The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell
"Every religion is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck to its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble."
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Ixchel, the aged jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine in ancient Maya culture. According to Mayan mythology, Ixchel was married, but had other lovers. When her husband got very jealous of her, she made herself invisible to him and spent her nights assisting women in childbirth. As protector of mothers and children, she is often depicted as a maiden with a rabbit, a symbol of fertility and abundance.
“How absurd that a god would become human just to sacrifice himself to himself in order to create a loophole for a rule that he created." -Roger Boden • The whole story was fabricated to satisfy various prophesies and beliefs of the time. It borrowed from many faiths to serve the purpose of conversion.
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