The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell After reading Joseph Campbell's work The Power of Myth and The Hero's Journey, I'm now noticing the symbols of mythology and legends in nearly every movie I see and every book I read; even in the non-fiction, true articles of my favourite newspaper, 'The Age', they are there. I can't believe how Campbell's philosophies touch on everything … [Read more...] about The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Dragon Tales
Dragon Tales The dragon, the colour spectrum of his apparition, hidden in a decade past: only illuminative remnants of consciousness left over from the crackle and pop of jewels burnt on the pyre. Yet, like emeralds glinting in amongst the coals, his eyes still spy out from the darkness… and the treasure kept hidden, deep down in the labyrinth in which we were both … [Read more...] about Dragon Tales
Study of a contemporary poet: Luke Davies
I've just finished reading Interferon Psalms by Luke Davies. This collection of poems is an in-depth read, not to rushed, but savoured instead. A meditation on what these poems actually mean is needed to be able digest them whole, for they are a complete wholesome meal made up of syntax and emotion. And after reading them, the realisation that Davies has taken a knife and … [Read more...] about Study of a contemporary poet: Luke Davies