Soph speaks as if there is evidence that the first man left, but evidence of a first man has not been found because man is birthed by Mother Earth, which means...
Susan, Gordimer's lecture is fine for the intellect, and scientific communities's, but as all words of man, they cannot transcend beyond the speakers own...
"...the status of a story as myth is unrelated to whether it is based on historical events. Myths that are based on historical events over time become imbued...
Jufa says: "what is a myth? needs to be answered." ================ A myth is defined as a traditional, typically ancient, story, dealing with supernatural...
Soph, did not ask you what a myth was defined as, I asked you to tell me "what is a myth?" In the sense of your defining what a myth is, which you conclude is...
Hi Clemsy, it is stated this forum welcomes new, or broad themes of mystic approaches to daily living. To myself the base for all of Joseph Campbell's format...
jufa wrote: And so, this leads to a second question. When individuals speak from the Spirit aspect of Joseph's messages, does it provoke questions of "Do you ...
Hi Evinnra! "When individuals speak from the Spirit aspect of Joseph's messages," one can, indeed, respond with a question. One may 'accept' that another knows...
If mythological and religious themes are to be accepted as truth, does this mean the one accepting such themes knows the origin of both myth and religion...
Hi Tat, if I may address you in this manner. I do not believe I misunderstood Ruiz nor you. I was attempting to tell of my approach from an angle of 'why' men...
"To live the metaphor, there has to be a conscious union with God. To be in conscious union with God one must realize they are the answer to the questions of...
You may agree with this summary as well. It goes over the problems associated with trying to organize a religion. "Truth is a pathless land" "What follows is...
Here's some more Campbell on the issue of energy and consciousness and how it relates to the mystery of being. If we focus on the mystery, then we merely see...
It is true, I've found from my indulgent and experimental living, when consciousness is stated in terms of being transcendent energy consciousness, it becomes...
I have never been at odds with what you have presented, this I want you to know. I believe what appeared to be confusing between us, if this is the right word,...
The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life Delivered at New Covenant Baptist Church in Chicago on April 9, 1967 I want to use as the subject from which to preach:...
So I move on and say that it is necessary to add breadth to length. Now the breadth of life is the outward concern for the welfare of others, as I said. (Yeah)...
And don't forget in doing something for others that you have what you have because of others. (Yes, sir) Don't forget that. We are tied together in life and in...
Man is always passing the buck. Man continuously views the reality of life through the darkness of his interpretations. Man continuously place metaphors,...
"God did not expel man from Eden for Eden is the element of that which man is formed from. Man was sent forth from the Garden of Eden "to till the ground from...
To think magically, mythically and symbolically is to transform the energy that is pure awareness-in-motion into image, and in doing so, suffer the sense of...
Quote: When we chase our idea of God in the world of our imagination, no matter how gross (worldly) or how subtle (heavenly) is this imaging, we are chasing...
"To awaken is to realize that awareness is not an idea. Awareness is rest-in-motion, motion-in-rest. When thought is born and remains in Ground Luminosity,...
Quote: Only when man came under the subjection of his own subjective will did he become self-centered and betray his own Spirit of unity. It was man's...
Quote: The why of this betrayal of the Spirit of unity cannot be known, but what is known is that this betrayal happens when awareness names Itself and in...
Excellent thread. The ice cubes of thoughts here are dissolving back into their endless source. Crystalised beliefs ahve dissolved and only SELF remains. To...
Quote: SELF must empty it's internal to become self, and self must empty it's external to become SELF Without moving, SELF involves and evolves. Once upon a...
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