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Podcast: Myth in the Mojave
Episode: Life Affirming Mythologies: Blackfoot myth of the Buffalo Dance
Description: “Life isn’t meant to be happy. That’s not what it’s about. Ah, the damage that is caused by that attitude. All life is sorrowful. Sorrow is the essence of life. But can you handle it? Are you affirmative enough in your relationship to life to say ‘yea’ no matter what happens?” —Joseph CampbellOne of the functions of mythology is to help us establish our relationship to life, to provide the context and meaning for experiences of all sorts. According to Campbell, a life-affirming mythology is one that makes room for both the joy and sorrow in life and treats th...