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Brian James's avatar

Great stuff Sharon. I'm with you, and try to encourage the middle-aged men I work with to find a myth that encourages service to community and land. A story that I think can be helpful is Parsifal's journey. I love that key question, "Whom does the Grail serve?" It moves the myth from personal heroic conquest to one of service to the greater whole.

Thanks for sharing and making this available to everyone!

— Brian

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Author Sarah Ramey explores her own heroine’s journey in her memoir The Lady’s Handbook for her Mysterious Illness. As someone who lives with a chronic neurological condition, I deeply resonate with her version where, like Persephone, our journey is cyclical—descending into the isolation and darkness of illness, gathering insight, tools, and fostering compassion while there, and then re-emerging to share what we’ve learned, nurture our communities, offer empathy. And then descending once again…

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