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Myth and Meaning webinar on December 9th

Join us for a free, live webinar to discuss Myth and Meaning, edited by Stephen Gerringer, as well as our new book, The Mythopoetic Impulse: Selected Essays from 2017–2022, by Bradley Olson, Ph.D. The ebook version of The Mythopoetic Impulse is our gift to donors this giving season. We’re excited to discuss both books with Stephen and Brad. Register today to save your spot.

MYTH BLAST

The Hermit and Reflection

by Craig Deininger

My first favorite hermit was Obi-Wan Kenobi, who came to the big screen in the early summer of ’77. I suppose I was drawn to the whole package, the whole iconography of this unusual figure cloaked in a deep-hooded, earth-toned mantle, thoughtfully discerning tracks in the sand to read the tales of events just-passed. There was something different to this character from the standard Hollywood heroes and heroines whose special abilities were more overtly rendered, more consistently on display. Obi-Wan seemed to possess an unfamiliar hidden power beneath all that quiet appearance and quiet action.   I recall the wonderful…

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Craig Deininger contributes this week's MythBlast, "The Hermit and Reflection".

"My first favorite hermit was Obi-Wan Kenobi, who came to the big screen in the early summer of ’77. I suppose I was drawn to the whole package, the whole iconography of this unusual figure cloaked in a deep-hooded, earth-toned mantle, thoughtfully discerning tracks in the sand to read the tales of events just-passed. There was something different to this character from the standard Hollywood heroes and heroines whose special abilities were more overtly rendered, more consistently on display. Obi-Wan seemed to possess an unfamiliar hidden power beneath all that quiet appearance and quiet action." 
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Image: Reflection by Mark Round

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From Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers 

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Our gift to you this month is The Humbling of Indra (Esingle).

In this introduction to Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal, Joseph Campbell begins his fascinating overview of the central symbols and myths of the great Asian religions by examining the very basis of myth, and by retelling the ancient Indian tale of how the greatest of the Hindu gods was brought low at the moment of his greatest triumph.

"The knowledge of space is the knowledge of our lives. We’re born from space. It was from space that the Big Bang came that sent forth galaxies, and out of the galaxies, solar systems. The planet we are on is a little pebble in one of these things, and we have grown out of the earth of this pebble. This is the fantastic mythology that’s waiting for somebody to write poems about." — Joseph Campbell

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