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?"