The Lion King and Myths of Balance
The Lion King is a story about the mythic motif and trope of “The Good King” vs. “The Bad King.” It is about the community’s soul being fractured and unbalanced. The Rightful Ruler must return in order to bring balance.
Mythic Images Hold Many Meanings
Myth and mythology offers a rich language to view the world through. It’s layered images with individual meanings that combine with other ideas to form new meanings.
The Mythology of Disney’s Encanto: A Hero’s Journey Based on Curiosity and Care
In a divided country, we need more stories of curiosity and care. It is time to put aside our traditional ways of fixing things through strong martial powers. These are loud and often we cannot hear the quieter energies of the soul because of the clanking armor. It is clear we want to speak, listen, give, and receive compassion as a community. It is time to befriend the dragon, not kill it. In order to confront our history of abuses, colonialism, oppression, and violence, we have to embrace our shame and empower our curiosity. One way that we grow more powerful in these areas is by continuing to tell stories about souls who exhibit these types of caring and curious journeys, we need more Mirabels.