Mythology Channel

Eclipse: Journey Through the Nadir
excerpt from Mythouse.org/Mythosophia

For those seeking a Visionary Experience of the eclipse, the following is a brief exploration of its natural poetry, mythic dimensions and ritual space. The poetry of an eclipse holds space for renewal. In the last sliver of light, we see death and a waning past. In the dark circle of a hidden sun, we see the womb of creation... This turning point from Nirvana (extinguishing) to enlightenment can be seen in any nadir… Clocks turn round these darkest of moments, which appear in our myths as bottommost points, innermost chambers, and bellies of beasts. This is the throne room of the underworld, where Inanna, rotting on the peg, is given life from a thumbnail. This is the lowest point in the journey through death, Aker, where life first sparks in Osiris. In Eclipse mythology, this is when the Eastern dragon eats the sun, or when its light is devoured by Norse wolves. This devouring is followed by pregnancy and the birth of something new, which is the promise of any nadir. To enter the path of totality is to enter what Aldous Huxley calls a visionary experience…

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TIME OUTSIDE TIME & THE INTERCALARY LEAP (DAY)

Most calendars have what are called intercalary days — days that fill the gaps in the calendar. Mythologically, these days take place in time outside time—like creation. For the Egyptians, who recognized twelve thirty day months, there were five days between every Egyptian year, and in these days, they celebrated their creation and resurrection myths. The darkness of an eclipse — like the dark moment in any light cycle’s renewal (midnight, new moon, winter solstice, eclipse) is the moment in the cycle that is free and outside of time. This corresponds with the moment of inner extinguishing when having a visionary experience — this is when we are unplugged from the flow of time and can touch creation. It is unfortunate that our leap day is only aligned with calendars that have been all but fully disconnected from the natural world, but we can still remember. The leap day, like an eclipse, like intercaliary days, release us from time—if only for a brief moment.

- From Mythouse.org/Mythosophia

Merry Christmas from Mythouse! For more on the mythic depths of Christmas and it’s root holidays, check out the mythic calendar at Mythouse.org!

The annual Winter Solstice Myth Salon will be the night of the Winter Solstice, Thursday,December 21 at 5PM Pacific, and will feature the Oracle of Los Angeles, Amanda Yates Garcia, for a night of ritual, tarot, ceremony and deep-diving into one of most sacred days of the year – when the Earth reaches its maximum distance from the sun. It is the shortest day and longest night of the year. Accordingly, throughout the world in ancient and contemporary cultures, the Winter Solstice represents a time of renewal, as well as transition and transformation.

Myth Salon: Winter Solstice with the Oracle of Los Angeles Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. For many pagans, this holiday is known as Yule,

December draws the human spirit into darkness and the promise of light's return. The winter solstice, at the heart of this journey, symbolizes our darkest moments giving way to hope and transformation. Yalda, Saturnalia, Sol Invictus, Soyal, Dongzhi, Toji, Ōmisoka, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Yuletide, Sinterklaas Day, and Boxing Day—the celebrations explored in the extended post echo darkness and the triumph of light. They connect us across time and cultures in a shared quest for renewal, and the enduring belief that, even in the depths of winter, light will return, illuminating our path with vitality. For more on December Holidays, check out the extended post at mythouse.org/mythosophia and the mythic calendar on the mythouse.org homepage.

Mythouse calendar, portals, salons and productions contribute to an ever expanding ecosystem of poetic consciousness that finds reflection in our stories, dreams, society and nature.

Mythology is a study of life’s poetry and the way it speaks to us through myth, dream and experience. When we move through landscapes of dream, life and popular fiction, the figures, imagery and pathways we experience are perceived poetically by the imagination.

For poetry, as in science, things are what they are. A wall is a wall. A door is a door. A ceiling is a ceiling and a tree is a tree; only, where science exists to articulate material causality, poetry speaks with immediate meaning. It is immediate and easy to see the poetic meaning and scientific reality of a wall. The study of myth and dream is about awakening and expanding this natural poetic fluency.

Mythouse calendar, portals, salons and productions contribute to an ever expanding ecosystem of poetic consciousness that finds reflection in our stories, dreams, society and nature.

Mythology is a study of life’s poetry and the way it speaks to us through myth, dream and experience. When we move through landscapes of dream, life and popular fiction, the figures, imagery and pathways we experience are perceived poetically by the imagination.

For poetry, as in science, things are what they are. A wall is a wall. A door is a door. A ceiling is a ceiling and a tree is a tree; only, where science exists to articulate material causality, poetry speaks with immediate meaning. It is immediate and easy to see the poetic meaning and scientific reality of a wall. The study of myth and dream is about awakening and expanding this natural poetic fluency.
(Excerpt from Mythouse blog post, “Mythouse & the Poetic Dream of Life.)

Mythouse & the Poetic Dream of Life The Mythouse calendar, portals, salons and productions contribute to an ever expanding ecosystem of poetic consciousness that finds reflecti

Happy thanksgiving! Join us for a Myth Salon with Steve Aizenstat next Tuesday on his amazing new book, The Imagination Matrix.

Join us Thursday as we transition from our conversation last month on Ubuntu to Extraterrestrials, Myth and Racism.

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Is Earth as it is in Heaven? Mythouse is honored to host Richard Tarnas, Kenny Ausubel, Safron Rossi & Becca Tarnas for a panel and Pulling Focus pre-premier screening of the new documentary, Changing of the Gods. Special thanks to the Alumni Association of Pacifica Graduate Institute for supporting the event.

https://www.mythouse.org/live-viewer/pulling-focus---changing-of-the-gods-with-dr.-richard-tarnas

Based on the compelling book Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by acclaimed scholar Richard Tarnas, the film series focuses on the “world transit” of Uranus and Pluto. Each time these global transits have aligned, the world has been rocked by radical change. 

Changing of the Gods is an inspiring call to action to shift our consciousness and behavior on a mass scale.

Changing of the Gods Becca Tarnas Richard Tarnas Rick Tarnas Kenny Ausubel Will Linn Corinne Bourdeau