Join us to Explore the World of Myths and Sacred Plants
You may forget, but let me tell you this:
someone in some future time will think of us.
-----Sappho, 630-570 bce
PROPHETIC ENCOUNTERS Sunday, October 27, 1-3 pm, EST
PROPHETIC ENCOUNTERS
Sunday, October 27, 1-3 pm, EST
Incredibly, the words of Plutarch, an ancient practicing priest of the holy Delphic Oracle, have survived to inform us of the secrets and reliability of communication with divine realms in his essay, “The Obsolescence of Oracles.”
Using his writings as springboard, we consider the oracular and prophetic properties of Delphic entheogenic sources and fragrant plants-- such as laurel, oak, mushrooms, and the intoxicating fumes of the Corycian cave--through the ancient Greek and Roman myths of satyrs, mothers, monsters, and philosophers.
Examining the concepts of the inevitability or flexibility of fate, we compare ancient conceptions with recent depictions, including a range from Shakespeare's play with his three witches pronouncing their deterministic oracles over their boiling cauldron in MacBeth to Coelho’s positive psychology and freedom from fate through dreams and omens in The Alchemist.
Through these sources, we discover their suggestions for attaining an integrated consciousness and means of agency in our own lives today.
Our Mythic Circles FORUM Experience
Our Mission
MYTHIC CIRCLES seeks to preserve, present, and promote the writings and work of Carl A.P. Ruck, a Classical scholar of Greek mythology and religion, as a model for understanding, insight, and awareness today. A particular focus of our work is the history and current use of entheogens for expansion of consciousness and well-being.
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Our Guides and Scholars
Carl A.P. Ruck
Dorothy Abram
Sage Watkins
Kathleen Wolf
David Newman
Hananya Goodman
Samuel Stevens
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Our Aproach
Our Mythic Circles seeks to engage and involve participants in the rich history of ancient mythology for the insight they may contribute to contemporary life and living.
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Reach out to us with questions or comments at ourmythiccircles@gmail.com
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Hermes, Athenian red-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art
