The Sleeping Almanac

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · Hathor the Golden Lady (Episode 11)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the warmest company the old Egyptians knew, the golden goddess Hathor, the lady of love and music and gladness, the gentle mother of the starry sky, and the kind welcome waiting at the end of every road.

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. This is the gentlest night of the season, made only of warmth. Just let it drift over you.

Episode 11 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Where this sits: Part 11 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, the golden goddess of love and music, the gentlest face in all the company of the gods. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 3:21 The Golden One 9:10 The Lady of Music 15:06 The Dance and the Gladness 20:50 The Face of Love 26:46 The Great Cow of Heaven 32:55 The Lady of the Sycamore 39:13 The Seven Gentle Ones 45:01 The Gentle Face That Calmed the Fire 51:14 The Mirror and the Gold 57:27 The Lady of the West 1:03:26 What the Golden One Meant 1:09:24 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:12:18 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves, above all from Hathor's great golden temple at Dendera and the old hymns of the Lady of Gold. These are retellings. Where the sources fall silent, we fill the quiet gently and in her own warm spirit, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · The Boat of a Million Years (Episode 10)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the voyage the sun itself makes every night: down into the country of the dark in the great Boat of a Million Years, through the twelve quiet hours, carried by a faithful crew, renewed in the deepest hour, and lifted up new and golden at dawn.

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. The night is told as a safe passage you are carried through, to a morning that has never once failed to come. Just let it drift over you.

Episode 10 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Where this sits: Part 10 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, the sun makes its nightly voyage through the dark and rises again at dawn. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome
3:12 The Boat of a Million Years
9:03 The Gate of the West
15:02 The Crew of the Boat
21:04 The River Through the Dark
28:54 The Sleeping Ones
34:40 The Deepest Hour
40:34 The Renewing Waters
46:13 The Coils of the Great Serpent
52:16 The Holding Back of the Serpent
57:45 The Turning Toward Dawn
1:03:16 The Scarab and the Dawn
1:09:19 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn
1:13:27 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves, from the Amduat and the old books of the night that charted the sun's dark voyage hour by hour. These are retellings. Where the old books turn toward fear, we turn gently toward comfort, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · The Weighing of the Heart (Episode 9)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the gentlest journey the Egyptians ever imagined, a single heart coming home: the calm hall of judgment, the kind gods who guide the soul, the feather of truth upon the scale, and the green fields beyond.

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. It is the kindest vision of the end ever dreamed, told to comfort. Just let it drift over you.

Episode 9 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Where this sits: Part 9 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, the gentle judgment of the heart in the hall of the dead. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 3:19 The Last Doorway 9:19 The Hall of the Two Truths 15:14 The Gentle Guide 21:17 The Great Scale 25:59 The Feather of Truth 33:33 The Telling of a Life 41:05 The Heart Laid on the Scale 46:41 The Balance Holds 52:34 The Words of Thoth 58:16 The Green Field Beyond 1:04:12 What the Weighing Meant 1:10:17 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:14:39 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves and from the Book of the Dead, their great guide for the soul's journey beyond. These are retellings. Where the old book turns toward fear, we turn gently toward comfort, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · The Contendings of Horus and Set (Episode 8)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the long patient contest for the throne of Egypt, as the grown Horus, son of Osiris, claims his father's crown from his uncle Set, and justice, after years of trials and a court of the gods, is gently done.

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. There is a contest in it, but no horror, and it ends in a crowning and a reconciliation. Just let it drift over you.

Episode 8 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Where this sits: Part 8 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, the grown Horus wins his father's throne from Set. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 3:18 The Child Grown 8:58 The Tribunal of the Gods 14:55 The Long Delay 22:14 The Counsel of the Wise 27:59 The Clever Word of Isis 34:05 The Contests Begin 41:19 The Long Breath Beneath the Water 46:51 The Race of the Stone Boats 52:13 The Eye Made Whole 57:15 The Word from the Land of the Dead 1:04:42 The Crowning of Horus and the Place of Set 1:12:08 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:16:37 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves and from one of the great old papyri that preserved this long contest, the Chester Beatty Papyrus. These are retellings. Where the old source turns rough, we keep the dignified heart of it, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · Isis and the Scattered King (Episode 7)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the tender story of Isis, the faithful queen, and her long search for her lost king Osiris, across the whole world and even into death, and how her love gathered what was scattered and made the broken whole again.

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. Every sorrow in it is answered by love. Just let it drift over you.

Episode 7 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Where this sits: Part 7 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, Isis gathers the scattered king, and Horus is conceived. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 3:21 The Search Begins 9:40 The Word of the Children 15:41 The Tree in the Far King's Hall 21:47 The Quiet Nurse 28:03 The Pillar Given 34:09 The Voyage Home 40:37 The Scattering 46:51 The Gathering 53:27 The Making Whole 59:51 The Wings of Isis 1:06:02 What Isis Meant 1:12:17 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:17:20 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves, from the old temple laments of Isis and Nephthys, and from the Greek writer Plutarch, who preserved the fullest account of the great queen's search. These are retellings. Where the ancient sources fall silent or disagree, we fill the gaps gently and in their own spirit, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

The Odyssey · The Making of Odysseus · The Untold Story Before the Voyage · 3 Hour Sleep Story

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm 3 hour Greek mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Everyone knows the voyage. Tonight is the story before the story: the making of Odysseus himself. A small goat island called Ithaca, a grandfather on a mountain who names a baby for trouble, a boar hunt that leaves a famous scar, the cleverest oath ever sworn in a crowded hall, a bride who answers a whole road with the fall of her veil, and a marriage bed built around a living olive tree. And at the end, the one trick he could not talk his way out of, and a sail waiting at the edge of morning.

If the Odyssey has found its way back into your world this summer, this is where the wanderer truly begins. By the last chapter you will know the man far better than the voyage alone could ever show you.

Settle in, close your eyes, and let it drift over you. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. Storms are coming for this man, but they stay far away all night. Nothing in this story will startle you. You do not have to follow it. You do not have to remember any of it in the morning.

A Sleeping Almanac special · Part 1 of 2 · The full Odyssey season arrives this fall

Chapters
0:00 Welcome · The Fire on the Beach
3:00 The Island That Made Him
13:38 The Grandfather on the Mountain
24:15 The Whisper of Another Father
34:53 The Boar in the Thicket
45:31 The Boy Who Grew Clever
56:09 The Hall of Many Suitors
1:06:46 The Oath He Invented
1:17:24 Penelope's Veil
1:28:02 The Bed of Living Olive
1:38:40 The Furrow of Salt
1:49:17 The Last Quiet Days
1:59:55 Goodnight. And the Sail at the Edge of Morning
2:10:33 Calm music to drift off

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CcE8PpGT3FE
Sleep stories from history, Kingdoms at Dusk: https://kingdomsatdusk.com
Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, relaxation, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. Drawn from Homer's Odyssey and the oldest Greek sources: the naming and the boar hunt from the Odyssey itself, the oath and the courtship from Apollodorus, the feigned madness from Hyginus, and Penelope's veil from Pausanias. These are retellings. Where the old stories turn toward fear or cruelty, we turn gently toward comfort, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · The Death of Osiris (Episode 6)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the gentle and tender story of how the good green king Osiris passed out of the seen world, a brother in shadow, a beautiful chest, and a river that carried the king gently away, told softly as a seed going into the dark to rise, never as a loss.

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. There is nothing in it to fear. Just let it drift over you.

Episode 6 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Where this sits: Part 6 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, the green king passes gently from the world. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 3:15 The Shadow at the Edge of the Feast 9:58 The Quiet Gathering 16:09 The Taking of the Measure 22:37 The Beautiful Chest 29:15 The Banquet 35:22 The Game 41:35 The King Lies Down 47:49 The River Takes Him 53:55 The Far Shore 59:22 The Tree by the Sea 1:05:18 What the Death of Osiris Meant 1:12:07 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:16:56 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves and from the Greek writer Plutarch, who preserved the fullest account of the green king's passing. These are retellings. Where the ancient sources fall silent or disagree, we fill the gaps gently and in their own spirit, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · Osiris the Green King (Episode 5)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the gentle story of Osiris, the green king, the kindest ruler the old world had known, who taught a wandering people to plant the grain and tend the vine and reigned over a long golden age of peace beside his queen Isis.

This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. You do not have to follow it. Just let it drift over you.

Episode 5 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Where this sits: Part 5 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, Osiris the green king and his long golden reign. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 2:38 The King Who Was Born to Be Loved 10:23 A Land Without Settled Ways 18:28 The Teaching of the Grain 24:13 The Gift of the Vine 30:48 The Laws and the Gods 39:16 The Queen at His Side 47:01 The Green Crown 53:39 The Journey Out 1:02:23 The Land at Peace 1:10:16 The Brother in the Shadows 1:16:28 What the Green King Meant 1:23:52 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:28:17 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves, from the Pyramid Texts and the old temple traditions of Osiris, and from the Greek writer Plutarch, who preserved the fullest account of the green king's reign. These are retellings. Where the ancient sources fall silent or disagree, we fill the gaps gently and in their own spirit, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.

New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everything in one place: https://gildenmyth.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · Thoth and the Five Stolen Days (Episode 4)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the gentle tale of Thoth, the wise moon god, who won five new days for the world at a quiet game played by moonlight, the five days on which the great gods were born.

Episode 4 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 3:24 The Sky and the Earth in Love 12:13 The Jealous Decree 20:54 The Year That Had No Room 27:30 The Wisest of the Gods 38:15 The Moon and the Game 47:58 Playing for Light 56:58 The Making of Five Days 1:07:27 The First Day, Osiris 1:17:03 The Second Day and the Third 1:26:30 The Fourth Day and the Fifth 1:35:10 The Year Made Whole 1:45:29 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:51:33 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the Egyptians themselves and from the Greek writer Plutarch, and from the real Egyptian calendar, which truly did keep five extra days each year as the birthdays of the gods.

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Everything in one place: https://thesleepingalmanac.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · The Eye of Ra (Episode 3)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the tale of the Eye of Ra, the lioness Sekhmet whose fury was calmed at last not by force but by a field flooded the color of dawn.

Episode 3 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 4:00 The Aging of the Sun 15:11 The Whispering of Mankind 24:18 The Council in the Night 33:58 The Eye Becomes the Lioness 43:44 The Going Forth 52:56 The Sun Repents 1:01:34 The Brewing in the Night 1:11:25 Seven Thousand Jars 1:21:45 The Lioness at Dawn 1:31:20 The Calming 1:39:00 Hathor Returns 1:48:02 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:53:30 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from one of the great Egyptian temple texts, the Book of the Heavenly Cow, carved on the walls of the tombs of the New Kingdom pharaohs.

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Everything in one place: https://thesleepingalmanac.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · The Secret Name of Ra (Episode 2)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the patient tale of how the goddess Isis won the secret name of Ra, the one hidden word that held all his power.

Episode 2 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

00:00 Welcome
07:07 The Age When the Gods Walked the Earth
18:21 The God Who Had Grown Old
26:39 Isis, the Great of Magic
36:52 The Secret Name
47:44 The Drop That Fell
55:43 The Shaping of the Serpent
1:06:04 The Turning of the Road
1:15:13 None Could Heal Him
1:25:06 The Healer's Price
1:33:40 The Naming of Names
1:40:25 The Name Passes
1:49:44 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn
1:56:44 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from an ancient Egyptian papyrus now kept in Turin, where this very tale was written down as a healing spell more than three thousand years ago.

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Everything in one place: https://thesleepingalmanac.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Egyptian Mythology Sleep Story · Ra and the First Sunrise (Episode 1)

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the gentle tale of Ra and the very first sunrise, from the dark still waters before the world began.

Episode 1 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 4:29 The Waters That Had No Shore 14:14 The First Mound 24:36 The One Who Made Himself 34:22 The First Breath and the First Rain 44:01 The Lost Children and the Weeping Eye 52:35 Earth and Sky 1:02:36 The Sun Takes Its Throne 1:13:05 The Boat of Millions of Years 1:20:44 The Three Faces of the Sun 1:29:08 The Measuring of the Day 1:37:46 The Descent 1:47:30 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:52:11 Calm music to drift off

Drawn from the oldest Egyptian sources, the Pyramid Texts and the Heliopolitan creation tradition.

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Everything in one place: https://thesleepingalmanac.com

This show uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is researched, reviewed, and revised before publication.

Ragnarok · The Twilight of the Gods · Season 1 Finale

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0400

Tonight, on the very last night of the old world, you walk with the gods toward their own ending. The wolf slips his chain. The serpent rises from the sea. The horn sounds. The fire comes. And then, very softly, a green earth at dawn, and a few gold chess pieces lying in the new grass.

This is the season finale of The Sleeping Almanac — twelve nights inside Norse myth, ending exactly where the seers said it would end. And then, gently, beginning again.

Settle in. Lower the lights. Goodnight.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome
01:35 Chapter I: The Fimbulvetr
08:22 Chapter II: Brother Will Kill Brother
14:09 Chapter III: The Wolf Slips the Chain
20:42 Chapter IV: The Serpent Stirs
27:12 Chapter V: The Ship of Nails
34:07 Chapter VI: The Horn
40:58 Chapter VII: The Gods Arm
49:04 Chapter VIII: Odin and the Wolf
55:42 Chapter IX: Thor and the Serpent
1:03:58 Chapter X: The World Burns and Drowns
1:10:41 Chapter XI: The Green Earth
1:19:15 Chapter XII: Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time

EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE
https://thesleepingalmanac.com

Sources tonight from Vǫluspá and Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.

Goodnight, dear listener. Goodnight.

Skadi · The Cold Mountain Bride

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400

Tonight, a giantess walks down out of the cold mountains to demand the gods make right what they have broken. She comes alone. She comes armed. And she will not leave until she has chosen a husband by his feet.

This is the story of Skadi, the goddess of winter, of skis, of bows, of the high cold country. The story of her father killed by the gods. The story of her quiet impossible bargain. The story of a marriage that did not work, and a goddess who walked herself home.

Settle in. Lower the lights. Goodnight.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome
01:56 Chapter I: The Hall of Þjazi
07:49 Chapter II: The Winter March
11:22 Chapter III: The Goddess at the Gate
14:39 Chapter IV: The Three Demands
19:27 Chapter V: The Row of Feet
23:27 Chapter VI: Loki and the Sky
29:18 Chapter VII: The Nine Nights at Þrymheimr
39:26 Chapter VIII: The Nine Nights at Nóatún
49:14 Chapter IX: The Slow Parting
57:59 Chapter X: The Long Walk Back
1:05:03 Chapter XI: The Goddess in the Mountains
1:12:58 Chapter XII: Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time

EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE
https://thesleepingalmanac.com

Sources tonight from Skáldskaparmál, Gylfaginning, and Lokasenna.

Goodnight, dear listener. Goodnight.

Odin · The Mead of Poetry

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400

Tonight: how poetry came into the worlds.

Of Kvasir, the wisest being ever made, brewed from the breath of every god in Asgard. Of his murder by two clever dwarves who poured his blood into three vessels and hid them. Of Suttungr the giant, who took the vessels into a hollow mountain and set his daughter Gunnlǫð to guard them. And of Odin, who walked east in disguise as Bǫlverkr the worker, drilled into the mountain in the shape of a snake, drank the mead in three long draughts, and flew home as an eagle to give poetry to the gods and to men.

A 3 hour sleep story for adults, drawn from Snorri's Prose Edda and the Hávamál. Old north narration, calm pacing, ambient music. Made to drift into, not to follow.

· Chapters ·

00:00 Welcome
01:44 Chapter I: The Spit in the Jar
10:41 Chapter II: The Wisest Being in the Worlds
15:22 Chapter III: The Dwarves at the Door
23:53 Chapter IV: The Drowning of Gilling
29:11 Chapter V: The Brother's Revenge
37:45 Chapter VI: The Mead in the Mountain
45:29 Chapter VII: Bǫlverkr at the Farm
55:44 Chapter VIII: The Summer of Nine Men's Work
1:05:47 Chapter IX: The Drill in the Stone
1:11:23 Chapter X: The Snake in the Mountain
1:16:16 Chapter XI: The Three Nights
1:31:01 Chapter XII: Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time.

· About The Sleeping Almanac ·

3 hour sleep stories drawn from the world's old mythologies. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Everything in one place: thesleepingalmanac.com

· Disclosure ·

This story is narrated with a voice clone of the host, scored with AI generated ambient music, and illustrated with AI generated still images. The script is written by hand from the source texts.

The Giant's Bride · Thor and the Theft of Mjǫllnir · 3 Hour Norse Sleep Story

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the strongest of the gods wakes to an empty bed and an empty hand. Mjǫllnir, the hammer that holds the sky together, has been stolen in the night. Loki borrows Freyja's falcon cloak and flies east to Jǫtunheimr, where the giant king Þrymr is waiting on his high mound with a price for its return. The price is Freyja herself. Freyja refuses, the gods sit in council, and the only road forward is the one no one wants to take. Þórr is dressed in fine wheat linen and a bridal veil, Loki agrees to come as the handmaid, and the two of them ride east to a wedding feast in the cold hall of the giants. A bride who eats an entire ox. A quick tongue that has an answer for every strange thing. A veil that lifts just long enough for two burning eyes to be seen. And then the hammer brought out at last to bless the marriage, laid in the bride's lap, and the hand that closes around the haft. Let it carry you down into sleep.

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome
1:25 Chapter 1. The Empty Pillow
10:10 Chapter 2. The Borrowed Wings
17:15 Chapter 3. The Hall of Þrymr
25:40 Chapter 4. The Demand
31:41 Chapter 5. The Refusal
38:25 Chapter 6. The Counsel of the Gods
52:41 Chapter 7. The Bridal Veil
1:02:11 Chapter 8. The Road East
1:09:31 Chapter 9. The Wedding Feast
1:17:04 Chapter 10. The Eye Beneath the Veil
1:27:20 Chapter 11. The Hammer on the Knee
1:40:14 Chapter 12. Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time.
1:50:22 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSleepingAlmanac
Everything in one place: https://thesleepingalmanac.com
New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Þrymskviða from the Poetic Edda (Codex Regius, 13th century Iceland), with chapter framing and Hávamál anchors drawn from the same manuscript tradition. Retold as an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

Thor and the World Serpent · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the strongest of the gods goes fishing for the end of the world. Þórr travels east to a giant's hall for a cauldron large enough to brew the sea, and before dawn he rows a small boat out past every fishing bank a man has ever known, into the deep water where the Serpent waits. He baits a line with the head of an ox and lets it down, and far below, the thing that circles the world takes the hook. A slow, strange story of a god and a monster meeting eye to eye, and the small old hand that cut the line and gave the world a little more time. Let it carry you down into sleep.

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome
3:09 Chapter 1. The Cauldron That Was Not There
8:18 Chapter 2. The Journey East
12:26 Chapter 3. The Grandmother and the Mother
16:28 Chapter 4. The Return of Hymir
20:41 Chapter 5. The Three Oxen
27:48 Chapter 6. The Bait
34:41 Chapter 7. The Rowing Out
40:54 Chapter 8. The Whales
45:04 Chapter 9. The Pull
52:57 Chapter 10. The Eye
1:05:02 Chapter 11. The Cut
1:17:26 Chapter 12. Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time.
1:27:54 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSleepingAlmanac
New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Poetic Edda (Hymiskviða) and Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda (Gylfaginning), with the fishing scene preserved on the Altuna and Gosforth picture stones, retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

The Binding of Loki · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the feast in Ægir's hall by the sea, where the gods gathered to drink and one uninvited guest spoke every cruel and true thing he had ever held back. Of Bragi and Iðunn. Of Óðinn lowering his cup. Of Frigg, who heard at the table the name of the one responsible for her son's death. Then the flight to the high mountain. The hall with four doors. The salmon in the dark pool below the waterfall of Fránangr. The first fishing net the world had ever seen. And the cave with three stones, where a wife knelt with a wooden bowl raised above her husband's face for the rest of time, because what else was there for her to do.

This is the Lokasenna and what came after. The hinge of the season. Everything in Norse mythology that follows, the slow tilt toward Ragnarǫk, begins on the night Sigyn first raised the bowl.

Episode 7 of a complete twelve part season.

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome
3:44 Chapter 1. The Hall by the Sea
8:53 Chapter 2. The Seat He Claimed
16:29 Chapter 3. Bragi and Iðunn
21:22 Chapter 4. The Old Wounds
33:43 Chapter 5. The Vanir's Shame
38:43 Chapter 6. Týr's Hand and Freyr's Sword
45:58 Chapter 7. Heimdallr and Skaði
53:59 Chapter 8. Sif and the Coming of Þórr
1:02:39 Chapter 9. The Mountain Hall
1:12:24 Chapter 10. The Net of Ash
1:23:17 Chapter 11. The Three Stones
1:39:58 Chapter 12. Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time.
1:48:17 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSleepingAlmanac
New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday at 8pm ET.

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Sources: the Poetic Edda (the Lokasenna), the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson, and the Vǫluspá, retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

The Death of Baldr · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the brightest of the gods begins to dream of his own ending. Baldr, the most loved and the most gentle, wakes from dreams of death, and his mother Frigg walks the whole world asking every living thing to swear it will never harm him. Everything swears, except one small plant she passes by. A slow, sorrowful story of love, an overlooked thing, and a grief that even the gods cannot undo. Let it settle over you softly.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

8:04 Chapter 1. The Dream That Baldr Had

15:29 Chapter 2. The Long Ride to Hel

18:50 Chapter 3. The Seeress Who Did Not Want To Speak

25:35 Chapter 4. Frigg's Long Walking

35:35 Chapter 5. The Sport of the Gods

40:53 Chapter 6. The Old Woman at Frigg's Door

45:57 Chapter 7. The Plant West of Valhǫll

51:33 Chapter 8. The Brother Who Could Not See

56:37 Chapter 9. The Throw

1:02:03 Chapter 10. The Greatest Ship in the World

1:13:13 Chapter 11. Hermóðr's Nine Nights

1:32:38 Chapter 12. Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time.

1:46:27 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSleepingAlmanac

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson (Gylfaginning) and the Poetic Edda (Vǫluspá and Baldrs draumar), retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

The Theft of Iðunn's Apples · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the gods discover they can grow old. Iðunn keeps the apples that hold age away, and when Loki, cornered by a giant in eagle feathers, gives her up, the halls of the gods begin to gray and stiffen and slow. To undo it, Loki must fly north as a falcon and carry her home before the oldest of them forgets how to stand. A gentle story about time, and the quiet panic of losing it, told slowly enough to lose track of time yourself.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

2:03 Chapter 1. The Hunger of Three Wanderers

10:08 Chapter 2. The Ox That Would Not Cook

17:06 Chapter 3. The Pole That Stuck

23:26 Chapter 4. The Oath Sworn in the Sky

31:16 Chapter 5. The Goddess of Apples

42:28 Chapter 6. The Story Loki Told

51:00 Chapter 7. The Wings of Þjazi

1:00:22 Chapter 8. The First Gray Hair

1:15:08 Chapter 9. The Falcon Cloak

1:23:08 Chapter 10. The Nut and the Fire

1:32:30 Chapter 11. The Daughter Who Came for Vengeance

1:45:28 Chapter 12. Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time.

1:56:08 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSleepingAlmanac

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson (Skáldskaparmál) and the skaldic poem Haustlǫng, retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

The Binding of Fenrir · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the gods try to hold back the future. A wolf is growing among them, larger and stronger each day, and the gods know how the story is meant to end. They bring him chains, and call it a game, and he breaks them. Then they bring a ribbon made of impossible things, and a single god is brave enough, or honest enough, to pay the price of the lie. A calm, sad story about fate beginning to set. Let it settle over you slowly.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

2:04 Chapter 1. The Three Children of Loki

12:47 Chapter 2. The Wolf Brought to Asgard

21:57 Chapter 3. Týr, the One Who Fed Him

31:51 Chapter 4. The First Two Chains

40:10 Chapter 5. Down to Svartalfheim Again

47:20 Chapter 6. The Six Impossible Things

57:34 Chapter 7. The Ribbon in the Hand

1:04:37 Chapter 8. The Test the Wolf Proposed

1:10:37 Chapter 9. The Binding

1:16:38 Chapter 10. The God Who Could Not Hold a Sword

1:28:14 Chapter 11. What Was Lost. What Was Held.

1:35:42 Chapter 12. Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time.

1:47:30 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7P8vw9jK5Y4

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson (Gylfaginning) and the Poetic Edda, retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

The Forging of Mjǫllnir · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, a wager in the dark under the mountains. Loki, having cut the golden hair from Thor's wife while she slept, must replace it, and to do so he sets the finest dwarven smiths against one another. Out of their forge come a ship that folds into a pocket, a spear that never misses, a ring that makes more of itself, and a short handled hammer that will become the most famous object in all the nine worlds. A slow, warm story of craft and mischief. Drift off beside the forge.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

1:55 Chapter 1. Thor, the God of the Hammer

11:34 Chapter 2. Sif and the Golden Hair

20:58 Chapter 3. Loki, the Trickster

31:38 Chapter 4. The Cutting

41:13 Chapter 5. Down to Svartalfheim

50:15 Chapter 6. The Sons of Ivaldi

59:44 Chapter 7. The Wager (Loki Bets His Head)

1:09:15 Chapter 8. The Fly at the Bellows

1:21:05 Chapter 9. Gullinbursti and Draupnir

1:29:53 Chapter 10. The Making of Mjǫllnir

1:41:14 Chapter 11. The Judgment of the Gods

1:48:16 Chapter 12. Goodnight. And the Hammer at Rest

2:01:36 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J1fn8PAVAjY

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson, retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

Odin's Search for Wisdom · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Sun, 31 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the Allfather goes looking for what he does not yet know. He comes to the well at the root of the world, where Mímir keeps the water of wisdom, and he pays for a single drink with an eye. Later he hangs nine nights on the windswept tree, wounded and alone, until the runes rise to him out of the dark. A quiet story about how much a god will give to understand the world. Let it carry you down slowly.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

1:46 Chapter 1. The God Who Could Not Be Still

8:44 Chapter 2. The Many Names of the Allfather

16:52 Chapter 3. Thought and Memory, the Two Ravens

24:41 Chapter 4. The Wolves at His Throne

31:43 Chapter 5. The Spear and the Ring

39:02 Chapter 6. The Well Beneath the World

52:28 Chapter 7. The Eye in the Water

1:01:40 Chapter 8. Sleipnir, the Eight legged Horse

1:09:24 Chapter 9. The Hanging on the Tree

1:26:38 Chapter 10. What the Runes Whispered

1:41:15 Chapter 11. The Wisdom He Brought Back

1:48:49 Chapter 12. A Quiet Reflection on the Allfather

1:53:15 Chapter 13. Goodnight, and the Allfather Continues

1:56:48 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wAZlnkpF0uM

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Hávamál and the Eddas, retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

The Nine Worlds · Norse Mythology Sleep Story · 3 Hours of Calm Narration

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400

Tonight, the shape of everything. Before the gods have names you know, there is a tree, and from its branches and roots hang nine worlds. We move slowly through each one, from the fire of Muspelheim to the mist of Niflheim, the halls of the gods, the home of giants, and the dark below, until the whole map of Norse reality is laid out quietly around you. This is the orientation episode of the season. Everything that follows happens somewhere on this tree.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

1:49 Chapter 1. The North Before the Gods

9:50 Chapter 2. Ginnungagap, the Yawning Void

18:18 Chapter 3. The First Fire and the First Frost

26:40 Chapter 4. Ymir, the First Being

36:56 Chapter 5. The Sons of Borr and the Slaying of Ymir

45:59 Chapter 6. The Making of the World

57:24 Chapter 7. Yggdrasill, the World Tree

1:08:02 Chapter 8. The Nine Worlds Named

1:19:00 Chapter 9. The Wells Beneath the Roots

1:28:19 Chapter 10. The Bridge of Burning Light

1:36:58 Chapter 11. A Quiet Reflection on the Edda

1:45:11 Chapter 12. Goodnight, and the Beginning

1:49:50 Music to sleep by

Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HpgRqADGzTo

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Sources: the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson, retold in an original written narrative.

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.

Welcome to The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories

The Sleeping Almanac · Norse Mythology Sleep Stories — Mon, 25 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400

A slow, calm place for the world's oldest stories, told for the listener who cannot quite turn off. Season 1 is Norse mythology, narrated across a single season long arc, from the nine worlds to Ragnarǫk.

How to use the show: press play, close your eyes, and let it drift over you. The pacing is slow and the music never spikes. You are not meant to stay awake.

New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Follow everywhere, and watch the illustrated versions on YouTube: https://beacons.ai/thesleepingalmanac

This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.