Negative Space: mythology
- American Indian Myths and Legends
- Tobacco and peyote were ritual drugs for tribes that had access to them. Their legends tell of the discovery of rites that made the drugs more useful for insight and medicine.
- Beer as a Locus of Value among the West African Kofyar
- Robert McC. Netting sees no drinking problem among the Kofyar, who begin drinking before they are weaned. They mark their calendar by the brewing period and find beer at the end of the rainbow.
- The Great Jewish Drink Mystery
- Mark Keller attempts to unravel the mystery of why Jews don’t drink to excess while the Irish do.
- How Grandfather Peyote Came to the Indian People
- This legend of the Brule Sioux, told by Leonard Crow Dog at Winner, Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, in 1970, tells of the use of peyote for visions and the power of drumming.
- The Sacred Weed
- Tobacco was a “sacred weed”, “meant to be shared.” This Blackfoot story “retold from several nineteenth-century sources” tells of how to plant “in a sacred manner”.
- Superman: An American Myth in the Movies
- Superman is an embodiment of classic American myths. He is the small town boy who comes to the big city to make a place for himself, yet never forgets his roots. He is the self-made man who can rise to become the best at his job, yet does not become corrupted. He is the man who gives up everything for the woman he loves. He is the legendary champion of Democracy: the mythic hero fighting a “never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way.”
- The tablets of Enki
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Why is the world so fractured? Because we have lost the tablets of the City, the tablets of Enki. We are living in the tower of Babel.
More Information
- Tobacco and Shamanism in South America•
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This fascinating book covers the use of tobacco for religious purposes throughout hundreds of tribes in South American. It’s a fun read for the layman and a resource for scholars.
- Legends
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“Exploring Legends in History, Folklore, Literature, Fiction, and the Arts.” Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, and other heroes of legend explained. Pirates and more! Wonderful site.
- American Indian Myths and Legends•
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These fascinating stories survey the myths and legends of a variety of North American cultures, and “grapple with those permanently vexing questions about the human condition.”
