time, in a dark wood, there lived an old witch. She led a lonely life full of regret and bitterness, but despite this solitude, she found small joys in her garden."

Meet the author

Jonathan Pageau is an influential French-Canadian public intellectual, known for exploring the deeper patterns and symbolism underlying contemporary culture, faith, and society.

Through his widely followed YouTube Channel, podcast, blog, and platform for online courses, The Symbolic World, he engages hundreds of thousands of followers in discussions about how timeless stories and ancient symbols illuminate modern life.

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Tales unveil the deeper patterns of reality.

They pass down ancient wisdom to our children and grandchildren—hidden in the very structure of the story. These tales teach us to recognize when glory is present, when it has departed, and how to draw near to truth for healing. This new retelling invites you to experience Rapunzel as you never have before—through the stunning artwork of Heather Pollington and the powerful vision of Jonathan Pageau.
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Through a perfect marriage of word and image, Jonathan Pageau and Heather Pollington offer a story of almost unbearable beauty—a tale of renewal about the masculine and feminine virtues we must recover if we would, once again, reintegrate heaven and earth and make ourselves a home.
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