Beshara Magazine | Unity in the Contemporary World LD Deutsch: Time, Myth & Matter: Essays on the Natures and Narratives of Reality
Oct 10, 2025
Laura (LD) Deutsch, a writer and scholar with an MA in Religious Studies, delves into the intersections of time, consciousness, and mythology. She explores how ancient myths persist alongside science, revealing our psychological need for them. The discussion touches on the simulation hypothesis as a modern creation myth and how archetypes influence both mind and matter. Laura articulates the distinct experiences of physical versus lived time and connects mythological figures to contemporary technological fears, illustrating their relevance today.
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Interdisciplinary Patterns Reveal Deeper Order
- Laura Deutsch pursued science, mythology, Jungian psychology and philosophy to find isomorphic patterns across disciplines.
- She argues these patterns suggest a deeper organizing order that invites integrated, grounded inquiry.
Technology Becomes Modern Mythic Space
- Myth persists because humans need narratives to orient to origins and meaning beyond empirical limits.
- Tech and science can become new mythic spaces when religion's institutional role declines.
Archetypes Fill The Unknown
- Jung's archetypes spontaneously constellate at the edges of the known to fill in unknowns with symbolic meaning.
- Creation myths and modern ideas like simulation theory share recurring archetypal patterns.
