The Power of Myth

moving out of the sphere of achievement into the sphere of enjoyment and appreciation and relaxing to the wonder of it all.

That is one of the amazing things about these myths. I have been dealing with this stuff all my life, and I am still stunned by the accuracies of the repetitions. It is almost like a reflex in another medium of the same thing, the same story. Instead of corn, or maize, it’s a coconut.

Minotauromachy,

To a certain extent, you become the carrier of something that is given to you from what have been called the Muses—or, in biblical language, “God.” This is no fancy, it is a fact.

A ritual is the enactment of a myth. By participating in a ritual, you are participating in a myth.

One is your judgment in the field of action, and the other is your judgment as a metaphysical observer.

They come out of an elite experience, the experience of people particularly gifted, whose ears are open to the song of the universe.

soul’s high adventure,

I don’t believe in being interested in a subject just because it’s said to be important. I believe in being caught by it somehow or other.