“Myth is the system of basic metaphors, images, and stories that informs the perceptions, memories, and aspirations of a people; provides the rationale for its institutions, rituals and power structure; and gives a map of the purpose and stages of life.” PeopleGivingStoriesPurposeMemoriesStagePerceptionInstitutionsStructureMetaphorMythMythologyAspirationMapsRitualRationaleStages Of Life Book:The passionate life: stages of loving Source: The passionate life: stages of loving
“I think we're always in the process of writing and rewriting the story of our lives, forming our experiences into a narrative that makes sense. Much of that work involves demythologizing family myths and cultural myths - getting free of what we have been told about ourselves.” ThinkingWritingHas BeensStoriesProcessOur LivesMythNarrativeMake SenseRewriting Author:Sam Keen
“I think that critiquing the myths of our society and helping people find their way through them is a very important thing. It's a theme that goes through all of my work.” PeopleThinkingWayImportantHelpingImportant ThingsMythThemeOur SocietyHelping People Author:Sam Keen
“To a large extent, the aged in our society are ghettoized. Old people are seen as useless, bypassed by history, old-fashioned, in the way. So, not surprisingly, when we reach the official mark of old age, we're supposed to go gently into that good night, to get off center stage and hand over the spotlight. Old age is also surrounded by shame - the myth of impotence and inability.” PeopleWayHandsAgeNightStageMarkShameMythOld AgeUselessOfficialsOur SocietyOld FashionedOld PeopleInabilitySpotlightGood NightImpotenceCenter Stage Author:Sam Keen
“The first part of the spiritual journey should properly be called psychological rather than spiritual because it involves peeling away the myths and illusions that have misinformed us.” ShouldFirstsSoulSpiritualJourneyIllusionMythPsychologicalSpiritual JourneyPeeling Book:Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening the Spirit in Everyday Life Source: Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening the Spirit in Everyday Life
