The Power of Myth (the book)
The moral order has to catch up with the
moral necessities of actual life in time, here
and now.
The power of life causes the snake to shed
its skin, just as the moon sheds it's shadow.
The serpent sheds its skin to be born again,
and the moon its shadow to be born again.
The serpent represents immortal energy and
consciousness engaged in the field of time,
constantly throwing off death and being born
again.
The serpent represents the power of life
engaged in the field of time, and of death,
yet eternally alive. The world is but its
shadow - the falling skin.
The serpent, who dies and is resurrected,
shedding its skin and renewing its life, is
the lord of the central tree, where time and
eternity come together. He is the primary god,
actually, in the Garden of Eden. Yahweh, the
one who walks there in the cool of the
evening, is just a visitor. The Garden is the
serpent's place.
The Power of Myth (the PBS series)
Jung says that religon is a defense against a
religous experience.
A monster is someone who breaks through all of
your standards for moral and ethical conduct.
Eternal, as opposed to everlasting, is beyond
time. Time shuts out eternity.
None of us has lived the life he intended.
Follow your bliss. There is something inside
you that knows if you are off the center, or
off the beam. And if you get off the beam to
make money, you have lost your life.
The point is to find that point inside
yourself that is fearless and desireless.
