Sesquipedalian~ someone who uses long words
Psyche~ soul
The call to adventure~ 1st stage of myth. Something calling you to head off in to the unknown.
Bacchus~ The God of wine and merriment
Transformation~ middle, change as result of the call to adventure.
Everything is alive; trees and rocks are sentient creatures.
All Fairy tales are degenerate or deteriorated myths.
There is a woman behind every myth. It’s Chick Lit!
Separation, initiation, return.
Monomyth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth
“Wink at you in a way you’ve never been wunk at before” Professor Michael Sexson
“Education is NOT information. It’s transformation. The point is not to fill your heads with facts but to be changed in the twinkling of an eye.” Professor Michael Sexson
“What’s new? Nothing is new.” Professor Michael Sexson
“If you don’t like it just wait and it will change” Professor Michael Sexson
Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
After Ovid: New Metamorphoses by Michael Hofmann and James Lasdun
“All at one point” from Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
Goal: Be alert to what you see, say, and do.
Assignments: Continue reading. Hug a tree and post the picture on your blog.
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