BONUS: The Symbolic Language of Mythology
Pathways with Joseph Campbell
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The Myth of Nature
An ideology is not a mythology. The ideology comes from the head and imposes on nature the intentions of a rational mind. These intentions are economic, political and practical in their nature. When you touch nature, you don't have to enforce it. It speaks of itself. And er, this is the main point. It's the violence of a society which is based on the idea that nature is evil,. or nature is stupid, or nature isn't good enough. We're going to correct it, and we're going to change nature. This is the saving image of human self confidence. I can tell you that when the mythic dimension is opened to people, happiness and joy and a sense
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