“Imagination isn’t just a toy for children. It’s the vital lifeblood of human action that goes beyond the mechanical.” (The Underground, Jon Rappoport)
By the dawn of the 20th century, it was clear that humans had finally liberated themselves from the overwhelming need to build myths.
By myths, I mean fanciful stories parading as truth. I mean stories that placed the individual as a small creature under the control of inexorable forces.
There was no longer a need to invent such stories, which were self-sabotaging.
There was no longer a need to invent the stories and then claim the stories hadn’t been invented at all. Continue reading