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This is a follow up to Jim's The King of Love is a Deadman

I took my portions off the original because I didn't want to distract from the simplistic beauty that his post yielded.

Ishmael:

-a serious question:

How far are you willing to go following the kid with the drum and the bear?

-sorry, I have more. I've been thinking much about The Jupiter Mission and the idea of a New Mythology. I will probably lay something out in the next few days, but after experiencing Jim's incredible video I want to share with you the components of a complete mythology. The reason this is important is because it is believed by some, namely Joseph Campbell, that the lack of a compete mythological structure is the root of modernity's problems. Without the proper guidance, how is one to know, how one should live? For the longest time I've been using the tools of modernity to find an answer. Reason. Logic. Of course these tools have removed much of the awe from life. I stumbled upon the answer though. How should one live? Synchromysticism. The answer is not active, it's passive. Not doing, but being. It's mysticism. Watch Jim's video a second time and consider it in light of the components of a complete myth. So moving. Complete.

The following is a twitter construction on the function of myth as prescribed by Joseph Campbell. The twittergument occurred @theghostlight primarily on the 30th of June.

You are here.3:47 PM Jun 27th from web
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."3:40 PM Jun 28th from web
What's your myth?12:58 PM Jun 29th from web
According to Joseph Campbell, a complete mythology has four functions.11:14 AM Jun 30th from web
The four functions of a complete mythology are: the mystical, cosmological, sociological, and pedagogical.11:19 AM Jun 30th from web
The mystical function of a mythology is to awaken awe in the individual thus revealing the presence of the divine source in all things.11:57 AM Jun 30th from web
The cosmological function of the myth makes sense of the universe--how it came into being, it's purpose, and where it is going.12:00 PM Jun 30th from web
The sociological function defines the people and society that the myth serves and validates and maintains the social order.12:05 PM Jun 30th from web
The pedagogical function instructs those under the myth how to live. It shows one the stages of life and the transformations one undergoes.12:13 PM Jun 30th from web
A complete mythology must contain these four functions.12:15 PM Jun 30th from web
A myth is just a story.12:15 PM Jun 30th from web
What is your myth?12:16 PM Jun 30th from web
The hero is the essence of myth. You are the hero of your life. So then, who do you emulate? What is your story?12:22 PM Jun 30th from web
What is our land's myth? Who is our land's hero?12:31 PM Jun 30th from web

The story you want is always your own.11:46 AM Jul 3rd from web
What are your pressing questions?3:03 PM Jul 4th from web
What is your practice?3:03 PM Jul 4th from web

Sync

do watch this incredible video again.