African people regard myths as a direct expression of the universe and of their inner and outer experience of themselves in relation to the world around them. Myths are not merely symbolic or a product of human imagination, but conveying certain facts or truths about man’s experiences in his encounter with the created order and its relation to the super-sensible world.”
Yggdrasil in Norse cosmology is an immense central sacred tree that sprang forth from the primordial void. As a symbol of the interconnectedness of all things, the Cosmic Tree...
Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell believed myths carry varied truths of the human experience. Perhaps we can learn from the past? Patterns repeat themselves across many different mythologies.
Shamanism is the path of direct revelation. Its purpose is to serve the highest good of humanity. It is the practice of communicating with Spirit through Resonance. It operates on the understanding of the interconnectedness between all things within Nature/Cosmos and between the seen and unseen worlds (dimensions beyond the ordinary state of consciousness).
The “Descent of Inanna” is one of the oldest myths of journeying to the underworld where, through death, an initiation takes place and, ultimately a rebirth...
The love story of Eros and Psyche could be interpreted as a reflection of the troubles in a maturing relationship. It symbolizes the difficulties of developing consciousness in the process of integrating the feminine and masculine...
The birth of our world was a definitive new beginning. Creation myths encompass ideas as to how the Universe came into being as well as the role of humans in this drama...
In the series ‘Good Omens’ the powerful image of two human beings holding a flaming sword, leaving the lush abundant Garden of Eden and entering the space beyond the protective wall into the barren desert, evokes the archetypal energy of endings, passage and new beginnings...