Myth, creativity, consciousness
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Today, May 13, 2021, would have been my dad’s 88th birthday. Somehow, no one knows how, he got COVID right before Christmas and died on December 30th, after a brief time in the hospital. I’m still trying to absorb the … Continued
On The Curious Mind podcast- a conversation about the ‘Myth of Unlimited Human Potential’, the problematic impact it has on us, and what is a psychologically more wholesome way to integrate myths into our lives. The myth of unlimited human … Continued
“Imaginal knowing is the only way that the unconscious can move into consciousness. It happens through fantasy, through dreams, through symbols, where all is “thrown together” (which is the meaning of the word sym-ballein in Greek). It happens through pictures, … Continued
“Art is the informed translation of soul.” -Brian Michael Tracy April is National Poetry month in the United States. I’m joined by fellow myth-lover and poet, Brian Michael Tracy, for an exploration of the connections between poetry and … Continued
“April 1st is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are the other three hundred and sixty-four days.” –Mark Twain There’s been so much abuse of the truth, deception, and erosion of our trust in each … Continued
To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour from “Auguries of Innocence” by William Blake Among the paradoxes posed … Continued