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The Mythology of Halloween
Boo! Earlier this week I did an interview with Esoteric Thoughts about the mythology underlying Halloween, which the interviewer just posted on his YouTube channel. Hope you enjoy it, and Happy Halloween. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0MMRsUmDTQ&t=595s
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Myth in Contemporary Society and Politics: An Introduction
In recent years we have seen increasingly strident, polarized, and factually false narratives emerge and circulate in our society and political life. This situation is confusing, and fractures our society and politics. We wonder how this all came about, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Age of Enlightenment, Aristotle, Carl Jung, Donald Trump, Joseph Campbell
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My Interview about the Mythology of New Year’s just Posted on Esoteric Thoughts YouTube Channel
The YouTube channel Esoteric Thoughts just posted its interview with me about the mythology underlying the New Year’s holiday, which was based on my book, The Mythology of America’s Seasonal Holidays: The Dance of the Horae. You can watch it … Continue reading
My Interview about the Mythology of Christmas Just Posted on YouTube Channel Esoteric Thoughts
I just gave an interview about the mythology of Christmas on the YouTube Channel called Esoteric Thoughts, which was posted on December 21, the occasion of the Winter Solstice. You can watch it here. Since the interview is only a … Continue reading
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My New Mythology Article Just Published
The Westar Institute just published my newest article in the November-December issue of its journal, The Fourth R, pp. 3-7, 24 (se link to it below). It is entitled “Christmas, Easter, Myth, and Depth Psychology.” Based on the Easter and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christmas, depth psychology, Easter, holidays, Jesus, mythology
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Mythology of Wine Lecture, October 16
Hello wine and mythology enthusiasts! On October 16 in Oak Park, California, I’ll be giving a talk on wine mythology in the ancient world and early Christian Europe. It is hosted by an 80-member group of winemakers from the congregation … Continue reading
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The Mythical, Depth Psychological, and Spiritual Dimensions of Jesus’s Healings
A central aspect of the New Testament gospels is the miraculous healings that Jesus reportedly performed. Indeed, these healings constitute a large majority of his miracles, so they must have been especially important to the authors of the gospels. As … Continue reading
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Speaking at the Upcoming Mythologium Conference
I’ll be speaking at the Mythologium mythology conference in late July, where the main theme will be mythology and healing. I’ll be talking about the many dimensions of the healings of Jesus as told in the gospels, from a mythological … Continue reading
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The Case for Mythological Biblical Criticism
My paper at the Society of Biblical Literature’s Pacific Coast Regional Meeting being held (virtually) right now is entitled “Toward Mythologcal Biblical Criticism: A Preliminary Sketch.” Since the Bible is mythical in character, I argue that scholarly critical methods in … Continue reading
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Wine Myths of Dionysus
My new blog post, “The Wine Myths of Dionysus,” was just posted as a guest post on The Academic Wino, one of the leading wine blogs. It is based on material in my new book, The Mythology of Wine. Enjoy! … Continue reading
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