Treasures in the Archives – The Mythic Bear
This amazing sculpture comes from Campbell’s Historical Atlas of World Mythology: Mythologies of the Great Hunt of the Celtic bear-goddess Artio. This statue shows the goddess feeding a she-bear and interestingly enough there is a slit in the box pedestal wherein coin offerings could
Read MoreJoseph Campbell on the myths we need today
“We need myths that will identify the individual not with his local group but with the planet.” Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers
Read MoreMyth 101 – Sulis
Sulis was a water goddess who presided over the hot springs at Bath, now Somerset. These springs were called Aquae Sulis and had curative powers. She was one of the most important Roman/British deities and though a water goddess she also had solar powers which some claim is due to the
Read MoreMyth 101: Artemis the Hanged One
Artemis the Hanged One is one of the virgin Goddesses fertility epitaph’s. The image of a hanged figure and fertility doesn’t seem to work quite right at first and so we consult Robert Graves who writes that dolls were hung from fruit trees to ensure good crops, a practice
Read MoreQuotes from the archives: Joseph Campbell
“Living myths are not mistaken notions, and they do not spring from books. They are not to be judged as true or false but as effective or ineffective, maturative or pathogenic…They are not invented but occur, and are recognized by seers and poets, to be then cultivated and
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