http://www.mythicthinking.org Keeping Everyone Mything Since 2007 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:18:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1. Check out Journey to the Sea and see my article on Campbell and the hero's journey. I have more on the horizon, so you might want to add the mag to your RSS Feed. 2. The podcast doesn't have a new episode yet, but it does now have a Twitter! Follow it ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/11/05/a-couple-announcements/ I usually try to stay away from politics on this blog, but here it is: Election Night 2008. I've been following this election since December 2006, when Clinton and Guilliani both declared their intent to run. It's hard to believe the day has finally come, and it's pure torture to ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/11/04/election-night/ A few weeks ago, I went to a Brisingr booksigning party. Brisingr, for those who don't know, is the third installment of the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini. To launch the event, he did a little presentation during which he told a very interesting story. I hope he doesn't mind ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/11/04/getting-killed-by-ones-own-myth/ A conversation with Randy from Journey to the Sea, the online myth magazine found at journeytothesea.com 5 A Conversation with Randy Randy from Journey to the Sea joins us to talk about his myth magazine, but our conversation quickly digresses into modern myth and literature. Contact info: Web: www.mythicthinking.org (for now at least) e-mail: ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/10/20/mything-in-action-5-a-conversation-with-randy/ One of Joseph Campbell's earliest influences were Native American myths. The Austin Texas Pow Wow is on November 1st, celebrating Native American dance, culture and heritage. The festival is free and more information can be found at http://www.austinpowwow.org/austinpowwow.htm. The RoundTable will meet at the nearby La Madeline on Brodie Ln. ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/10/11/mark-your-calendars-its-the-november-roundtable/ A conversation about who can claim ownership over a myth. 4 JKR v RDR In this episode, Rich from Monomyth.org visits to discuss the lawsuit between JK Rowling and RDR Books over the attempt to publish a book version of the Harry Potter Lexicon, a popular fansite and excellent resources for HP ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/09/23/mything-in-action-4-jkr-v-rdr/ The promised Twilight episode and why it does not work as a myth. Well, sort of. 3 The Promised Twilight Episode In this episode, I critique Breaking Dawn and the Twilight saga and why Stephenie Meyer's attempt at re-visioning the vampire myth does not work too well. We also have our first ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/09/06/mything-in-action-3-the-promised-twilight-episode/ I have reading like a fiend the last couple weeks. On the one hand, I just finished reading Euripides' play, The Bacchae, for school, which is a play about what happens when we actively try to suppress Dionysos. On the other hand, I have been exploring the three major time ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/09/05/the-question-of-the-day-2/ (This was initially offered as a comment on the Batman post by my friend, Bill, but I found it so insightful that I decided it needed its own post. Bill attends the Austin RoundTable and has interests in all things Jungian, especially Marie-Louise Von Franz, and how they relate to ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/09/05/the-joker-the-shadow-and-archetypal-evil-a-western-concept/ This month's topic: Mythopoesis and Personal Myth Mythopoesis is myth creation. As we go through our lives, we are writing another segment of our own personal myth. This month, we will discuss the various paths this process can take and some of the guiding myths passed down through the ages. Feel ... http://www.mythicthinking.org/2008/08/22/mark-your-calendars-its-the-august-roundtable/