Of Monomythic Proportion
Joseph Campbell's Monomyth.org - Discovering Meaning and Wisdom through the Hero's Journey. "A MonoMyth, otherwise known as the Hero's Journey is a chart, or map which shows common stages throughout stories. One might begin to understand why we have them by asking the following questions:
How is it that I, a person who was raised in the United States, can watch a movie from Japan and have it strike me in such a way that I truly understand it?
The question may not be too important to you, but the idea here is that the really good stories told puncture their way into our own depths, and are recognized by a side of us that we do not know, but one that truly moves us.
Great stories [like bible, torah, or q'ran myths] can invigorate us like nothing else. It is as if sometimes they tap into huge reservoirs of energy which drive us and excite us beyond all measures. Think of the last time you saw a movie that did this. That is what I mean."
How is it that I, a person who was raised in the United States, can watch a movie from Japan and have it strike me in such a way that I truly understand it?
The question may not be too important to you, but the idea here is that the really good stories told puncture their way into our own depths, and are recognized by a side of us that we do not know, but one that truly moves us.
Great stories [like bible, torah, or q'ran myths] can invigorate us like nothing else. It is as if sometimes they tap into huge reservoirs of energy which drive us and excite us beyond all measures. Think of the last time you saw a movie that did this. That is what I mean."
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