I didn't find Rollo May's The Cry For Myth to be all that in tune with reality to be honest, but more interested in setting the stage to advance his own personal myth, which he held as an immutable truth. I won't disclose that myth here, to encourage people to read this work, and discover this myth for themselves, or not. But I would reveal here Rollo believed myth to be like the 'structure' of a home, out of sight, and crucial to the stability of society. I disagree with him, as Myth's are a 'feature' of a society and not a 'structural aspect,' and as such we have seen many myths over time rise and then give way to other myths depending on the nature of humankinds' orientation toward the world/sky, and humankinds' orientation toward each other. But, worth a read. Thx!
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I didn't find Rollo May's The Cry For Myth to be all that in tune with reality to be honest, but more interested in setting the stage to advance his own personal myth, which he held as an immutable truth. I won't disclose that myth here, to encourage people to read this work, and discover this myth for themselves, or not. But I would reveal here Rollo believed myth to be like the 'structure' of a home, out of sight, and crucial to the stability of society. I disagree with him, as Myth's are a 'feature' of a society and not a 'structural aspect,' and as such we have seen many myths over time rise and then give way to other myths depending on the nature of humankinds' orientation toward the world/sky, and humankinds' orientation toward each other. But, worth a read. Thx!
Did the author use any Machiavelli as a source? Some of this reminds me of what Machiavelli said about Christianity making the West weak.
He only mentions Machiavelli once in passing. He doesn't seem to draw on his writings here.