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Themis Doesn’t Belong to You, Officer

Themis Doesn’t Belong to You, Officer

Posted on June 6, 2020 Posted in Mythognosis Tagged with debunking, mythology

Recently D.C. police conducted an anti-protest crackdown dubbed “Operation Themis.” Read my op-ed in Cunning Folk Magazine about how classical mythology can be weaponized in service to white supremacy, and how this particular goddess flies defiantly in the face of that.

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Myth, Science and Unicorn Mind

Myth, Science and Unicorn Mind

Posted on May 25, 2016 Posted in Mythognosis Tagged with direct mind, epistemology, mythology, science, scientism

In the first chapter of Before Philosophy, Henri and Henriette Frankfort pointed out that the language of myth, which they called “speculative thought,” isn’t so common these days, because science. In our own time speculative thought finds its …

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Well That Explains a Lot

Well That Explains a Lot

Posted on May 8, 2015 Posted in Mythognosis Tagged with direct mind, epistemology, mythology, personhood

I mentioned I’ve been reading Before Philosophy by Henri and Henriette Frankfort, et al. And I mentioned it’s one of my favorite treatises on mythology. What I didn’t mention is the lights-on moment I got the first time I …

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More than Metaphor

More than Metaphor

Posted on April 26, 2015 Posted in Mythognosis Tagged with consubstantiation, mythology

In my last post about mythology, I said that myth isn’t metaphor. Metaphor is a popular way to look at myth these days, which is why it deserves some pushback. I maintain that myths are not allegories of the human psyche. …

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Chill Out, Jo-Cam

Chill Out, Jo-Cam

Posted on April 17, 2015 Posted in Mythognosis Tagged with critique, debunking, mythology, psychology

The other day a friend of mine asked me what I have against the “mythologist” Joseph Campbell. Every time the guy’s name comes up, I swear; also, I love mythology. So what’s your problem, my friend …

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Self-assertion Started It

Self-assertion Started It

Posted on June 29, 2012 Posted in God and the Tao Tagged with boundaries, misogyny, mythology, power over

On page 11, the Oxford summarized the book of Genesis this way: “Genesis … contains two major parts: the primeval history … which tells how human self-assertion brought the world to the brink of destruction; and the history of Israel’s ancestors.”

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Not a Fib

Not a Fib

Posted on January 23, 2011 Posted in God and the Tao Tagged with ancient Israel, epistemology, God, mythology, sacred, science, stories, transformation

This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …

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Whose Scriptures Are They?

Whose Scriptures Are They?

Posted on June 23, 2010 Posted in God and the Tao Tagged with appropriation, belonging, disrespect, early Christians, Judaism, love, mythology, power over, scripture

This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …

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Canon is Community Food

Canon is Community Food

Posted on December 27, 2009 Posted in God and the Tao Tagged with community, mythology, scripture

This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …

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We Want a Boys’ Band

We Want a Boys’ Band

Posted on October 23, 2009 Posted in God and the Tao Tagged with faith, mythology, science, stories

This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …

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