"Raising Permaculture Consciousness" -
Three Roles & Synergies? By Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com
Here ‘consciousness is understood as being especially aware of something within or outside of oneself; and/or a concern for a social or political caus
Read more…This above lament is from Robert Quinn from a recent email exchange!
If there is a new global mythology, then it figures that "new mythologists" are required!
Do you know any mythologists? What do you THEY do?!
The Transition Movement is a vibrant, grassroots movement that seeks to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. It represents one of the most promising ways of engaging people i
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Many or most of the old classic Gods are men. True of false?
How many mythologists that you know are women? I can name off the top of my head!
Is this "sexism in mythology" a roadblock to the new myths?
Community Mythology Project (CMP) is about us taking control of the stories that influence our behavior. Too often we are consumers of the stories of others -- Hollywood, cultural legacy myths, the media, ideology and political myths. We let ourselve
Read more…The history and traditions of native peoples comprise the oldest part of American history; their sacred sites have historic and cultural value. Since the early 1980s, the federal government has listed traditional cultural places (TCPs) on the Nation
Read more…“Understanding the Symbols of Climate Change” –
A Transition Lesson by Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com
What is a symbol?
A symbol is something that represents an idea, process, fight or a physical entity. The purpose of a symbol is to communicat
Read more…The term Archetype began with Carl Jung. In Jung's terms, 'Archetype' is defined as the first original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated. These patterns derive from a
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"Mapping Future Myths for the Transition" - Workshop & Video - Willi Paul. The First Study of Myth Symposium, Pacifica Graduate Institute Santa Barbara, CA. 10/31 - 9/2 – 2012
Complete openmythsource.com post - http://wp.me/p14SHM-HD
Video of Worksho
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Windmills of yesterday are not the same as the horizontal axis wind turbines of today. Most large utility scale wind turbines such as the ones you’ll f
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We are seeking like-minded souls to help design and implement a 1 week "new myth" conference later this year that would be both synchronistic (live webinar?) and asynchronistic (papers & articles posted ahead of time). Are you up to co-s
Read more…"Cascadia Dream & Rituals" - Children’s Video
by Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com
Cascadia Dream & Rituals
ritual past
cut & sweat
stack & sell
dam & burn
c h u r c h - b o r n m y t h s
r e s o u r c e s e p a r a t i o n
g r
I spent time walking the land at Marie’s Farm this morning and relished her wet socks and bird calls and visions of spiral rows of new fruit trees to come. 108 acres just shy of Pescadero, CA and the Pacific, the place offers a critical balance betw
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i d e a > j o u r n e y > c o m m u n i t y
Launch Content (9/23/12)
[A.] “Transition Tales” – a community interview from a recent Reskilling Expo sponsored by Transition Palo Alto
[B.] stories for new myths #1
“We
Read more…Just saw that a new book has been published directly on the topic of creating new mythologies.
The book is "Story Wars" by Jonah Sachs.
On the other hand, I also see that there's a new movie coming out on September 7th, called BRANDED. A story of
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