Myth as activator… It would not be too much to say that myth is the secret opening through which the cosmos pours forth its inexhaustible energies into.

Myth as activator…

It would not be too much to say thatmyth is the secret openingthrough which the cosmos pours forth its

inexhaustible energies into human cultural manifestation.

---Joseph Campbell

Mythology is the story.

Archetypes are the patterns.

Richard Tarnas tells us:

Planets represent the chordal structure: what we dance to.

The exact melody will be defined by the individual and collective consciousness at the time.

Then there’s Carl Jung….

• Jung’s observations on archetypes…• (Jung’s use of astrology)• Value of identifying archetypal details in dreams…

whether or not the dreamer has conscious knowledge of the archetype manifesting

• (Jung’s use of astrology’s archetypes)

Dreams can detail archetypal content

using specific symbolism of cultural deities

that areunknown to the dreamer.