Welcome to Through the Mythic Glass, dedicated to the cross section of ancient myths and modern culture. Mytho(logy) is the collection of stories (mythos) we tell about our culture and is the human...

As artificial intelligence continues to change at a breakneck pace, I'll continue to edit this essay as appropriate. Thanks for reading! -M

As artificial intelligence continues to change at a breakneck pace, I'll continue to edit this essay as appropriate. Thanks for reading! -M

Stepping outside of my usually focus in myth and the modern day and going a bit personal here. CW: parental death (of course), but not in detail. Still, take care reading if you need. 💜

A tale as old as time: A powerful man puffs his chest, promises to slay the monsters, and solidifies power one dehumanizing myth at a time.

The technology behind warfare has definitely changed over the last 3,000 years, but the people who profit from war and those who pay the ultimate price sure haven't.

Myths and history are a mirror we can use to see culture and ourselves through a different lens. Let's gaze into the mirror together.

Spellbinding tales, personal mythmaking, and political platform building…the sin of Odyssean storytelling.

Spellbinding tales, personal mythmaking and political platform building…the sin of Odyssean storytelling.

Chronos demands we grind til death. Kairos offers us a life worth living. It's time to redistribute some of our reverence. This is part two of a series on Time. If you haven’t read part one, check...

Chronos demands we grind til death. Kairos offers us a life worth living. It's time to redistribute some of our reverence.

Sometimes we try to outrun time, or turn it back. But often, we'll build a routine within it and cram it so full of tasks that makes us wake up one day and ask, "Where the hell did the time go?"

My shadow is a wounded inner child who sets goals and races toward a finish line no matter what. The adult me is always trying to hold her, comfort her and tell her there's no need to run anymore.

The technology behind warfare has definitely changed over the last 3,000 years, but the people who profit from war and those who pay the ultimate price sure haven't.

When evil calls itself virtue: Immigration and Customs Enforcement's free reign on killing and kidnapping and the cherry picked Bible verses used to recruit its agents.

Myth is very much alive in our culture, and the hero has a different face from his ancient warrior counterpart. How ancient archetypes shape what success looks like in the capitalist era.

How the game, Hades II, captures the cyclical nature of myth and creates a Crossroads of Past and Present through Greek mythology.

Coming to terms with bumps and imperfections, both on the skin and in the words on the page.

A new name, with a new way to view myth, history, and the modern day: why I rebranded.

Though Mother's Day 2025 may have passed, it's still Mother's Day season! And in this season, I'm thinking of those transforming painful experiences into tools for a better future.