Mythology
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Perseus was Hercules—was Gilgamesh and more.Beowulf and King Arthur—Odysseus for sure.All are analogues for the Sun, and thus the soul.All the hero’s journeys—written on those ancient scrolls. Can you name more? There are dozens. Probably more if we’re being technical. There’s hundreds that have never been recorded. Same story. Every culture. Why? It’s a universal…
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Lucifer
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So how many of you know of the story of “Lucifer” the fallen angel from the Old Testament of the Bible? How many of you were under the impression (due to The Church) that this passage is talking about The Devil? It isn’t. It’s a mistranslation of a Hebrew word for the Morning Star, Hêlël,…
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MaryDivine Mother MaryI just cannot carryThese burdens I bear. ScaryThe world, it is scaryAnd I cannot buryThe wounds that I wear.
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Eros, aim your arrow for my heartAnd do not miss.I only want to love the very firstMaiden I kiss.I want to love everyone,Including that there stone.I’m never lonely, Eros,Because you won’t leave me alone! They were producing art like this based on Pagan “mythology” in the late 19th century but most seem to believe that…
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The lovely maiden Maia—Forlorn and lost at sea.Daughter of lovely Pleione—And somehow lost to me.Her father, Atlas, held the HeavensOn his great shoulders, believe.In the land there by the Sea.They named it after He. Once were Seven Sisters.Now Six. Can you believeThat 100,000-years-agoWas the last time you could seeSeven Sister StarsIn the bright Pleiades?It sort…
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Myths aren’t meant to be interpreted literally.What is wrong with y’all?They’re not meant to be historicDocuments at all!These stories are all allegories.Read them now as such.Else their wisdom will be lost on you!You’ll never feel their touch!
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I wrote this weeks ago in my notes and forgot to post it here. Achilles was a man,But only at his heel.T’was dipped into the River Styx.(I’m sure you know the deal.)He bravely murdered Hector,And dramas miming this,Still rule Hollywood today.Like Jack in Titanic.The tale for ‘Ol AchillesDid not end up well either.An arrow hit…
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He flew on wingèd sandals near the shoreAnd saw her naked there bound tight to stoneAs beautiful a maiden naught before,Had Perseus, the hero, ever known. He carried the decapitated headOf the Gorgon sister who was widely knownAs Medusa—who was definitely deadBut whose stare still could turn a man to stone. He came up with a proffer…
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