The Power of Myth: The Hero’s Adventure
“You’re talking about a search for the meaning of life?” I asked. “No, no, no,” he said. “For the experience of being alive (…) People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t...
View ArticleTruth is one; the sages call it by many names
Joseph Campbell: Unnameable. Unnameable. It is transcendent of all names. Bill Moyers: God? Joseph Campbell: “God” is an ambiguous word in our language because it appears to refer to something that is...
View ArticleIs the beauty of the bird’s song intentional?
“There is a burst of magnificent art and all the evidence you need of a mythical imagination in full form. (…) And with respect to the problem of beauty – is this beauty intended? Or is it something...
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For those to whom a stone reveals itself as sacred, its immediate reality is transmuted into supernatural reality. In other words, for those who have a religious experience all nature is capable of...
View ArticleHistory piled upon history: lost kingdoms of Africa
“Africa. Where the human race began. Nearly a billion people live here. It’s a continent with an incredible diversity of communities and cultures, yet we know less of its history than almost anywhere...
View Article‘Go on mortals, fill yourselves with dreams’
Encolpio: Ascilto… what does the poet say? Each moment presented may be your last, so fill it up until you vomit… or something such? – Fellini – Satyricon (1969) “I’m a poet. You might ask, “Why are...
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