Mythos

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The Mystical Life: Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit

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"The Mystical Life" describes that the seed of the soul is where the inner and the outer worlds meet. While the outer world changes with time, the inner world, or soul, is constant to the human race. It is through myth that provides the link between these two worlds.

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The Mystical Life: Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit

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