The Royal Art
A living initiatory mythos A living initiatory mythic Tradition
A living initiatory mythos — which means: a story that is also a path, transmitted through a tradition, designed to transform the one who receives it.
Mythos because it operates at the level of archetype and image, not argument.
Initiatory because receiving it changes you — it doesn't just inform, it transforms.
Living because you are living it as you tell it, and the telling continues to evolve.
a STORY and a JOURNEY. A PATH
a story-journey-path-experience of a certain setting, characters, plot events, transformational process, archetypal story - the greatest story ever told. The story of the Soul, the story of the Christ, the exiled prince going out into the darkness of the world and returning back to the Kingdom of Heaven and being crowned as King.
Story and Journey are the same thing at root. A journey is a story lived from the inside. A story is a journey witnessed from the outside. The Soul moving through time is the narrative arc.
- Tradition / Lineage / Bloodline — the Story has been told before; you're receiving and passing it on
- Religion / Mystery School — the Story is salvific; entering it transforms you
- Philosophy / Curriculum / Discipline — the Story has structure; you can be taught to move through it
- Way / Path / Quest — the Story is a journey you walk; the telling and the living are simultaneous
- Book / Communication / Transmission — the Story wants to be shared; it requires a witness