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What myths do you believe in? Many of us don’t think of ourselves as being big believers in myth: we’re believers in science, in process, in disinterested, data-driven truth. But when you step back to really consider myth, you realize money, corporations, and perpetual progress are among the many myths that underlie our dominant culture that we unconsciously accept. The stories we tell ourselves – whether we think about them or not – are based in myth. Realizing some of these myths we all believe can open up little cracks in our worldviews: if what one believes is a story forced upon them by dominant culture, what would appear or be different if inside of another story? And another? What myths have cultures before ours believed, and how did those myths inform behavior and identity? What can we learn from older stories, and how can we harmonize traditional lessons with our need for new contemporary stories?
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