‘Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die. But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and considered Earth The Cities rise again’ –Rudyard Kipling IntroductionThis is part 4 of the historical and archaeological evidence...
THE STANDARD PATH of the mythological adventure of the hero is represented in the rites of passage: separation—initiation—return. A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder where fabulous forces are encountered and a decisive victory is won,...
The Call to Adventure: The first stage of the mythological journey—designated as the ‘call to adventure’—signifies destiny has summoned the hero and transferred his spiritual center of gravity from within the pale of his society to a zone unknown—Joseph Campbell INTRODUCTION Based on historical and archaeological evidence,...
Celtic Tradition of Raven: I have fled in the shape of a raven of prophetic speech (Taliesin). The raven offers initiation—the destruction of one thing to give birth to another. For deeper understanding, the heroine must journey through darkness to emerge into the morning's new light....
“Let him magnify the truth, it will magnify him. Let him strengthen truth, it will strengthen him.” —Leabhar na Nuachonghbala (Book of Leinster), 95-117 AD MYTHOLOGICAL JOURNEY Fulfilling destiny is a common theme in the mythological journey of a hero or heroine. In conducting research for my series,...
Introduction Archived articles which were posted on an earlier version of my website will be transferred to my new site and be republished an an ongoing basis. Enjoy the article below about Apollo and Coronis, and how this myth associates the sun god with healing. As soon...
