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Damn this kid really just want a mom and to play chess

That’s kinda what my first period was like too

I have zero clue how they have had enough time to bang and conceive a child in the last like two or three weeks

May as well use the spares to reignite your addiction why not yk

Nasuada is metal af

And who among us hasn’t been 9 and addicted to tranqs

Very intriguing. Women are historically cool

That makes sense - the universe is understood through the body so in a sense mothers and women are the creator, but you could also take the father or the man as the creator depending on the way you tell the story.

And again understanding yourself is understanding your functions as a living thing so the father quest is your journey of self discovery whereas that’s not a thing w the mother

Well I’m glad the show left out the child sexual assault coz that was a fucking gross read

I like the idea of a hero’s journey just being a metaphor for learning to live your own life. The sort of idea of life as just a collection of unique experiences, good and bad, and that it ends one way or the other regardless of what you do is comforting.

I don’t fear dying when I think of it in those terms. It’s a real peace to just breathe and accept what you’re doing. Just do what you want.

So the journey is about self realization which in a way saves. I think that can apply philosophically without the point of how vital people save others by saving themselves even if that means sacrifice.

This all goes back to Campbell just being like “just enjoy your life bruh”

So the idea is generally about getting past something in a broader sense. Heroes come to a threshold, face the temptation, and go past it into a new threshold.

I didn’t know that fire stealing was the common myth with fire. Interesting idea that it’s like lightning in a bottle had to be stolen to be achieved.

I feel like a proud papa

This is too jovial I don’t trust it for a second

That is my exact vibe. Do what you wanna do, have fun, enjoy stuff. You die and there’s nothing or you die and there’s everything. May as well make your experience in life as joyful as possible.

That’s another interesting thing about sacrifice that I didn’t consider - that its not about vulnerability or punishment so often as it is celebration and worth

And that’s another thing that’s so cool is how stuff just pops up independently and consistently. The planting idea of death fertilizing new life is so cool and the fact it’s universal is so cool too

This business w the shamans was generally my understanding of how religions formed before reading this.

It’s also interesting to think about why some groups developed that one god idea. Makes sense that the natural world was the divine feminine and the society is the divine masculine.

I love the idea of myth transforming the landscape I think that’s such a cool component of stories and history.

I didn’t realize how settlements arose so calculated to that though. And that people literally just layered new faith and holy places on top of old ones so specifically.

This series is so goated what a battle what a reunion what a time lfgggg

I like that this gives support to the art is spiritual concept. Coz it is fr fr. And the little anecdotes about how shamans and ritual worked to interpret natural experiences and transform people is so neat.

Okay see now this is super fascinating. I love the idea of myth as an explanation and justification for natural processes that make them more understandable.

And oooooh I wanna see those cave paintings so fuckin baaaaad bruh

Eternity is the present. Hm. This is a very pro “just experience things” message. I’m for it.

I’m a little lost here. Getting very abstract

I’m struggling a little to understand what he means with this idea of the Self but I think the concept of how separation works in myths is really neat.

Especially how the difference between male and female works within myth and conceptually. Myth is strangely more grounded than most religion it seems

Reunion trope is a goated trope I’m sorry

What an interesting conversation about dreams as sort of personal myths. It makes sense - they’re personal stories and experiences that we project against societal norms.

And the idea of sin and the serpent as grounding and the necessity of sin to beget life.

Lowkey this makes me feel small and peaceful

Joseph Campbell globalist liberal propaganda

It’s fun seeing all of these patterns that Campbell is talking about. Not just with myths but with life which is why it works it’s why into myth. So many things - especially the number thirteen being involved so heavily in US symbolism - feels so intentional now, not just a coincidence of history.