The Myths That Rule Us

while the grand stories of the day underpin virtually every aspect of our modern lives, they can often hide in plain sight, behind a veneer of what is generally considered as either ‘accepted truth’ or ‘common sense’. We tend to have a blindspot regarding the baseline assumptions of our mother culture, which can make it challenging for us to concei

Frank believes our culture lacks mythology. He doesn’t mean fictional stories but the big narratives that help humanity understand our world. He writes that while science has filled that gap in terms of understanding, we’re lacking the power of stories.

These are difficult questions, but there is a shimmering silver lining here. After all, if we are dreaming our own stories, we can always dream others. We can tell new stories. We can develop new myths, perhaps even myths that point back to the myth-maker. We do not have to keep living in stories that have long ago spent their shelf lives. We do no