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A rich and rewarding morning read, thank you. Watching the recent Rings series, though momentarily entertaining, is ultimately ‘meh’ and thoroughly unmemorable for exactly the reasons you and Charles delineate. As we sit in longing for deeper, more complex, thought-provoking and soul-stirring characters from our contemporary storytellers (or story re-tellers), it is satisfying to land on your lovely writing. 🙏🏼

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I love your definition of “true myth” and completely agree! There is indeed a deeper truth that our beings either salute or reject.

My analysis these days is less about content and more about connection. Do I feel a deep connection to the artist/writer/lyricist?

On that note, I found it interesting this morning that Bec was the only one who commented before me! I feel both of you!

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I love this. I love mythology, religion, fantasy and dystopian fiction. How they point to something deeper. I’ve been reading a lot about the practice of hagiography and trying to get my friends to write their stories as epics of woo-woo and not worry to much about “skeptics” but to focus on the deeper truths of their own heroes journey. When I am depressed and doubting myself, a story of the hero really helps me. ❤️

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Oct 12, 2022Liked by Rebekah Berndt

Thank you. What a lovely day starter. Very perceptive and delightfully written :-)

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