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Jan. 22nd, 2011 01:15 pmI listened to the first four hours of the six hour long The Power of Myth on the way to Michigan yesterday. I enjoyed it so much that time seemed to just fly by. There was a lot in there that made me think, and I found myself replaying parts here and there to let what Mr. Campbell was saying sink in a bit better. (Well, that and the fact that my brain is easily distracted sometimes. I'd think about something I heard and relate it to something in my life and all of a sudden I'd lost two or three minutes in thought without hearing the tape at all.)
He talked about Jesus' death and resurrection as a story that evolved from hunter-gatherer myths and ceremony centering around honoring animals that have been killed to provide sustenance. The one-ness of man and animal that transitioned into a duality went through an intermediate step as civilization transitioned to a planting, stationary culture. There's a common myth about a man who appears to a woman from the culture as her lover. In time, he tells her that she must kill him and bury him. When she does, whatever crop is the staple food of the culture grows from his body. The transition of the belief in honoring the animals that give sustenance to honoring the embodiment of the crops that do the same thing is so neat to me.
I did some thinking too about the concepts of 'following your bliss' and how that related to things going on in my own life. I did some thinking about what's important in my head these days, and I realized that I'm probably stressing about things that I really don't need to. I thought about the path I'm intending to follow and how that use of the finite time I have compares to other paths I could take. And really, I'm still pretty sure I'm going the right way. Now I should let some of the stress about that decision go.
I'm really looking forward to listening to the rest of the material on the way home, and I might even listen to it again on the way to Texas if my parents, who'll be with me in the car, don't mind. We'll have plenty of time; it's an 18 hour drive one way.
Speaking of stress, I have to admit that I'm a little bit anxious about insurance stuff. My ex-employer is going to be sending me paperwork to fill out and return to start health coverage under Cobra. Once that's processed, insurance coverage is instated retroactive to my severance date, but until then, it sounds like neither I nor![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
moiracoon have health insurance. I wish I could have it forwarded to me or something, but I suspect that would be just as likely to end with them getting here to Michigan after I leave. But I'm going to add to my list of things to do on Monday that I need to call ex-employer and make sure that I won't miss a window if I'm not back for a couple weeks. If it comes down to it, I could drive back to town on Thursday for my class, and pick up my mail, then drive back.
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It's nice being back atred_ceilidh's place. I spent several hours last night trading internet videos and neat music with her. This morning, I'm catching up on stuff online while she and her dad and I all sit watching Animal Planet and hockey on TV. I have two very affectionate cats and an enthusiastic Pit Bull giving me greetings and attention. Vladicat in particular is walking back and forth across my keyboard and drooling on me, so I feel accepted. I even saw shy Calyssa who poked her head out from the basement last night. It's so nice to see the animals again. And wonderful to see Ceilidh again too!
He talked about Jesus' death and resurrection as a story that evolved from hunter-gatherer myths and ceremony centering around honoring animals that have been killed to provide sustenance. The one-ness of man and animal that transitioned into a duality went through an intermediate step as civilization transitioned to a planting, stationary culture. There's a common myth about a man who appears to a woman from the culture as her lover. In time, he tells her that she must kill him and bury him. When she does, whatever crop is the staple food of the culture grows from his body. The transition of the belief in honoring the animals that give sustenance to honoring the embodiment of the crops that do the same thing is so neat to me.
I did some thinking too about the concepts of 'following your bliss' and how that related to things going on in my own life. I did some thinking about what's important in my head these days, and I realized that I'm probably stressing about things that I really don't need to. I thought about the path I'm intending to follow and how that use of the finite time I have compares to other paths I could take. And really, I'm still pretty sure I'm going the right way. Now I should let some of the stress about that decision go.
I'm really looking forward to listening to the rest of the material on the way home, and I might even listen to it again on the way to Texas if my parents, who'll be with me in the car, don't mind. We'll have plenty of time; it's an 18 hour drive one way.
Speaking of stress, I have to admit that I'm a little bit anxious about insurance stuff. My ex-employer is going to be sending me paperwork to fill out and return to start health coverage under Cobra. Once that's processed, insurance coverage is instated retroactive to my severance date, but until then, it sounds like neither I nor
moiracoon have health insurance. I wish I could have it forwarded to me or something, but I suspect that would be just as likely to end with them getting here to Michigan after I leave. But I'm going to add to my list of things to do on Monday that I need to call ex-employer and make sure that I won't miss a window if I'm not back for a couple weeks. If it comes down to it, I could drive back to town on Thursday for my class, and pick up my mail, then drive back. ---
It's nice being back at
red_ceilidh's place. I spent several hours last night trading internet videos and neat music with her. This morning, I'm catching up on stuff online while she and her dad and I all sit watching Animal Planet and hockey on TV. I have two very affectionate cats and an enthusiastic Pit Bull giving me greetings and attention. Vladicat in particular is walking back and forth across my keyboard and drooling on me, so I feel accepted. I even saw shy Calyssa who poked her head out from the basement last night. It's so nice to see the animals again. And wonderful to see Ceilidh again too!
