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.

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

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.

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.

What if all the myths were true...

What if all the myths were true...

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken read more

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life

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.

The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever read more

The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by the human mind.