Joseph Campbell on eternity
“Eternity is not a long time; rather, it is another dimension. It is that dimension to which time-thinking shuts us. And so there never was a creation. Rather, there is a continuous creating going on. This energy is pouring into every cell of our being right now, every board an
Read MoreJCF Mythological RoundTable® Group at OPUS
New year, new Campbell book to dive into at our Mythological RoundTable® Group at OPUS! The book is The Mythic Dimension and contains a selection of essays that Campbell wrote between 1959 and 1987. The two main topics in this volume are mythology and history and mythology and the art
Read MoreMyth 101 – Padma, the sacred lotus
Padma is the sacred lotus in Hinduism. The lotus emerges out of Vishnu’s belly button while he is in Yoga-Nidra, yoga sleep, the sleep that leads to the dream of the universe. As the lotus emerges from his belly, so that which is within becomes manifest and the universe comes in
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2011
Treasure Hunters aka Our Volunteers
In the few short months that I have worked at OPUS Archives and managed the volunteer program I have had the great opportunity to meet and interact with our wonderful group of volunteer staff members on a daily basis. Each day that I am in the archives I am reminded what a great servi
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2011
The four fold symbol
“The fourfold compositions [the cross, the quartered circle], archetypal of perpetual renewal or wholeness and the moon in the symbolism of Old Europe, are associated with the Great Goddess of Life and Death, and the Goddess of Vegetation, moon goddesses par excellence.” M
Read MoreJCF Mythological RoundTable® Group at OPUS
New year, new Campbell book to dive into at our Mythological RoundTable® Group at OPUS! The book is The Mythic Dimension and contains a selection of essays that Campbell wrote between 1959 and 1987. The two main topics in this volume are mythology and history and mythology and the art
Read MoreMyth 101: Sophia
Sophia, (Σοφíα, Greek for “wisdom“). Sophia is the archetypal image of the feminine principle and thus partner to the masculine god. She is present in all traditions, mythologies, and religions – in Hinduism she is Shakti, in Egyptian myth she is called Isis. Traditi
Read MoreIn Marion Woodman’s words – the Goddess energy is trying to save us
“I would say the goddess energy is trying to save us. If we go on with our power tactics, we’re going to destroy the earth. That’s why we haven’t got a long time to evolve. We’re either going to make a leap in consciousness or we aren’t going to be
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