Myth 101: Good-Enough Mother Earth
“I have wanted, also, to keep in our minds the common language about the ‘good’ earth’s shadows: soil and dirt; fears of being buried alive; quicksand, sinkholes, and dust bowls; earthquakes and avalanches; dust to dust… the unfathomable autonomous depths
Read MoreJoseph Campbell on Māyā, an Ever-Rippling Pond
“Māyā is the world of that rippling pond we spoke of, the fractured, sparkling image of reality that is no reality but only its broken surface…. It is when the inner light—the ultimate light that is no light, that is—Brahman-ātman—comes into manifestation that this māyā veil is
Read MoreMythology is…
“Mythology is the crop which the Old World bore before its soil was exhausted, before the fancy and imagination were affected with blight; and which it still bears, wherever its pristine vigor is unabated. All other literatures endure only as the elms which overshadow our houses
Read MoreRobert Walter, JCF President at Esalen!
This year’s Mythological ToolBox® Playshop, “Unsung Stories & Evocative Songs,” runs from Sunday evening, March 25 through Friday afternoon, March 30. If you are willing to re-vision yourself, then join this improvisational ritual of rebirth.Bob Walter will be jo
Read MoreWalking a Sacred Path: Christine Downing To Teach at Chartres Cathedral
Following her walk along the Camino de Santiago, Christine Downing will teach a class June 11th through the 14th, 2012, at Chartres Cathedral, titled Walking a Sacred Path!! Through deep immersion in the pilgrimage route, land and labyrinth, join her in a retelling of such timeless my
Read MoreMyth 101 – Salomé
Salomé – Figure in Christian mythology who won the head of John the Baptist because of her seductive dance of the seven veils. Salomé, alongside the prophet Elijah, appears in C.G. Jung’s Liber Novus (Red Book) as a guide and teacher in his personal mythology. Jung refers to the encou
Read More2012 Conference for The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology
The previous deadline for the Call for Proposals for the 2012 conference, Creating the Chalice: Imagination and Integrity in Goddess Studies, presented by The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology, has been extended to January 15th. Click here for important details on submi
Read MoreStudy of Myth: Call for Proposals
The 2012 Symposium for the Study of Myth has announced a Call for Proposals. Click here for important information on how to submit your proposal!
Read MoreAnnouncement: 2012 Christine Downing Dissertation Fellowship
OPUS Archives and Research Center is announcing the 2012 Christine Downing Dissertation Fellowship. This Fellowship carries the name of Professor Downing in acknowledgement of her contribution to the fields of depth psychology and mythology, her many years of teaching at Pacifica Grad
Read MoreCall for Papers: Creating the Chalice: Imagination and Integrity in Goddess Studies
What are new paths for the field of Women’s Spirituality and Goddess Studies? What are new models and methods for our scholarly inquiry? What are the complexities around issues of Cultural Appropriation? These are just a sampling of the possible topics to be considered for the Call fo
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