From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sat Nov 02 2002 - 23:03:41 GMT
Sam asked:
Would you say that classic mythology is all about a person transcending the
social level, touching DQ, and coming back with an improvement to social
Quality? If so, we're in complete agreement on that.
DMB says:
Yea, I think that's about right - and well said. Its all about the social
level. If mythology isn't at the heart of the mythos, I don't know what is.
Sam asked:
A different question: do archetypes only function as guides or motives for
behaviour if a person's understanding exists primarily at the social level?
Or, put another way, once we can see and recognise the archetypes, are we
bound to enact them in our own lives? (A friend who is a Jungian therapist
says yes, I'm not so sure). Interesting discussion BTW.
DMB:
We can't escape the archetypes any more than we can escape our bodies, but
we can transcend their demands and mollify their effects to a certain
extent. I think a person who has not yet developed beyond the social level
is bound to be more enthralled by them. On the other hand, one who has
trascended the third level is more likely to take some active and conscious
role in that inevitable enactment. Listen to your Jungian friend.
P.S. I'm working my way thru the Sophocles thread. Whew!
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