by Richard Stromer | Apr 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Often when I reflect on the arrival of Covid-19 on our shores, my mind turns to the last cataclysmic tragedy which gripped the consciousness of America: the heartbreaking events of September 11, 2000. As happened then, the pandemic has left us once again seeking...
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...
