The Animal in mythology. What role does it play? What does this tell us about ourselves?
“Myths are about the human struggle to deal with the great passages of time and life – birth, death, marriage, the transitions from childhood to adulthood to old age”
– Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine.
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This is the second of a six part blog about the course Mindfunda Mythology:
The Creation myth: Genesis and The Big Bang
The Amazing Animal: The Animal in Mythology
Mythology of Men
Mythology of Women
Mythology of the Trickster
Mythology of the Grail, Pulling Out the Sword
Animal as a symbol of inner force
This lesson of the mythology course focuses on animals. The first one is the bear. If there is one representative of dreaming, this is the one. I have used the film “The Bear” from Jean-Jacques Annaud as an example to discuss the features of its force. There are questions that will make it easy to recognise the bear power in your own life. The bear is in my eyes a representative of the anima or the female power in the human soul. Bears usually live solitary lives, so the second animal I discuss in this online course is the horse.
The horse is a social animal, the group leaders are the females. The horse, like the bear were among the first animals to be worshiped in ancient societies. What are mythological stories about horses and what can we learn from them?
Animal as representative of human’s helper
The dog, representative of the wolf family, is one of the oldest friends of Homo sapiens. Dogs and hounds are guardians of the way between: a path we all sometimes secretly walk. So many times we feel that we hear, see or feel more than other people do. We know this way between, but we hardly dare to discuss it with others, afraid to be called names that not do us, or our powers justice.
The last animal to be discussed is the Snake.
Once a sacred companion of the Goddess, now despised by many people. You will discover that there is a biological reason for our almost innate resentment of this animal. And you will get to appreciate the Snake and the symbolism it represents.
I hope to greet you soon as a participant of this wonderful course. You will learn so much about your life, about your dreams and about your own innate wisdom.
All Excited? Mindfunda Mythology is designed to make the journey of your life easier. You will get:
- Knowledge about the Sefiroth, the Cabalistic Tree of Life;
- You will be introduced to the two main categories of myth so you can (re)connect with the strength of your inner animal;
- You will have access to al the 24 possible ways of behaviour of male and female archetypes;
- You will be able to tap into the power of the Trickster whenever you feel reluctant to follow the call of your own path;
- All these methods and techniques will enable you to enlighten your inner fire, your personal Grail;
- You will get 44 exercises during the course, an average 6 – 10 exercises per lesson to help you master the knowledge.
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My name is Susanne van Doorn, I am a Dutch psychologist, blogger and author. I have been working with psychology, dreams and mythology ever since I finished my study in psychology at Tilburg University. I made this independant site to share insights, and recent scientific articles about the brain, dreams, and mythology for use in your personal life.
This posting is categorised as Mythofunda:
“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths” Joseph Campbell used to say. This part of Mindfunda shows you how your personal mythology can create peace in your life.
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