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El mito y significado moderno: El starbird rebelde

Modern Myth and Meaning is a blog series on the contributions of literature and pop culture to contemporary mythology.

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Modern Myth and Meaning: Buried Alive

For hundreds of years, premature burial has captivated readers and viewers of fiction. Why are we so fascinated with this horrific event?

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Modern Myth and Meaning: The Rebel Starbird

[Joseph] Campbell thought that in order for modern society to rejuvenate itself from a detached spiritual condition, we were going to need some new symbols.

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Fandom February 5, 2019

El mito y significado moderno: El saludo Vulcano

Erin reprises her article about the connections between Yoga and the Vulcan hand gesture – in Spanish!

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Modern Myth and Meaning: The Yule Log Lady

Amid the delightfully odd characters populating Twin Peaks, one stood out as even weirder than the rest. This was Margaret, the Log Lady.

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Fandom September 19, 2018

Modern Myth and Meaning: Yoga and the Vulcan Salute

In her debut post, Erin Wilcox explores the connections between Yoga and the Vulcan mudra.

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The work of Pushcart Prize nominee Erin Wilcox appears in journals, magazines, radio broadcasts, and collections including Cirque, Short and Twisted (Celapene Press), and Veil: Journal of Darker Musings (Subsynchronous Press). Subscribe to her newsletter to learn more. Like her posts? Buy her a coffee!

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