Myth's Purpose

Myth’s purest purpose is to provide a point between man and what he considers sacred. I believe that myth can only be manifested by humans through art - through the telling of the story, the enacting and re-enacting of rituals that invite the self and others into the mystery of the myth. Thus, myth is the connection between art and reality, and to create or to wonder upon another’s creation is to participate in the myth in the search for beauty, truth, and reality.

This desire to participate in myth and to enact beauty as a means of connection to the real is deeply ingrained within humanity, because we were created to be in a constant union to ultimate Truth and Reality. A clear manifestation of this desire can be seen in the vast web community that is known as Tumblr. This online community is a clear example of enacting and reenacting that which connects individuals to truth and beauty on a shared level of intimacy accessible to all who wish to participate in it. Users of Tumblr first look to pop culture - the actors, singers, writers, artists and their respective stories to which the world worships - then, in their consideration of the idols as true and real, participate by creating and sharing their enactments and reenactments with the Tumblr community. On this site, there are almost an endless amount of individuals’ journeys into the stories which they hold dear, expressed in art, photography, videography, writing, and composition. It is perhaps one of the Internet’s most vast libraries of people participating in myth in the same place.

I believe that the community’s pure worship of culture sets an example to the follower of Christ for the magnitude and elaborance to which the Christian should participate in the myth and mystery of Christ. Followers of Christ should, likewise to this community, experience God as deeply as the Tumblr community experiences culture, and should participate in art as a ritual to be united with the Holy One.