Category Archives: Art/Creativity
Psych-eulogizing Clarence Clemons (“The Temple of Soul-Making”)
One danger in this and the previous entry is that of conveying the impression that an individual’s life may be reduced to a single mythological or psychological interpretation. Indeed, rather than suggesting that E Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons’ life … Continue reading
“Myth-eulogizing” Clarence Clemons (“Scooter and the Big Man”)
—— “Together, we told an older, richer story about the possibilities of friendship that transcended those I’d written in my songs and in my music. Clarence carried it in his heart. It was a story where the Scooter and the … 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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The Individual & Community (“The Interpretation of a Dream”)
On the morning of September 13, 2005, Deborah Louis woke up in her Texas home dreaming of an image. She reached for her pen and jotted it down, later transferring it to her computer. She also wrote down a … Continue reading
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