Category Archives: Cinema
Birdman: The Spirit of This Time
This and next month’s blog post respectively discuss the spirit of this time and the spirit of the depths—two ideas found at the beginning of C. G. Jung’s The Red Book. If the spirit of this time has to do with … Continue reading
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Harry Potter & The Spiritual Dimension of Play (“The Miracle of the Present Moment”)
“These are dark times, there is no denying. Our world has perhaps faced no greater threat than it does today.” These ominous and dreary words are the first ones uttered in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I. If you have … Continue reading
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The Way of the Animal Powers (“Cave of Forgotten Dreams”)
One of the main aims of these Mythfire posts is to suggest that much of what we think we know and believe to be true is connected not so much to “truth” and “knowledge” per se but rather to our … Continue reading
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Myth – A Preliminary “Playful” Definition (Or “Why So Serious???”)
Discussing myth, religion or any other subject held sacrosanct by its adherents can quickly become a very serious matter indeed. Mythfire will strive to take a slightly different approach – a more playful approach. However, “play” here is meant in … Continue reading
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