our stories

Published on Nov 22, 2015

Our current cultural myths are dysfunctional. This haiku deck reminds us what our myths used to be about. Created by feminist mythologist, Margaret Merisante, Ph.D.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Our Stories

MythWoman presents

Mankind

Long ago, our stories--our myths--weren't simply about

That makes sense . . .

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just men.

because our species isn't made up of
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humanity

Instead, our myths were about
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about the People,

all

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the people.

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Our Stories

weren't about princesses needing rescue
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or heroes

that always fight to save us
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destruction.

or

how we fit

Instead, they were about

into the world.

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Our Elders

used to tell us about

our common family

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our animal kin

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plant kingdom

the
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mighty oceans

the
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universe.

and the astonishing

those stories,

  the ones that connect us
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Worth Listening to

are the ones
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worth re-creating.

the ones
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Myths that connect.

Be a part of recreating 
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