Thanks for that interesting article - My question/comment from a practical storytelling perspective would be: The christian narrative was so successful not obly because of implicit structures, but also because of the power of the Hero of that story. We all know how important the role of a hero is for identification etc.- if we cannot revitalize the christian mythos - who will be the hero in our new narrative and is not so as Jonathan Pageau out that Christ is in the end inevitable or without an alternative?
When someone articulates a general principle we fixate on rare exceptions.
It feels compassionate to denounce all generalizations but it's not compassionate to those who need wisdom.
And we need wisdom.
Now more than ever.
And I'm facinated by the role dreams may play in this kind of thinking.
Brett - I'd love to have a quick 30 minute convo with you on my podcast about the connection between dreams and wisdom if you're open to it. Reach out to me on Twitter if you'd be up for discussing this further and getting these ideas in front of another audience.
I've been thinking about the phenomenological function of dreams for years now and never heard an answer that resonated. This is wonderful, thank you for pointing me towards Hoel 🙏🙏
Thanks for that interesting article - My question/comment from a practical storytelling perspective would be: The christian narrative was so successful not obly because of implicit structures, but also because of the power of the Hero of that story. We all know how important the role of a hero is for identification etc.- if we cannot revitalize the christian mythos - who will be the hero in our new narrative and is not so as Jonathan Pageau out that Christ is in the end inevitable or without an alternative?
We live in a time at war with generalizations.
Without generalizations wisdom is impossible.
When someone articulates a general principle we fixate on rare exceptions.
It feels compassionate to denounce all generalizations but it's not compassionate to those who need wisdom.
And we need wisdom.
Now more than ever.
And I'm facinated by the role dreams may play in this kind of thinking.
Brett - I'd love to have a quick 30 minute convo with you on my podcast about the connection between dreams and wisdom if you're open to it. Reach out to me on Twitter if you'd be up for discussing this further and getting these ideas in front of another audience.
@jeremympryor
I've been thinking about the phenomenological function of dreams for years now and never heard an answer that resonated. This is wonderful, thank you for pointing me towards Hoel 🙏🙏