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Humanities, Mythology, and Education I
HM 520........ 2 Units
Mythology reveals the complex metaphoric and symbolic nature of the human psyche in its embodied search for meaning. This course surveys theoretical foundations of mythology to provide students with a depth of understanding to apply various myth traditions to their individual educational settings and curricular needs as well as to their own life experiences.
Humanities, Mythology, and Education II
HM 521........ 2 Units
Expanding on students' knowledge of mythology, this course examines interpretive approaches to the study of sacred narratives as expressed in text, oral traditions, and symbolic representation. Attention is given to our personal and collective mythological understandings as they bring form to diverse educational curricula and to the ongoing learning enterprise of the individual.
Symbol and Image in Visual Art
HM 522........ 2 Units
Visual art emerges from the creative imagination of the world in subjective and cultural experiences, as well as through the natural order. Art is often replete with psychologically and spiritually significant metaphors and symbols that connect soul to the deep mysteries of life. This course will unfold the depth of feeling and connection through images, the capacity of symbols to bridge the conscious and unconscious, the impact of culturally embedded symbols, and the voice of the world soul speaking through the prisms of psyche's images.
Mythic Dimensions in Personal Transformation
HM 523........ 2 Units
Myths contain universal images and ideas of the human experience. This course identifies the mythological moments encountered in everyday rhythms, events, setbacks, and experiences in people's lives. The collective psyche, embodied in myth, meets and converses with the personal psyche , and serves it as guide and mentor. In this experiential course, students explore methods through which myth can stimulate personal reflection leading to transformation.
Narrative Traditions
HM 620........ 2 Units
Storytelling is explored through myth, folklore, and fairytales in order to identify processes that allow stories to touch and renew complex energies. Socio-cultural references embedded in folklore and fairytales are investigated as inflections of prevailing mythic impulses in the world. Attention is given to the application of narratives to curricular development, as well as the more imaginal terrain of stories that can serve as teachers.
Joseph Campbell: Myths and Images from A Cross-Cultural Perspective
HM 621........ 2 Units
The customs, belief systems, ritual practices, and archetypal images valued by diverse cultures are studied through myths, language, and images. Special attention is given to the complexities of understanding "the other," as well as biases which underlie and restrict different perceptual frames of reference. Study includes the mythology of Joseph Campbell.
Mythic Patterns in Cinema
HM 622........ 2 Units
Overarching mythic patterns found in contemporary films are analyzed by means of depth psychological concepts. Film can inspire archetypal connections and reveal transformational themes. This subject includes explorations of shadow, the cinematic framing of reality, the inherent tendency toward wholeness, and the complex process of creating a story on film.
Mythodrama
HM 623........ 2 Units
Character development, cultural foundations, and personal experience merge in dialogical encounters with mythic characters. Mythodrama is a facilitated group process which expands our relationship with cross cultural myths and their archetypal figures. This process allows one to be better equipped to explore the reality of personal myths.
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