Myth Or Reality
April showers bring May flowers. MYTH. Maybe once upon a time, like when and where I grew up, this came to pass. When and where I live now, the closest shower in this EARTH DAY month would be in my bathroom. Even a rain dance won’t summon up moisture from the California heavens. Yesterday when I taunted skyward, clouds darkened, hovered, then disappeared. REALITY. With sea levels, wildfires, extreme storm events and severe droughts on the rise, clearly global warming reigns.
While like John Lennon, I find reality leaves a lot to the imagination, it indeed does leave a lot to the imagination – and therefore offers possibility. I’ve always been skeptical of myths because paradoxically they impose boundaries. While myths represent the ways that ancient cultures sought to explain the origins of the world and of existence itself, reality often conflicts with these tales. Archetypes and slippery family lore tout artificial constructs and often inaccurate labels framed as grand wisdom. Read More »