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We have been living a myth. We have constructed a dream. We have cajoled and seduced ourselves into believing we are the center of all things; with plants and other sentient beings from ants to lizards to coyotes and grizzly bears, remaining subservient to our whims, desires, and needs. This is a lethal lie that will be seen by future generations a... See more
Terry Tempest Williams • The Pall Of Our Unrest
when we face uncertainty, we should be open to the quixotic and the unconventional.
Emergence Magazine • Navigating the Mysteries
Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows — ‘What a world you’ve got inside you.’ | The On Being Project
onbeing.orgThe correct response to uncertainty is mythmaking. It always was. Not punditry, allegory, or mandate, but mythmaking. The creation of stories. We are tuned to do so, right down to our bones. The bewilderment, vivacity, and downright slog of life requires it.
Emergence Magazine • Navigating the Mysteries
The Elements of Man: A Mythic Framework for Masculinity — RITONA // A Beautiful Resistance
Rhyd Wildermuthabeautifulresistance.org
... See moreA myth is a patch of soil where we can plant the best practices of a community: how to relate to each other and to our shared ecosystem. The type of mythmaking we are called to do now is probably somewhere closer to composting. We live in a culture that is remarkably good at abstracting itself from waste and off-loading it onto the marginalized com
Myths are an essential part of this ‘making of humans’ — they contextualise our existence and give us psychological coherence.