Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep read more

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.

Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are read more

Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are as yet no words to enable us to get there. Myth is nourished by silence as well as by words.

A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in read more

A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in the idioms appropriate to another.

Noting is more difficult than competing with a myth.

Noting is more difficult than competing with a myth.

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting read more

Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting for our call. We have need for them. They represent the wisdom of our race.

We can keep from a child all knowledge of earlier myths, but we cannot take from him the need for read more

We can keep from a child all knowledge of earlier myths, but we cannot take from him the need for mythology

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.

The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.