The Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Last semester I took an Artchitectural history class and we started out by looking at the origins of architure which began with stone formations and moved to cave paintings. We watched a few short documentaries on this film and I found it to be absolutely fascinating.
Everything you need has been in front of you and inside you all along. This was the moral behind the Wizard of Oz and I think it applies to many aspects of our lives.
Metamorphoses- compared to the changes of trees. Shakespear Sonnet 73- he's talking about a tree
A student in our class pointed out that she didn't see the tree she chose for her tree picture until she was given the assignment and realized that she really liked the tree. I think this statement also refers back to a common theme that keeps coming up within our discussions about how everything we need is right in front of us. Until we truly open our eyes, we won't really be able to view the world around us or appreciate what we have.
Apollo's first love was Daphne- struck by Cupid's Arrow
At the end of Daphne and Apollo, he embraces her and says she will be his tree. She turned into a Laurel tree. These leaves are now used as a symbol for winners and honor. People wear the leaves in their hair.
***Etiology- the study of causation or origination. Why things are they way they are.
In a Galaxy Far Far Away....
Hero with 1000 faces- Joseph Campbell
George Lucas got Star Wars from this.
On Monday- Start Creation Stories
Fredderick Turner- "Epic" wrote this.
Guest speaker
4 Types
1- X Nihilo- thought word, world of nothing
2- Earth Diver- god sends amphibions, brings particle of earth from the ocean floor
3- Creation by dividing in two- promordial heaven/earth
4- Creation by dismemberment of promordial being
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