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Kristina,

I enjoy back stories.

 

U2 song 40

“The lyrics are a modification of the Bible’s Psalm 40. The song was released as a commercial single only in Germany, simply to promote U2’s appearance at the Loreley Festival in 1983”

“This was the last song written for the album. They had already used an extra week of studio time and needed one more song in a hurry, so Bono opened a bible, read from Psalm 40 of Psalms of David, and they put it to music.”

 

U2 Band name

“Supposedly, Steve Averill, a punk rock musician and family friend of Clayton’s, had suggested six potential names from which the band chose “U2.”

There is no solidly validated reason for the name choice other than perhaps its brevity, intentional ambiguity and opportunities for interpretations.

I couldn’t find any further explanation on U2’s official website or in the book, U2 by U2.

But there are many references that might have influenced the choice. Best known to Americans is that a U2 is a type of spy plane used by the United States in the 1960’s which was made famous when a 1960 international incident. A U.S. Lockheed U-2 plane over the Soviet Union was shot down over Russia and resulted in the pilot being taken as a prisoner during the Cold War. The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed “Dragon Lady”,

A U2 is also a dry-cell battery type now known in the U.S. as a D battery.

A number of European railway systems have a U2 as part of their designations.

U2 can also be seen as being a version of “you too” referring to the audience and its role in the band’s musical experience

I have also seen a reference to a U2 being a government form used in Ireland – but that seems to more likely be the origin, as we have explicated, for UB40. “

Have you found what your looking for ??? HERE

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Kristina ,

Great Band and song !!!

I like that some of the  Black Madonnas of Europe  have their origins in more ancient mythic traditions.

 

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Kristina,

Thank you for your reply.

The “sing a new song” concept brings to mind psalm 96. Is the allusion intentional ? I think every generation and individual needs to understand this. Only then can they appreciate their position in the procession of the choir of the ages and appreciate the harmonies and time signatures being manifested.

Metamorphosis brings visions of Ovid , Apuleius , Butterflies 🦋 landing on Blooming Lotus. Fertilizing while feeding on the Beauty and the nectar … Oh , if only Persephone were Golden !!! But alas She bares the mantle of The Black Madonna …

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Stephen,

Thank you for your tantalizing clue. Always fun to stay informed on the changing zeitgeist and world view.

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Where do you think psychology and mythology is heading in the future?

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Stephen ,

Lovely video !!
So Joseph wore a Coat of Many Colors a quilted  trappistry  and garment of mythology woven from a motley mixed multitude of threads   !!! So much is packed in the garment and name Joseph !!  Does rhyme with history … Dolly would be proud !!!

It seems the lots have been cast. You have inherited the seamless tie-died multicolored garment and wear it with distinction and flair.

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Stephen,

Thank you for the information.

How much did Joseph Campbell write on Faust mythology ? Wagner and archaic German influences ?

The Crossroads do pervade and inform our culture …

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Hello Kristina ,

I enjoy the anthropomorphic personification of the seasons . It is a perennial theme of our species. The artistic play with these allusions are a hallmark of the seamless transitions in poetry. I think it is one of the first patterns life perceived as it evolved through the ebb and flow of its 3.5 billion year journey on Earth. We are a product of that journey. Our nervous system evolved to make coherent sense of the seasonal data. Language evolved to convey knowledge and wisdom gleaned over generational time. Myths are the personifications of these conversations of a higher order. Such poetry is awe inspiring, it moves the spirit of our species to flights of wonder on high.

Thank you for your myth blast

 

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Mythic imagery abides ,  bodhisattva of the axis mundis … Arise …  from the waters of creation like Mu Pangaea , stepping stones of life , stepping stones of civilizations …

liquid water Rock … are the constituent components of Life incarnate. Lots of fun to track its forms.

“Our understanding of life on exoplanets and exomoons must be based on what we know about life on Earth. Liquid water is the common ecological requirement for Earth life. Temperature on an exoplanet is the first parameter to consider both because of its influence on liquid water and because it can be directly estimated from orbital and climate models of exoplanetary systems. Life needs some water, but deserts show that even a little can be enough. Only a small amount of light from the central star is required to provide for photosynthesis. Some nitrogen must be present for life and the presence of oxygen would be a good indicator of photosynthesis and possibly complex life.”

The Three Graces

At what point does mythic imagery become cliche ??? Does Jadedness pervade familiarity ?

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What is in a name ?  Everyone here is a real unique person. What meaning can be playfully imposed on your name? Individuals are real all mythic narratives are fabrications of the active imagination … What is the history of you your life your name ?

Mary Ann Bencivengo

Stephen Gerringer

James Nichol

Dennis Slattery

All others

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Stephen,

Thank you so much for your reply. It is full of interesting associations. Ovid was well known at the time and place of Paul’s evangelizing. It is interesting to speculate what literature and mythology inspired writings.
Your response lead me to find this

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Who is Philemon?

Philemon is named for a figure that appeared to Jung in a dream in 1913. In Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Jung recounted the dream in which this figure first appeared to him. Jung saw a sea-blue sky covered by brown clods of earth that appeared to be breaking apart. Out of the blue, he saw an old man with kingfisher wings and the horns of a bull flying across the sky, carrying a bunch of keys.

Philemon
masc. proper name, in Greek mythology a pious man, husband of Baucis; from Greek philemon, literally “loving, affectionate,” from philein “to love” (see philo-).
From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).

Question: “Who was Philemon in the Bible?”

Answer: Philemon was a first-century Christian and a slave owner who also hosted a church in his home, most likely in Colossae. His name means “affectionate” in Greek, and, from all we know about Philemon, he lived up to his name. Paul had led Philemon to faith on one of his visits to Asia Minor and had stayed in Philemon’s home when in that region. The only mention of Philemon in the Bible is in the book by that name. The book of Philemon is a personal letter from the apostle Paul to his friend Philemon whom he calls a “dear friend and fellow worker” (Philemon 1:1).

In the book of Philemon, Paul appeals to his friend on behalf of a runaway slave named Onesimus. Onesimus had somehow connected with Paul, who was imprisoned in Rome. Onesimus became a believer, but, because he was the property of Philemon, Paul sent him back to his owner with a letter.

What sources do you think Jung’s and the apostles Paul’s subconscious unconscious draw from ???

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Dennis,

Thank you for the link to your website. Your art is Beautifully expressive and archetypical. They seem to make the transcendent concrete. Portals of contemplation meditation. They have a zen quality of pointing at the moon.

Thanks for sharing

I have an affinity for the sprouting leaf as a metaphor … The pale green horse of the apocalypse … great mythic associations …

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Dennis,
Thank you for your reply. Have you done any computer graphic art with Procreate? Computer graphics is rich in the layering technique/motif. A great metaphor for art and perceptions of reality. Palimpsestical awareness !!!
I reasonate with your revision perspective. Brings to mind literary historical criticism. I like to think on some phenomenal level we humans are the mythic fabric veil of Isis , the Masks of God … We are the Veil the Membrane that separates the eminent immanent and transcendent , the waters below and above , internal and external light.

Yes! Dylan is a genius !!! I got to see him a few years back ! To me he is a God !!! My wife hated him. A playful bone of contention between us.

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The Three R’s

R to the third power

Robert Raymond Reister

 

Can your art be seen on the web anywhere ? I would enjoy seeing it.

Have you seen The Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese on Netflicks ? It brought Back so many memories I never had …

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Hello,

I enjoy the unveiling motif.
Brings to mind :

Godfrey Higgins – The Anacalypsis: An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil of the Saitic Isis or an Inquiry into the Origin of Languages, Nations and Religions 1836

Blavatsky – Isis Unveiled 1877

Did Joseph Campbell read these works ?

I like The quote -“The wild gander is a rich metaphor for “Hindu master yogis,” who in their trance states, go beyond all boundaries of thought and are best known as “hamsas and paramhamsas: “’wild ganders’ and “’supreme wild ganders.’””
Brings to mind Merkabah/heikhalot mysticism.

Isis

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Stephen,

I totally agree.

I often grapple with where coincidences are just that and where to note non causal associations as meaningful. For me I find my playful imagination enjoyable. Just thoughts passing in the night of mind. I enjoy sharing them here to see where they lead. All journeys start somewhere. I tend to be Judeo-Christian centric because that is what the western mind is to a large extent and I acknowledge that I am a product of my time and place.

It would be hard to write the totality of the web of associations that manifest in my mind so I try to keep it simple.

the old KISS principle. Just making observations for conversation for those who enjoy mythic correlations. Our minds are capable of manifesting all types of chimera. It is what mythology is all about to me.

I’m sure the homonym is something Joyce would enjoy playing with and find amusing. It does exist is self evident and is outside my mind.

Maybe the roots of the  Y source of the Pentateuch go deeper than thought ????

At the root I think you’ve hit the nail on the head there is a germ and kernel of truth in all just waiting to sprout …

Funny how after so many millennia the metaphor still rings true. It is what sprouts from our mind our head that brings us sustenance, our thoughts our knowledge our wisdom our technology is indeed organic and perennial growing with us. Our brain is a garden for cultivation. Always fun to empathize with archaic idioms.
Yes. Let the mind Bloom with visions of roots in ancient ritual and blossoms of future aesthetic epiphanies …

What myths specifically do you see the ritual encompassing?
 

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Hello,

Yawi – Yahweh , one of those intriguing etymological homonyms ? I know of no connection other than in my eclectic mind.

I enjoy the Solstice celebrations that are mentioned. For me they reach their pinnacle in their personifications of the Christian myth of Christ -winter solstice and John the Baptist – summer Solstice motif. Lots of fun to follow the associations. Christ the Hope eternal in the dead of winter (Sol Invictus). John the Baptist – the eater of the excess bounty of summer honey and locust , rich in symbolism. Making the way straight in the wilderness.

 

For me these indigenous rituals of our collective ancestral heritage are all prototypical antecedence. Evolutionary expressions of our collective human urge to create abstract and symbolize ourself and our environment  physically psychologically intellectually.  Lots of fun to impose and discern similarities within our imagination following the trajectories to modern scientific thought. Always keeping the mythopoetic aspect of the creative artistic urge in mind. Science at its vanguard is artistic. We are the archaic ancestors of our descendants.

 

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