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The Joseph Campbell Foundation website has been redesigned. The new site is really nice. They've done a great job tying together the many sections into a single design. It's an excellent site to discuss Campbell's books and ideas. It has an active, intelligent discussion group that has also given rise to several "Round Table" groups [...]
Continue reading...By What Myth Am I Living?
Sunday, February 17, 2008
I haven't really written much in the past few months - other than posting stuff on politics from other sites. I've been reflecting on the past. I remember someone once telling me that as you get older you get the most vivid flashback memories of your life. That is what's been happening to me. Every [...]
Continue reading...Indra’s Lesson
Monday, January 29, 2007
There is a wonderful story in one of the Upanishads about the god Indra. Now, it happened at this time that a great monster had enclosed all the waters of the earth, so there was a terrible drought, and the world was in a very bad condition. It took Indra quite a while to realize [...]
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Sunday, March 26, 2006
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Are you sure you want to know more about Matthew? I recommend you stop reading now and go back to where you came from. Reading this will add very little clarity and probably just add to your confusion. What does nautis mean, anyway? Matthew began life in Lexington, Kentucky in the Unites States. He was an [...]
Continue reading...Featured Conversation: A Woman’s Hero Journey
Monday, September 19, 2005
In our Conversations of a Higher Order, threaded discussion forums, over 25,700 messages have been posted! This week we feature A Woman’s Hero Journey: Is it different?, where JessicaP says: I would love to hear other people’s thoughts on whether you think the hero’s journey is different for women than it is for men. I’ve [...]
Continue reading...Why Speak With Symbols?
Monday, September 5, 2005
In our Conversations of a Higher Order, threaded discussion forums, over 25,500 messages have been posted‚—a thousand more since our last featured thread in July! In this featured conversation, Nandu begins:We speak of the symbolism and metaphor of myth. It is part and parcel of any art form, too. Why? What is the universal attraction [...]
Continue reading...Practical Campbell: Smoke or Mirrors?
Monday, August 1, 2005
“The occult” – an emotionally charged term evoking sinister associations, everything from fraudulent and greedy fortune tellers to satanic rituals, images reinforced on movie screens and in pulpits across the country … but is this the reality, or merely projections of the public imagination? Is the practice of occult arts–particularly popular forms of divination, including [...]
Continue reading...Who Wrote this Novel?
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may never forgive you. But encourage me, and I will never forget you." - William Arthur Though we sometimes feel like a pinball arbitrarily bouncing around inside the pinball machine of life, there is often [...]
Continue reading...Featured Conversation: The Nature of Fear
Monday, July 11, 2005
Is the root of all fear the fear of death? Are fears a teaching tool where the ultimate aim is to confront and move beyond fear? Is fear an essential driving component of creativity? Is fear a human quality that makes the living of life even more of a precious experience? This conversation is in [...]
Continue reading...Ink and Blood
Thursday, June 30, 2005
I had an opportunity to see the traveling exhibition, Ink & Blood in Lexington, KY. I highly recommend it. It will be there for a couple of months before moving on to South Carolina. The exhibit traces the path of our modern English Bible from the very beginning through present day. It also records the [...]
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