The Flower of the Cedar
The Flower of the Cedar is a tale of dryads, from a time long before human history began. Lara, a young dryad, once had three hearts (as with all her kind). To recover them and bring them to life, she must set out on an unknown journey. Fearing the god of the land, who reportedly devours hearts, and inexplicably drawn to the lamia (who, tales say, revive hearts by an ominous method called guttings), she leaves her home, embarking on the heart-finding quest.
For lovers of fantasy, mythology, and fairy tales—for those whose bookshelves may harbor the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, and others of their glad company—or for dabblers in mysticism and the sacred feminine—this story will doubtless have deep resonance.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Chapter Fifteen: The Second Heart-Seed
Lara’s second heart-seed finding comes on a winter’s night.
Chapter Fourteen: Winter-Lions on the Tor
The travelers come into the home of Thoman and his wife Nisa, and they learn of the sorrow held there.
Chapter Thirteen: The Sadness and the Hope
Together with the beleaguered healer and his wife, Jann, Lara, and Dane take refuge in a Mahoghany village.
Chapter Eleven: Living-Hearted Healer
Their survival seems uncertain, when unexpectedly they are met by a healer and his wife.
Chapter Ten: This One Is Precious
As Lara’s illness draws on, Dane gives them shelter.
Chapter Nine: The Marked One
The approach of winter threatens, and the two young women find a new traveling companion.
Chapter Eight: The Geis
Lara’s first heart-seed finding, on a strange night.
Chapter Seven: Her Hearts Open
Turned out, Lara and Jann journey into the cold. Lara has her first sight of living hearts.
Chapter Six: Nena, the Birther
Their journey brings them to a woman named Nena, whose unexplained past pains her still.
Chapter Five: The Food of the Gods
Lara and Jann leave the Lifted City and strike out on the heart-finding quest, together.
