I’ve tried to keep my mouth shut, but I can no longer let certain things go by without comment. I am quite sure I will offend some of the True Faithful, but that cannot be helped. I am here today to speak aloud these words: J K Rowling is wrong. In fact, not only is… Continue reading Third Time is the Charm
Category: Myth
Secret societies, societies with secrets, and societies with spoilers
When thinking about secrets and mysteries in practice, I’ve long tossed about the idea of a difference between secret societies, societies with secrets and a society without spoilers. Especially in this day when so much is being made available online, but that really is just a matter of scale when there are plenty of historical… Continue reading Secret societies, societies with secrets, and societies with spoilers
no cures
“no cures.” No tears in the eyes of the youth Patriotism is the new faith “I am no criminal” Blind masses of youth marching Civil disobedience “It’s not the ideology, it’s the people” “It’s not the guns, it’s those damn bullets” Not to question patriotism is to stagnate and become blind followers to the new… Continue reading no cures
Oregon Friends of Jung Red Book Program on April 16-17th
A presentation, a lecture and a party in April around Jung’s Red Book are being organized by the Oregon Friends of Jung as a full program of events. C.G Jung’s Red Book: A Presentation by Sonu Shamdasani with introduction by Daniel Baumann, President of the Zurich Jung Institute and great-grandson of C.G. Jung Friday, April… Continue reading Oregon Friends of Jung Red Book Program on April 16-17th
In name only
Well, how interesting that the topic of Magdalene and the Reclaiming approach to story came up over the weekend as a way to explore what I see as paradigmatic difference between my relationship with Reclaiming and my experience in O.T.O. [also]. Interesting because when I got back from an extended weekend away, at an O.T.O.… Continue reading In name only
Rowling’s new hero is Orpheus
This is both interesting and exciting news. I’ve enjoyed Canongate’s Myth series so far, although I admit to not having read the most recent releases. Now, it appears that maybe a bit classic hero is in store for J. K. Rowling, via “Rowling to work her magic on Greek hero Orpheus?“: London, July 23 (ANI):… Continue reading Rowling’s new hero is Orpheus
Waiting for The Tin Man
No, not “thin” but “tin” … Apparently, there’s a retelling of Oz in miniseries form coming in December to the Sci Fi channel. Staring Zooey Dechanel as DG and Alan Cummings as the title role. I hope it’s a good one. Check out more at Slice of Scifi. I could see someone like Peter Jackson… Continue reading Waiting for The Tin Man
The Actantial model
Via “Greimas – Actantial model“: “The actantial model, developed by A.J. Greimas, allows us to break an action down into six facets, or actants … In the actantial model, an action may be broken down into six components, called actants. Actantial analysis consists of assigning each element of the action being described to the various… Continue reading The Actantial model
Livin’ at a loggin’ camp, dreamin’ of owls with dynamite
I don’t know about you, but where I am, there’s been the sound of chainsaws all day for pretty much the entire week, and even today on Saturday there’s no respite. Sure, it’s all about recovering from the crazy wind storm that blew in and killed the power here for several days, but it’s feeling… Continue reading Livin’ at a loggin’ camp, dreamin’ of owls with dynamite
“Ride the snake. He’s old. And his skin is cold.”
Via LiveScience.com – Startling Discovery: The First Human Ritual: A startling discovery of 70,000-year-old artifacts and a python’s head carved of stone appears to represent the first known human rituals. Maybe you have to be there, but the image is about as snake-like as the face on Mars is a face. However, this place of… Continue reading “Ride the snake. He’s old. And his skin is cold.”
Depressing essay, surface the myth-masked system
Via Clusterfuck Nation by Jim Kunstler : Oh Six You can only introduce so much perversity into an economic system before distortions cripple it. From 2001 through 2005, consumer spending and residential construction had together accounted for 90 percent of the total growth in GDP, while over two-fifths of all private sector jobs created since… Continue reading Depressing essay, surface the myth-masked system
Canongate’s Myths series gets two new titles.
Quite some time ago, I ran across something about a series of books that would be re-interpretations of classical myths by modern authors. The first of these books would be Margaret Atwood re-interpreting the Homer’s Odyssey from the viewpoint of Penelope. Turns out, while I wasn’t paying attention, The Penelopiad was published. Not only that,… Continue reading Canongate’s Myths series gets two new titles.
Authors take on Herculean task of retelling the world’s ancient myths – Britain – Times Online
There is a new project to retell myths, a project from many authors, in a series of works. The first will be Margaret Atwood retelling the story of Penelope. [source] Authors take on Herculean task of retelling the world’s ancient myths – Britain – Times Online The venture will involve 35 publishers worldwide and some… Continue reading Authors take on Herculean task of retelling the world’s ancient myths – Britain – Times Online
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