Mythopoesis: the making or creation of story. I first came across the word in Darren Middleton's "Novel Theology: Nikos Kazantzakis's Encounter with Whiteheadian Process Theism" and in conversations with Bradley Olson.
Each of us is a receiver and creator of story. Each of us has accepted and refashioned a Story Of What Is Going On. Each of us is born into a story community. The story is told through the actions and the teachings of the community members. That story provides a basis for our being, for our consciousness, for our actions.
Some of us believe that story for the rest of our lives. Some of us rebel against the story and stay in continuous rebellion the rest of our lives, thus living in accord with the old old story of anticonformity. Some of us range out beyond the story's bonds and look to create new story: wider, deeper, more inclusive. These latter are the mythopoets of this day.
Each of us is a receiver and creator of story. Each of us has accepted and refashioned a Story Of What Is Going On. Each of us is born into a story community. The story is told through the actions and the teachings of the community members. That story provides a basis for our being, for our consciousness, for our actions.
Some of us believe that story for the rest of our lives. Some of us rebel against the story and stay in continuous rebellion the rest of our lives, thus living in accord with the old old story of anticonformity. Some of us range out beyond the story's bonds and look to create new story: wider, deeper, more inclusive. These latter are the mythopoets of this day.
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