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Myth of Modern Man

Native American Petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock Historic Monument, Utah

Term

The word myth is defined as “…2. Any real or fictional story, recurring theme, or character type that appeals to the consciousness of a people by embodying its cultural ideals or by giving expression to deep, commonly-felt emotions.”

The word mythos is defined as “…3. The pattern of basic values and historical experiences of a people characteristically transmitted through the arts.”

The word modern is defined as “…2. One who has modern ideas, standards and beliefs.”

The word man is defined as “…2. Any human being, regardless of sex, race or age; a member of the human race; a person; Homo Sapien.

The Myth of Modern Man is defined as a mythology of 21st century culture that uses storytelling with universal appeal to define the state of the global human race at this point in history.

Contents

1 Term

2 Characteristics

3 Mission

4 History

5 Use of Myth in the Media

6 Use of Myth of Modern Man Concepts in the Media

7 Basis of Myth of Modern Man

8 Books

9 Excerpt Universal World Myth

10 Use of Myth of Modern Man Books

11 Myth of Modern Man Symbology

12 Use of Myth of Modern Man Symbology

13 Author Bio

14 References

Characteristics

The Myth of Modern Man as characterized by a symbolic journey through the human psyche at this point evolutionary progress. It presents a methodology for greater life satisfaction in a modern, chaotic world. It is a mythology and symbology that interprets the cosmology of modern man i.e., man’s place in the community, society, and a member of the global human race.

The Myth of Modern Man:

1. Has a unique ability to communicate through symbolism regardless of language, culture or other barriers

2. Taps universal knowledge to produce life stories with solutions that are understood by all people

3. Contrasts periods of growth and accomplishment in history to in an ever-changing and complex world

4. Fosters cohesive unity among all people to solve worldwide problems regardless of territorial conflict and competitiveness

Mission

The mission of the Myth of Modern Man is enhance the lives of human beings through universal language regardless of gender, race, or culture to encourage people to view their lives as one, global human race for the betterment of individuals, societies and the environment.

History

Mythology is a deeply rooted belief system as well as a Divinely Inspired commentary. It has been in existence since the dawn of man and will continue to do so beyond it. Mythology has and is being repeated indefinitely.

Mythology and the archetypes of gods and goddesses emerged in antiquity in separate cultures the Near East, Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Oceania cultures. It was a way to express man’s place in a tribe and a belief in cosmology; or “the origin, process and structure of the universe.” When ancient cultures began to document their cultural myths around 2500 BCE in Mesopotamia and Egypt collections of traditions and gods and goddesses gave a historical account of beliefs about creation and the afterlife.

Scholars studied mythology throughout the ages and theorized about its meaning and significance to a culture. They classified myth in a variety of ways. “Myth is a many-faceted personal and cultural phenomenon created to provide a reality and a unity to what is transitory and fragmented in the world that we experience.” Others classified it as either rationale or metaphor, allegory or symbolism.

In the 20th century, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung took a metaphorical approach to mythology and believed that there was a distinct similarity between dreams and myth. Carl Jung “went beyond the mere connection of myths and dreams to interpret myth as the projection of what he called the ‘collective unconscious’ of a race, that is, a revelation of the continuing psychic tendencies of a society.” Mythology was viewed through the lens of psychology. Many believed that the myths of a culture were the workings of each human being’s inner psyche and accounted for why the myth of ancient man in various areas of the world seemed to have commonality.

“In recent years, the (gods and goddesses) have made something of a comeback… (as people) use their mythologies as a means to discover an inner spirituality; or the (heros,) gods or goddesses within.” To modern man, “Myth in a sense is the highest reality.” Today, the mythology of modern culture is being used in films and the media to promote universal understanding of storylines and characters regardless of culture or locale. The Myth of Modern Man is in this venue. Relating to mythology and sharing of universal storytelling through the Myth of Modern Man series, is congruent with shifts in personal growth, community upheaval, and forward moving, global consciousness.

The Myth of Modern Manis the mythology of the new generation of the 21st century, global human race. It is a literary work as well as a symbology. It is particularly relevant today as a personal workbook to discovering one’s own higher consciousness, a guide to the new media, and a reference book for teachers of mythology and creative writing. It is a guide to the hero quest in which all human beings are destined to travel in their own minds.

The Use of Myth in the Media

Mythology is commonly used in all forms of the media. It has a unifying effect that promotes universal understanding to a worldwide audience because it is based on the workings of the human psyche. The most well-known use of the mythological hero quest is in the Star Wars film series by visionary George Lucas.

The Use of The Myth of Modern Man Concepts in the Media

The Myth of Modern Man

The Last Mimzy, 2007, New Line Cinema, The Last Mimzy

Myth 3. The Leopard Changes Its Spots

Wedding Crashers w/ Vince Vaugn, Owen Wilson, 2005, New Line Cinema, Wedding Crashers

Myth 10. Rising from the Ashes

Armageddon w/ Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thorton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, 1998, Touchstone Pictures, [[1]]

Myth 13. Techo-Junkies

Matrix w/ Keneau Reeves, 1999, Warner Brothers, The Matrix

Myth 14. Collapse in Time

Crash w/ Matt Dillon, Sandra Bullock, 2004, Lions Gate Films, [[2]]

Myth 16. Universal Truth

An Unfinished Lifew/ Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez, 2005, Miramax Films, An Unfinished Life

Myth 20 “Beings” to Honey

August Rush w/ Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Terrence Howard, 2007, Warner Brothers, August Rush

"Endo" Gladiators

Made w/ Vince Vaugn, Jon Favreau, 2001, Artisan Entertainment, [[3]]

The Basis of the Myth of Modern Man

Rumors, lies, grief, and sorrow, et. al. are all manifestations of the workings of the inner psyche as well as bliss, joy, hope, love, and beneficence. All mental states of the human bodily condition are “filtered, if you wish to call it that, through an intricate system in each personal psyche. On a certain level, this is a truism on the earth plane as well as other worlds including the molecular, biologic, bacteriologic, and energetic worlds, ad infinitum. While human beings tend to classify all sorts of monotheistic hierarchy to these matters it is actually quite simple, rudimentary, and somewhat the same.

Simply put, a stimulus or event in the exterior world is filtered through the senses and evaluated in terms of pleasure or pain. The stimuli is assessed for its overall value in a hierarchy such as good, bad, desirable, dangerous etc. Then it is intellectualized in terms of how it serves a value scale. Next, it is compartmentalized as to how to use it. At the endpoint of this sieve is a mix of emotion and fantasy. What is the purpose of this rudimentary lesson in the workings of the human mind? This explanation illustrates the system of filters that occur most frequently in higher species that lead to the emotion of empathy or pathos.

It is the purpose of the Myth of Modern Man books to foster pathos in all brothers and sisters of the human race. It is the purpose of modern storytelling in the media to respond to a global audience. The Miracle Men (and Women) who realize and adjust value filters through personal service and universal storytelling, encourage the human race to ascend en masse to biological and spiritual states of evolutionary growth, personal progression, and enriched life satisfaction.

The Books

Universal World Myth, 2000, 253 pages

An introduction to the Myth of Modern Manseries that begins with the hero's journey and extends through chaos, destruction and transcendence myth. Twenty six chapters present a new myth with character, conflict, resolution and theme as well as storylines (life stories). The workbook has pages for personal writing based on each myth.

Universal World Myth Sample Chapters

Myth 1 Alone in the Crowd

Myth 2 My Trap

Myth 3 The Leopard Changes Its Spots

Myth 4 We Shall Overcome

Myth 5 Everyman Has His Day

Myth 6 Coming Home

Myth 7 Conception

New Millennium Myth, 2008, 260 pages, in preparation

A continuation of the Myth of Modern Man series that delves into transcendence, global, and rebirth myth. The book further explains the evolution of the hero/warrior in global society. Twenty six chapters present a new myth with character, conflict, resolution and theme as well as storylines (life stories). The workbook has pages for personal writing based on each myth.

New Millennium Myth Sample Chapters

Myth 27 Eagles’ Wings

Myth 28 House Party

Myth 29 Adam’s Apple

Myth 30 Time Bandits

Myth 31 “Pass”over

Myth 32 Power Brokers

Myth 33 In The Wake

The University of You, 2006, 54 pages

A compilation of articles about successful living in the modern, chaotic world.

Preface The University of You

Chapter 1 Successing

Chapter 2 The Fairest of Them All

Chapter 3 “Piece”ful Living

Chapter 4 The Power of the Word

Chapter 5 Reality Shows

Chapter 6 Energy Overture

Chapter 7 Miracles and Miraculous Moments

Excerpt from the Universal World Myth

MYTH #14 RELATION“SHIPS”

Human beings in a frenzy to bond, be loved, and be accepted become obsessed with the continual search for the perfect mate. They learn they must accept love from the people who happen to come into their lives in a clandestine way. It smacks to them of giving up their grandiose idea of their destiny.

“Relation“ships” can be canoes of trust, steamers of goodwill, paddle wheelers of antiquity, and skiffs in a hurry. All vessels bob along the river of life until they reach the shore of finality. Some beings float, some use rudders, and some disappear over the waterfall of despair only to crash on the rocks below. But human beings are all in the same boat. Occasionally, they tap against each other, meet and conjoin. This formation or regatta allows people to move more quickly in the current of life. Some remain stillborn and float aimlessly but their vessel is never really alone.

Herein lays a devious Universal Truth. Whether a being rises or falls; succeeds or declines, it is rudimentary but somewhat beyond their control. The river of life is a deep universal mystery beyond the scope of what mankind can fathom. When human beings arrive on the shore of finality and “step out” of their boat, they will have a profound realization about the purpose of their life journey. Having arrived, they will look back and reminisce if only very briefly on the significance of the trip which was to join with other people in relationships.”

Use of the Myth of Modern Man Books

• A personal workbook for documenting the stories of one’s life

• A reference book for authors, screenwriters and those in the media

• A resource for story development executives

• A guide for teachers of past, present and future myth

• A New Age handbook for seekers of higher consciousness

Myth of Modern Man Symbology

Petroglyphs in Grand Canyon - Parashant National Monument, Arizona

Symbologies, hieroglyphics and petroglyphs are all pictographs of particular, unique origin that allow the viewer the delightful surprise of emotional pathos in viewing the image. Hieroglyphics, on the one hand, were an attempt at a rudimentary alphabet of the metaphysical sort while true petroglyphs were more “symbiont” in nature. That is to mean, a tribe was able to mark their history in a very rudimentary way. Pictographs were a way to express a daily experience in combination with oneness with nature.

The Myth of Modern Man symbols represent core values as well emotions and the wanderings of the subconscious mind that are shared by the races and cultures of world as members of one, global human race. They do not need to be "figured out". They are experienced and can stand alone with commonality regardless of race, culture or language.

The Myth of Modern Man symbology in this venue is a cursive form of cosmology that represents wholeness. Cosmology in this sense is used to define a rationale that is conciliatory as well as Divine. That is to mean, while some people see symbology as an archaic way to express what can be said in words; symbology, hieroglyphs and petroglyphs go way beyond the level of simple speech to represent a human being as individual, a soul, and a piece of the Divine universe. They are delightful surprises that not only communicate elements of the human experience at this time but also that the human race still has a place in cosmology and that "we are here".

The Myth of Modern Man symbology is comprised of about 200 symbols which communicate a universal language.

Use of Myth of Modern Man Symbology

The Myth of Modern Man symbols are used for logos, sculpture and art work.

Personal Symbols

Each person has a personal symbol that represents their placement in a tribe, a community, a society, a member of the human race. Each person’s personal symbol is unique. It is; and remains, individual. It is “retired” from the Myth of Modern Man collection of symbologies and is not used again. Many people have tattooed their personal symbol on their bodies as a reminder of their personal hero quest.

Public Labyrinth

A public labyrinth is planned based on Stonehenge. It is 85 feet in diameter comprising about 1 acre of land. Twelve segments represent the time of day, stages of a person’s life, and seasons of the year. It will take 365 steps to walk the parameter. Bronze Myth of Modern Man sculpture representing the stages of life will fill out each quadrant which spans about 10-years of a person’s life. Plantings will bloom in each quadrant based on the season of the year. The public will be free to walk the circle for personal reflection and meditation.

Author Biography

The Miraclist began her career as a location art director and worked on 36 major motion pictures and television shows with producers from around the world. She continued her production experience as a television producer, director, photographer and editor on live sporting events, documentaries, short subjects, and in-studio productions for several years. She has written 11 feature film screenplays, a television mini series pilot, a historic Western novel, and the Myth of Modern Man books.

A turning point came in her life when she began studying the Course in Miracles and became intuitive. She has done sessions on health, energy, and personal life enhancement for hundreds of people to date. She currently writes, teaches, and consults for the media as well as creates the symbolic sculpture and plans the installation of the labyrinth.

Contact: mythofmodernman@msn.com

References

1. “Myth.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1975, pp. 868-869.

2. “Mythos.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1975, pp. 869.

3. “Modern.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1975, pp. 843.

4. “Man.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1975, pp. 792.

5. “Cosmology.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1975, pp. 301.

6. Chaline, Eric. The Book of Gods and Goddesses: A Visual Directory of Ancient and Modern Deities. 2004. HarperCollins Publishers Inc., New York, NY.

7. Morford, Mark PO, Lenardon, Robert. Classical Mythology. 2003. Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, NY.

8. Miraclist. Universal World Myth. 2000.

9. Wikepedia On-Line Encyclopedia. 2008. Accessed 29 September 2008. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_wars>

10. Wikepedia On-Line Encyclopedia. 2008. Accessed 29 September 2008. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lucas>