Chasing the Light
Join us for the online event Chasing the Light where we are going to learn about Icelandic myths and sagas during the month of May 2023.
Mythofunda
The below content is categorised as Mythofunda:
“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths” Joseph Campbell used to say. The Mythofunda part of Mindfunda.com shows you how your personal mythology can create peace in your life.
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ALL MYTHOFUNDA CONTENT IS CREATED BY SUSANNE VAN DOORN, AUTHOR AND OWNER OF MINDFUNDA; MAKING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHOLOGY, MYTHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY EASY TO USE IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE!
What is Mindfunda about?
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.
Read more about Mindfunda topics here, or visit our Courses Page.
Odin Opens Up this Year’s Christmas Celebration
Just when I got downstairs to make some morning coffee, I heard my phone ring. A darkness clenched itself around …
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
‘There are two kinds of spurs, my friend. Those that come in by the door; those that come in by …
Celtic Cailleach Guardian of Holy Nights
Photo in Header: Rob Hurson Mindfunda has been organizing the Holy Nights Event for several years now. This year the …
Halloween, meet the Banshee
Happy Halloween! Tonight, Banshees, and other fairies and spirits visit freely to reunite with loved ones.
Want to learn more about the Banshee that enchanted the God of Love of the Celts? Sign up and join tonight for a myth, an invitation to interpretation, questions to see how you have lived this myth and an incubation to tune into the energy of the Banshee.
Celtic Mythology
Celtic Mythology is rich in symbolism of life death and transition. No wonder that Halloween or Samhain is a remainder of Celtic Mythology. This blog explores it’s origin, and how it still influences our lives.
The Body of Poetry: Sculpting Curves into Words
This is the last Mindfunda blog in my series about the body and it features the body of poetry. Female …
Start of Spring: An Invitation to Dream an Ode to Freya
The Start of Spring is always a very good time of year to start dreaming. Literally, in the night, and mentally by visualising new goals to take you to new places on your life’s path.
Joseph Campbell: 5 Secrets to Yield Your own Yoda
A Mindfunda Book Review: Joseph Campbell The Mythic Dimension, a compilation of essays. This book will help you undertand groundwork of mythology according to Campbell
Trickster Gods: Tricky Ways to Discover the Self
Trickster Gods are tricky. They tease you, they obstruct your path, and when you look back at your life you see how much they have helped you.
A trickster breaks the rules. The Trickster Gods have knowledge beyond this world. They can be mean, but they always put the hero on the path of his life.
The 5 Finest Fundamental Female Ways to Become Authentic
Female mythology is about being initiated into the secrets of femininity. Mindfunda Mythology offers archetypes and questions to discover your authenticity in five steps. This blog gives you a bonus tip as well!
Yggdrasil: Tree of Life, Portal to Nine Worlds
The Seed of Yggdrasil explores the symbolism of the old Norse poems of the Edda, poetry, by Snorri Sturluson. Maria Kvilhaug treats the Edda as a parable. Using symbolism she tries to relate the ancient wisdom to modern times.
4 Secrets about Male Mythology: What you Should Know Before You Get One
Mindfunda Mythology of Men explores hormones as messengers, social expectations, typologies, the four male archetypes and gender differences in dreams. You can take this course at your own speed, in the privacy of your own home.
The Amazing Animal: The Animal in Mythology
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. Do you want to understand more about yourself, your dreams and the struggles of your life? Join our online course now.
From Genesis to Big Bang: a Mythological View on Creation Myths
“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. Do you want to understand more about yourself, your dreams and the struggles of your life? Join our online course now.
Mythological Themes and Modern Movies
I have recently launched Mindfunda Movies; Four film interpretations that help you apply the mythological themes to your own life. Mindfunda …
Film Feature: Four Stories about Gender
I want to thank Jungian Author Susan Scott, artist Brenda Ferrimani and Psychoanalyst Lou Hagood for their advice on Mindfunda Movie. …
Extrovert Ideal versus Introvert World
An Introvert is a person who is energized by spending time alone. Often found in their homes, libraries, quiet parks that …
Schizophrenic Dreams and Art: Mythology of the Soul
Mythology of the Soul A Research into the Unconscious from Schizophrenic Dreams and Drawings by H.G. Baynes Routledge 2015, $61.18 paperback, …
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Inspiration: 4 Ways to Find Intuitive Solutions
Inspiration is a volatile thing. I just came back from a very inspiring holiday. I traveled through England and France for …
Translating Myth: Re-wording the unseen knowledge
Translating Myth Edited by Ben Pestell, Pietra Palazzolo and Leon Burnett. Legenda 2016, hardcover $120.00 kindle $37.22 ISBN978-1-910887-04-2 (hbk) 978-1-315-54320-8 …
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Arthur
Do you want to understand more about yourself, your dreams and the struggles of your life? Join our online course Mindfunda …
Ariadne’s Clue, a guide to the symbols of humankind
Ariadne’s clue, written by Anthony Stevens is an interesting book for everyone interested in symbology and dreams. It will bring more depth into your understanding of mythological themes in music dreams and films.
Nightmare and Dreams: a presentation for Rivas
Six percent of the population regularly suffers from a nightmare. But a nightmare is a blessing in disguise. No other dream gives …
James Joyce: Juicy, Jaunty and Jaded
“Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.” ― James Joyce, Ulysses James Joyce and …
Helix: a modern version of Cain and Able
Helix is a series that is available on Netflix. It features two brothers. Both doctor. Both brilliant. Yet the oldest …
David Bowie, living the myth
David Bowie died January 10 2016, to the effects of liver cancer. He was an alien, a weirdo, who gave all of us the courage to express ourselves without holding back our creativity. Three thoughts on the mythology of David Bowie.
Holda and the winter
Frau Hola, Winter Queen, sometimes seen as the wife of Odin. In the Fairy Tale about her she lives on the other side of the well. Did you jump in this winter?
The Redeeming Dark
In the month of December Mindfunda will publish a series of blogs about the descent. Today’s Guest blog, written by …
Sleeping beauty as modern day Inanna
In the month of December Mindfunda will publish a series of blogs about the descent. Today’s blog is about the resemblance of the story of Sleeping Beauty with the Descent Mythology.
Descent
Around Christmas time Sunlight fades on the Western hemisphere the inner light usually lights up and ignites special dreams and spiritual insights. This is Mindfunda’s first blog about the descent.
The Journey of the Heroine: embracing the Goddess in 5 steps
Do you consider yourself a Goddess? You should. The Goddess is the earth. We are all part of the earth. …
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Mother Earth as Goddess
Trista Hendren, author of the girl god reminds us that we owe our live to the gifts of mother earth. If we honor the earth in actions as much as we do in words we will leave a fertile place to our children
Triple Goddess dreaming: an alliance with the moon
We are connected with the ancient mythology of the triple goddess. In your dreams you will find out that the creative arcetypical energy of the Goddess is very much alive
Romance of the Grail: 3 discoveries
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with …
Eve as Goddess
Do you consider yourself a Goddess? You should. The Goddess is the earth. We are all part of the earth. …
Goddess: 4 blogs to integrate the goddess into your life
This is part one of a four part series about the Goddess. The Goddess seemed to have disappeared
Myth stories: mythological musings #3: Shamain or halloween
Remember when you were young? How your history teacher would tell you with radiant eyes- about the Greek mythology? Mythology seems …
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Myth Stories: mythological musings #2
Mindfunda wants to thank Hezekiah Condron, who directed The second life, Better days, and “The INVITATION” for his comments on …
Your mythic life: mythological musing #2
Diving into your personal Mythology will bring you at the root of your being. Mindfunda went through the process and encourages you to do the same. Here are the five steps suggested by David Feinstein and Stanley Krippner in their classic book Personal Mythology.