Mythologems
Calendar Date:
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
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This program series meets in the Charles Pink House
James Hollis writes that "the word myth originates as virtually all words do in a metaphor. A mythologygem is a single, fundamental element, or motif,of any myth."
We live in a culture of great spiritual impoverishment: our contemporary Odysseys are redirected to the Apple Store, the palliative pharmacy, or forays along the River Amazon Prime. Guided by Google, whereby all things are knowable, we wonder why we are so absent - spirited, so lost, and so adrift. We may say that these secular surrogates, these "isms" constitute our values, our de facto religions, those in which we most invest our energy. But we have to ask the obvious question, "how well are they working for us?"
"Only mystery enables us to live."
Garcia Lorca
In this reading/study/seminar, (not a lecture), we will study the book "Mythologems: Incarnations of the Invisible World" by noted Jungian analyst, lecturer and writer, James Hollis. Please acquire/order the book and read through page 42 prior to the first meeting.
When: Four consecutive Tuesdays, January 7th. thru the 28th.
Location: Port Townsend Library, Pink House
Contact Ron Strange at ron.j.strange@gmail.com
