Myth, The Story, & The High Fantasy Realm
The Mythic Soul
What is a Story? the nature of story itselfReality is a StoryThe Cosmic StoryThe Story of Life & the Story of YOUR LifeThe Mythic SoulThe Master Storyteller and Prime CreatorThe Great StoryThe High Fantasy EpicMythopoeia: Myth-MakingSub-CreationMythopoeticsTolkien’s Legendarium & Mythic StoryThe Sacred Function of Storytelling & MythsWe are the creator’s of our own Song & StoryThe Mythmaker as Shaman & Wizard…Creating a Living MythAll stories are the story of the soulReality is Stranger Than FictionFairy TalesFantasy & Myth is more Real/True than RealityThe Story Grew in the Telling…The Bridge Between WorldsThe Imaginal RealmFaërie“The Perilous Realm”The Mythic Fantasy RealmThe Reality of FantasyCreating Your Epic StoryEnchantmentDisenchantmentReinchantmentCreating a Modern MythosMyth, Heroism & Sacred Quest in Today’s World/Culture/SocietyThe Hero’s Journey & The Universal QuestThe Mythic Structure of Time – Cycles, ages, prophecies, and eschatology.Materialism: Dogmatic belief in only this physical worldImaginationInvention & DiscoveryThe Human Story of Grand DestinyWe Live Inside A StoryTurn Reality into Fantasy, & Fantasy into RealityThemes of the Mythos
EucatastropheEnnoblement Hope Heroism
The One Ring of PowerThe Ordinary Hero: Hobbits & Humans
Lore Lore & MythThe Lore MasterLogos & Mythos: Language & CreationTerrence McKenna“Linguistic Hyperspace”The Secret Power of Names“The Imagination is the Goal of History”The Poisoning of the ImaginationImagination & RealityWake up and dream!the StorytellerMemes: Seed IdeasMyth & ConsciousnessChronos & Kairos: Linear Time & Mythic TimeThe Wizard: Keeper of the Flame of MythReintegrate Mythic Consciousness into Everyday Life. The EpicThe Shadow & The Dark LordDivine Revelation of True RealitySacred Storytelling The Ainulindalë: The Music of the AinurTolkien’s LegendariumMythsLorekeeper
The Wizard as the Guardian of the Imaginal – The responsibility of the visionary.
The Collective UnconsciousBooks as Portals – The idea that literature itself is a gateway into Faërie.
The Role of the Bard & Troubadour – Singing reality into being.
Linguistic Hyperspace – Terence McKenna’s idea that language itself is a magic spell.
Etymology & The Secrets Hidden in Words – How words encode deep truths.
The Kabbalistic & Magical View of Language – Letters as symbols of divine forces.
The Mythic Self: Who Are You in the Story? – Finding your personal archetype.
The Collapse of the Old Myth & The Birth of the New – What myth are we moving toward as a species? A new and ancient story
The Lost Grail & The Wasteland – How our modern world mirrors Arthurian legend.
The Search for the Hidden King – The mystical return of the lost king archetype.
The Role of the Holy Knight in Today’s World – How modern seekers embody this path.
Becoming a Sub-Creator in Your Own Life – Living as a conscious myth-maker. Creating Your Own Mythology – Structuring your own living mythos.