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June 6By EM Mythognosis Leave a comment

Themis Doesn’t Belong to You, Officer

Themis, blindfolded, holding the scales of justice

Recently D.C. police conducted an anti-protest crackdown dubbed "Operation Themis." Read my op-ed in Cunning Folk Magazine about how classical mythology can be weaponized in service to white supremacy, and how this particular goddess flies defiantly in the face of that.

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May 25By EM Mythognosis Leave a comment

Myth, Science and Unicorn Mind

Unicorn from the Ishtar Gate

In the first chapter of Before Philosophy, Henri and Henriette Frankfort pointed out that the language of myth, which they called "speculative thought," isn't so common these

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May 8By EM Mythognosis Leave a comment

Well That Explains a Lot

Henriette and Henri Frankfort

I mentioned I've been reading Before Philosophy by Henri and Henriette Frankfort, et al. And I mentioned it's one of my favorite treatises on mythology. What I

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April 26By EM Mythognosis Leave a comment

More than Metaphor

In my last post about mythology, I said that myth isn't metaphor. Metaphor is a popular way to look at myth these days, which is why

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April 17By EM Mythognosis Leave a comment

Chill Out, Jo-Cam

Joseph Campbell

The other day a friend of mine asked me what I have against the mythologist Joseph Campbell. Every time the guy's name comes up, I swear; also,

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December 1By EM God and the Tao, Mythognosis Leave a comment

Jesus Year: What Does It Mean for Christ to Live in Your Heart?

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Asking Jesus into your heart is a dead horse of a phrase that's been beaten by, I don't know how many clichés. It's one of the

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April 20By EM God and the Tao, Mythognosis Leave a comment

Jesus Year: Resurrection

Ben Harper I Will Rise

One of the ideas I've always liked best about the story of Jesus's resurrection is that he didn't just die and then rise again after three arbitrary

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October 23By EM Mythognosis Leave a comment

Marduk and Tiamat Didn’t Work it Out

In the beginning there was freshwater Apsu of the abyss and saltwater Tiamat of the deep. Later, when the gods came to exist, Tiamat and

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