tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post1289035800610193155..comments2023-10-29T04:39:08.157-07:00Comments on Creative Arts Anonymous: The Comfort Zone of LearningDr. Cheryl Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-3901652628354065162010-02-02T09:23:04.187-08:002010-02-02T09:23:04.187-08:00What I have always appreciated about the myths of ...What I have always appreciated about the myths of diverse cultures is that when they are critically compared they become so similar. The words may be different but the underlying face of them is sibling similar.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-81935986043772721472010-01-31T19:24:09.696-08:002010-01-31T19:24:09.696-08:00It definitely sounds like it would be challenging ...It definitely sounds like it would be challenging - but SO potentially powerful for themflithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287047761151044124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-20100121358936328452010-01-31T11:03:19.403-08:002010-01-31T11:03:19.403-08:00Descartes, you are right... but fortunately live i...Descartes, you are right... but fortunately live in one of the two least religious states--Washington and Oregon compete annually for this, averaging 5% of the population attending church regularly. Funny thing, though, is that I regularly attend church, and so do most of my friends. However, it is our mythic system that we can use to help us understand that of others. And that understanding can actually add dimensions to our own that we did not find before (at least, that is my take on it).<br /><br />Unfortunately, Hindi is not on the list right now, Stephanie... and Buddhism only to a lesser degree. It would be greater had I chosen Japanese myth instead, but it still comes out. Taoism shows up earlier, though, and it and Confucianism struggle through much of what crops up.<br /><br />Thanks, Jeff. I don't know how much knowledge I will plant, but I hope the experience has an effect on them as much as is does on me. So far the classes open my eyes pretty much every day, and I appreciate that chance to grow myself.<br /><br />Thanks, Barbara! Love of learning is the reason I became a teacher.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-25597688312372304022010-01-31T10:49:52.967-08:002010-01-31T10:49:52.967-08:00It is a wonderful teacher that continues to learn ...It is a wonderful teacher that continues to learn as you do.Barbara/myth makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606854813691778835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-54966980415998289202010-01-31T10:45:15.153-08:002010-01-31T10:45:15.153-08:00I believe learning new cultures and their beliefs ...I believe learning new cultures and their beliefs and myths; help everyone grow to understand themselves a little better. I am certain your student's will pounder their own history; stories and legends after learning about the wondrous world of unique cultures we live in.<br /><br />Best of luck, I have no doubt you will plant the seed of knowledge in each and every one of them.<br />ThxJeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-58301910604974392182010-01-31T10:29:36.677-08:002010-01-31T10:29:36.677-08:00I've always been fascinated by different myth ...I've always been fascinated by different myth systems (will you get a chance to delve into Buddhism, Shintoism and Hindi)? I suspect my interest at an early age is a factor in the current openness of my mind to different cultures and ways of looking at things. <br /><br />Study a culture's religion, you get a good sense of what moved them, what mattered to them, and what the faced. The fears and triumphs are almost always captured within the mythology.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-6678043587004778942010-01-31T09:02:12.573-08:002010-01-31T09:02:12.573-08:00Well, that kind open mindedness could get you into...Well, that kind open mindedness could get you into trouble in my own Bible Belt part of the world. <br /><br />I had a friend who was going to a Baptist Seminary and part of his training involved going to nursing homes. One such home had a few older Jewish people who asked if he could do something for them. So he did a bit of research and whipped up a small service for them. His teachers at the Seminary were outraged, he was there to save souls by converting them into Baptists, not indulge in these people's fantasies.<br /><br />I have always been fascinated and frightened by other belief systems. I have never fully understood how anyone can honestly believe the world is riding on the back of turtle-but if I lived on the Discworld, I'm sure I would have a different feeling about it.Descarteshttp://www.ifyouwriteit.com/noreply@blogger.com