Tales for the Boys of our Hearts
(The Power of Yang, Courage, Animus,
The Masculine in each of us!)

Tales for the Animals of our Hearts
(The Power of Wildness, Wholeness, Spontaneity,
Nature in each of us!)

These time-honored stories are told
with the intention of relaxing the intellect,
stimulating imagination's senses and
entering the receptive heart.
Each of these parables is alive
with inspiration from ancient traditions.
Each has a message which resonates deeply on many levels,
as a bridge from the particulars of personal drama
to the cosmic patterns which unite us in wonder.
Each high-quality video tape
is a treasure chest of benedictions,
sacred reminders of cross-cultural wisdom and delight.

Folktales are Love Gifts.
You don't have to figure them out.
You don't have to pay close attention or get the facts right.
You don't have to do anything with them but
pat your lap and cuddle them up.
It's especially important
for the healthy development of children
(inner and outer)
to let them hear the classic fairy tales often,
over and over until they become
part of their own symbolic vocabulary.
Each sacred story communicates to the child an intuitive,
subconscious understanding of human nature
and of what our personal futures may hold
when we cultivate life-giving potentials.

Folktales promise that to be a person on the planet at this time
means the challenge of accepting difficulties,
as well as the blessing of experiencing wondrous adventures.

One must never "explain" to the child (inner or outer)
the meanings of parables;
however, adult understanding of each tale's messages
to pre-conscious knowing is important.
C.J. Rose’s multi-leveled development of each of these stories
facilitates deriving clues
for expanding consciousness.

From the Cheyenne Nation: The Starburst Girl
From the Balkans: The Wisest Girl
From Persia: The Melon Maiden
From Scandinavia: The Poor Neighbor’s Clever Daughter
From Ireland: The Patient Princess
From Wales: The Girl Who Almost Ran Out of Stories

When the fire’s glowing red and we are snug and warm
let’s gather in a circle and listen to the storm
while Carol Jean unfolds her pouch and woos us with some tales
and we forget the snow outside and how the north wind wails.

The Quillwork Girl becomes a star and joins her brothers bright.
The Wisest Girl makes her king smile and lightens up our night.
A Melon Maiden saves her ma; we shiver as we listen!
We feel the lion, fierce and kingly, see his white teeth glisten!

Clever Daughter doesn’t want to be the squire’s bride,
while Patient Princess puts off wedding till her groom has died!
Story Girl rolls dice with jester, saving king from fear
and we have stories for our seasons all throughout the year.

Yes! Summer is a lovely time and Spring with all her glories...
But give us Winter and a fire and C.J. Rose’s stories!

From the Zuni Nation: Dragonfly Boy
From Iceland: Halvor and the Huldre
From Greece: Adrian and His Fated Tent
From Tibet: The Dalai Lama, The Kung Fu Master and The Dancing Master
From Arabia: The Brave Lad with the Blue Belt
From Spain: How Rosacruz Gets to the Party

Our first hero makes dragonflies and saves his sister's life!
Our second kills three trolls and takes a princess for a wife!
Third, Adrian, is ship-wrecked three times; then his fate improves.
Our fourth is called a Dalai Lama; he flies kites on rooves!

It's cleverness gives bravery to one who wears the belt.
He's fifth, and sixth is Rosacruz who follows where heart's felt!
Yes! Summer is a lovely time and Spring with all her glories...
But give us Winter and a fire and C.J. Rose’s stories!

From the Sioux Nation: The Mouse With Vision
From Africa: The Parrot's Commitment
From Norway: The Salmon's Quest
From China: Every Ox Has His Limits
From Germany: The Flea, The Grasshopper and the Frog
From Iran: The Birds' Conclave

The Mouse with vision sets the scene and overcomes his terror.
The Parrot makes commitment and The Eagle sees his error.
The Salmon will not stop until he saves his dying wife.
The Ox establishes his limits, changing farmer's life.

The Flea, The Grasshopper, The Frog compete for highest breeding.
The Birds are called by Mother Earth to give her what she's needing.
Yes! Summer is a lovely time and Spring with all her glories...
But give us Winter and a fire and C.J. Rose’s stories!

We're used to so much staccato visual stimulation,
who's going to sit still to watch ancient adventures?

You'll be surprised how current these are!
Surrender just a little. Relax. Get comfy.
As you slow down to the speed of human conversation,
you'll forget to fidget and enter another dimension.

You'll begin to connect with something ageless:
the art of the master storyteller.
Her voice, expressive face, and
the gestures of her long lovely hands
entrance and nourish.
Discover the subtlety and daring of C.J.'s art.
Relying on essentials,
she reveals that though we come with jaded,
sound-and sight-bytten minds,
we easily enter the enchanting world of the folk tale.

And when the tales are done,
we know we've been to a secret place within ourselves,
a realm that's timeless,
where we've been hungry and resigned to subsistence
until this gifted storyteller stirred up and served us
a soul-food feast.

Better than a front-row seat at the lap of minstrel because
you can enter the magic of these multi-layered parables
again and again!

Folktales lend themselves to screen interpretation because
they are narratives of dramatic action.
They spend little time on character development
or descriptive scenic passages.
They move quickly from conflict to crisis to climax.

The specific language of these stories is never fixed,
and varies with time and teller.
Folktales are preserved in memory by images,
the mind's medium of exchange.
As she tells it, Carol Jean Rose visualizes
stepping stones in the brook of each tale,
guiding us along the path of visions,
speaking the picture language of the soul.

This is your chance to meet an adept storyteller
whose gutsy interpretations update and translate
these unforgettables
directly to our psyches through our senses.

Folktales sow  inspiration in us.
They suggest responses to the human adventure
which can't be expressed as simply
or as profoundly any other way.
The seeds carry us with them on the breeze of imagination.
Let them take root  in you and flourish !