by Richard Stromer | Sep 5, 2021 | Awe, High Holy Days, Judaism, Spiritual Development, Spirituality, Symbols and Symbolism, The Sacred
The blowing of the Shofar – a traditional instrument made from the horn of a ram — is one of the most ancient religious practices in the world, dating back to the earliest days of the Jewish People nearly two and half millennia ago. Hearing the Shofar is one of...
by Richard Stromer | Dec 21, 2020 | Symbols and Symbolism, Winter Solstice
As I’ve reflected on the mythological and archetypal roots of the symbols associated with the Winter Solstice, something that has continued to fascinate me is the way the central images associated with this season all point back again and again to one central,...
by Richard Stromer | Sep 20, 2020 | High Holy Days, Judaism, Spiritual Development, Symbols and Symbolism
The blowing of the Shofar during the Jewish High Holy Days is one of the most ancient religious practices in the world. Dating back to the earliest days of the Jewish People nearly 2,500 years ago, the piercing sound of the Shofar is simultaneously a cry for spiritual...
by Richard Stromer | Feb 2, 2019 | Archetypes, Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Movies, Spiritual Development, Symbols and Symbolism, Uncategorized
One might imagine the scariest aspect of life is not knowing what’s going to happen next, but as the weatherman Phil Connors in film Groundhog Day vividly reminds us, there is something even more horrible and that’s knowing exactly what’s going to happen...
by Richard Stromer | Dec 14, 2017 | Joseph Campbell, Mysticism, Religious Function of Myth, Symbols and Symbolism, Uncategorized
Campbell the Mystic and the Spiritual Function of Myth I owe a great deal to the work of the eminent comparative mythologist, Joseph Campbell. My exposure to Campbell’s ideas and observations has deepened both my love for and appreciation of mythology. Like many...
