[MD] mythos

[MarshaV]

At 12:26 PM 5/2/2009, you wrote:

>Marsha clarified on Joseph Campbell:
>...It is his misogynist point-of-view that is 
>unforgivable. ...Campbell also, imo, takes a 
>living breathing Mythos and objectifies 
>it.  Each statement is presented as true fact 
>without a shred of humility or respect for the 
>relativity of the subject.  Joe is cute, though, 
>and I wanted to slap him silly only in a playful kind of way.
>
>dmb says:
>Sister, I just don't get that. You probably know 
>that he taught at a woman's college for most of 
>his life. And you probably know that he was in 
>the business of interpreting mythology, which 
>has been inherently misogynistic since 1750 
>B.C.. In fact, by the time the epic of Gilgamesh 
>was put into writing (the oldest myth we have on 
>record) the rule of women was already over. It's 
>a rip-off of the myth of Innana. Also, there are 
>no "true facts" in myth. They're not factual at 
>all and Joe would be the first to point that 
>out. In fact, the hero's journey is all about 
>realizing the limits of the differentiations of consciousness.
>If you want to know what arrogance and misogyny 
>REALLY looks like you should take a look at 
>Plato. In that case, I'll hold him down while you do the slapping.
>


Hello David,

I went through all ten VHS tapes, and he really 
spoke as if he were stating the facts.  Maybe 
Campbell considered himself a scientist speaking 
the the facts that have been discovered.  This 
means this.(period)  This means that. 
(period)  Only a few times did he say something 
like "It is thought that"  or "Current 
interpretation is that".  See what I'm getting 
at.  Man has a thought and thinks it's a fact.

Plato thought women should be educated to the 
same degree as men, but there are plenty of other 
reasons to give Plato a swift kick in the shins, 
for choosing "the True" over "the good" for 
example.   Oh, don't tell me, was Plato into having boyfriends...

I'm am very aware of Innana's journey into the 
Underworld, it's my favorite story.  In fact, I 
participated in a ritual version.

Isis, Astarte, Diana,
Hecate, Demeter,
Kali-
Inanna!



Marsha







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