[UA] Joe Campbell Shits His Pants

[James Palmer]

When I have time, I will get round to writing my small rant on Why The
Monomyth Sucks Ass.  

James

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I don't understand why teen smoking is up. Haven't we made it clear to
kids that smoking is a dangerous, forbidden thing meant for older people? 

- The Onion

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Matthew Rowan Norwood wrote:

> > > -From "Monster: The Autombiography of an L.A. Gang Member" by Sanyika
> > > Shakur, aka Monster Kody Scott.
> > >
> > > -G.
> >
> 
> Actually, I don't think Campbell would be at all taken aback by the
> quote (if he were still alive.)  A prison term is a standard rite of
> pasage for gang members, and all rites of passage into manhood are
> ritualizations of the Hero's Journey.
> 
> The best stuff I've read on this subject is a book -- and I know I've
> plugged it on this list before -- called _The Time Falling Bodies Take
> To Light_ by William Irwin Thompson.  He also deals with stuff like this
> in some of his other books, like _Coming Into Being_.  The most relevant
> analysis of modern mythology and cultural history I've ever read.
> 
> -Matt Norwood
> 
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