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About the Mythica

Mythipedia Entry – About the Mythica Welcome to Into the Mythica, the map to the subtle earth. What you are reading is an entry within what we…

acceptance

Accepting what is happening in our life is one of the first steps of healing, for in the act of acceptance we dissolve the resistance…

Aethersphere

Mythipedia Entry – Aethersphere The fifth and most primal layer of the land is the Aethersphere. It follows the Terrasphere, Mythosphere, Mnemosphere and the Akasphere. It is the place where the…

affirmations

an invocation of will meant to create karmic impressions in the ether and forge a manifestation.    

Age of Shadow

The world as it is now. A time of darkness, manipulation and self-centered greed where free will has been buried beneath an avalanche of trauma,…

age of the akasha

Age of the Akasha – The period of time defined by many thousands of years and which defines the shape of culture. It is the Age of…

aina

“ʻĀina,” the Hawaiian word for “land,” means that which feeds the people  

air element

The element of Air. One of the five primal elements that make up all the forms in the Creation.    

ajna chakra

One of the seven primary chakras, including Muladhara (1st), Svadhisthana (2nd), Manipura (3rd), Anahata (4th), Vishuddha (5th), Ajna (6th), and Sahasrara (7th) which form the architecture…

aka

Mythipedia Entry – Aka Aka are archetypes seen on a structural level. They are the constellations of patterns in the akasphere which combine to form the fundamentals for…

akasha

Akasha Mythipedia Entry – Akasha   All form, and thus all realities (or ‘realms’) within the Creation are made of the same primal substance, known as…

akashic compass

A divination device used in the context of the Mythica to determine one’s relation position in the coordinates of consciousness. IN PROCESS – But in essence,…

Akashic Library

The Akashic Library, central to the Into the Mythica project, is a mystical repository of universal knowledge, memory, and story. It serves as the bridge between the…

Akasphere

The Akasphere is the subtle biome and atmosphere of Gaia which reveals the roots and branches of the World Tree.  It is the fourth layer of…

alignment

The proper positioning of the mind, body and soul in harmony that produces effectiveness in life.  

alkalinity and acidity

In a very basic way, the state of our body exists in varying degrees of alkalinity and acidity. While a proper balance between knees is…

amrita

From Wikipedia – Amrita (Sanskrit: अमृत, IAST: amṛta), Amrit or Amata in Pali, (also called Sudha, Amiy, Ami) is a Sanskrit word that means “immortality”. It…

anahata chakra

One of the seven primary chakras, including Muladhara (1st), Svadhisthana (2nd), Manipura (3rd), Anahata (4th), Vishuddha (5th), Ajna (6th), and Sahasrara (7th) which form the architecture…

animal totems

Mythipedia Entry – Totems Totems are the archetypical energies which relate to different animals or plants which are part of the intrinsic medicine of different characters we meet…

art of alchemy

The process of transforming the elements of the self from one state to another through applied artistry.

art of awareness

Awareness is the active quality of perception regarding the vibrational substance of existence. As incarnates in the material plane, our awareness occurs through the prism of perception that is our…

art of discernment

The quality of clarity in one’s perception of the elements of life. Discernment is the ability to correctly perceive the vibrational qualities which exist in…

art of divination

As we move through the human condition, we are in the process of learning to divine the structure of our self and understand it’s relationship…

art of manifestation

The art and science of conditions coming to manifest form, done through the application of will on various levels to create karmic impressions in the ether which…

art of sacred space

The act of opening sacred space is the first stage of spellcraft.  It is the intentional invocation of a shift in the consciousness through conscious alignment…

axis mundi

Mythipedia Entry – Axis Mundi At the core of all mystics arts is the idea that we live in the substance of our own consciousness, that…

ayahuasca

Ayahuasca - One of the great plant teachers of Gaia.

bee collective

The collective hivemind of the apiary is a major part of the ecosystems of the planetary consciousness.

being and becoming

At the core of our experience lay two simultaneous states. That of being and that of becoming. In the context of the mortal plane we are always being something in the process…

bifrost

The bifrost is the archaic name for the rainbow road, the bridge of colors which exists between all potential realities. The path between the dimensional realms of existence.…

Blackrock city

Mystical, magical, the City of Dreams known as commonly as Burningman … "It is there, beneath the surface, that the Blackrock shows her true face…

bondage and liberation

As we move along our sacred quest, we move through patterns. Repetitions which spiral along our timeline and which form the basis of our personal alchemies. Such…

Brightlands

The more purified and enlightened dimensions personified by the realms of aka along the path. They are what the Shadowlands become when they exist in a more redeemed version…

Carnia

The magical parking lot of Narnia when one lives in their car.

chakra system

Chakras – The electromagnetic structure of the body and mind. In the cosmology of the Mythica, the system of chakras within the self is what…

channeling

The art and science of moving energy through one’s consciousness in order to achieve an effect. Also known as Spellcasting      

characters

Characters arrive along one’s timeline, and happen along the scenes in one’s story. They are the vessels for the shadows and the treasure which lay within the stars and…

cleansing practices

As we make our journey across the underlands and face the shadows of the Age we engage in a sacred process of clearing and cleansing, doing our…

codes of consciousness

Codes of Consciousness – The energetic codes carried by various Characters and the Land which assist in the embodiment of one’s highest self.  In the cosmology of…

coherence

Coherence is the quality of integration and harmony within the electromagnetics of the self. It’s opposite is incoherence, and is the primary delineator of our relationship…

coordinates of consciousness

Key to understanding the landscape of our story and divining our mythos are the coordinates of consciousness. These are the points in time, space and the dimensions…

cycles of life

As aspects of Divinity in the mortal plane, there is a cycle fo our life.  A progression from birth to death along the timeline of our sacred story.  As our…

desire and intention

Desire is the motivating force of action. As explorers across the many realms of experience, our quest is in pursuit of our desires. Desire is the fundamental…

deva

There is an intelligence in the Land. In the substance of the planet and the embodied elements which exist. Such are the deva, the living…

Divine design

The essence of purpose. Of feeling that you are in-alignment with a higher calling that is the most authentic navigate of one’s actions. In the…

Divine guidance

The quality of receiving guidance from the Divine intelligence which speaks to all things.

djedi

The mythos of the Jedi recognized an expression of the mystical pillars of light inspired by the djed of the Egyptian mythos.  

Drift

Mythipedia Entry – Drift The quality of uncontrollably drifting across the oceans of the Ether Sea, arriving in the many realms of the underlands without the…

earth element

The element of Earth. One of the five primal elements that make up all the forms in the Creation.

ego

In the cosmology of the Mythica, self-identity is the gravity that holds our story together. Also known as our character in the Great Story. The key…

Eros

Eros is the principle of Love sustaining the universe. It is one of the principles of story alongside Logos, Kairos, Mystos, Mythos, Pathos and Ethos.  

Ether element

Ether is the substance of consciousness seen as a sculptural medium. It is the sum total of the prime elements as they exist in the space of…

ether sea

The sea of ethers which can be perceived on the layers of the aethersphere. As travelers across the dimensions of life, our movements through that life exist on…

Ethos

Logos, Eros, Chronos (Kairos), Mystos, Mythos, Pathos, Ethos Of all the essences it is Ethos that most directly affects our relationship and regard with the Creation.  

eudaimonia

The philosopher Aristotle used it as a broad concept to describe the highest good humans could strive toward – or a life ‘well lived’  

Fate and Freedom

At the heart of all manipulation of the ethers lies the tension between that-which-is-fated—the momentum of impressions, the threads laid by karma and causality—and that-which-is-free—the…

Findhorn

Findhorn – An eco-village in Scotland founded in relationship with the deva of the earth.

fire element

The prime element of Fire. One of the five elements which make up all the forms in the Creation.

formlessness and form

All stories are defined in context, and that context is that we are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having…

garden of gaia

The ideal of movement back to the Garden of Eden, of redeeming the shadow which exists in the collective consciousness and gaining access to the…

genius loci

The elemental intelligence, also known as the spirit of a place, the localized deva which defines the vibrational tone of a location on our quest. …

geometries of story

There is a geometric relationship to the karmic patterns which make up our lives that underlies the specific people, places and events that occur along…

Glastonbury

There is a geometric relationship to the karmic patterns which make up our lives that underlies the specific people, places and events that occur along…

Goddess temple

There are many aspects of the Goddess temple across the globe …  

Golden Age

The time that was and will be again. An Age of beauty, harmony and expansion, where all beings have the choice to reach an enlightened…

Great Work

The “Great Work”, as it is often cited by practitioners of the subtle arts, can be described as the grand movement of intentional self-transformation which defines…

grimoire

A book which showcases the principles and techniques of the subtle arts.

grove of life

The Grove of Life contains the Tree of Life, the World Tree, and the Tree of Stories  

Guardian Alliance

An esteemed academy for the emergent djedi arts, founded by Adam Apollo    

heart’s desire

 In so many tales there is a moment when a being is offered a chance to attain their Heart’s Desire. Such is the classic draw of…

Heaven on Earth

There is a dream shared by us all. An inspiration and an idea that we can live in a more expansive, more harmonious and beautiful…

ho’oponopono

The hawai’ian practice of forgiveness which involves taking responsibility for the disharmonies which one is experiencing along their timeline.

hyperglyph

Hyperglyphs: The Modern Hieroglyph A dynamic, multimedia evolution of the traditional hieroglyph designed to convey symbolic relationships and reveal deeper meaning through interconnected forms of…

hypersigil

A hypersigil is a term popularized by comic book writer and magician Grant Morrison, particularly through their work The Invisibles. It refers to an advanced form of sigil…

incoherence

Incoherence is the quality of distortion within one’s nervous system and patterns of consciousness. It is the opposite of coherence and is the result of shadow, distortions…

indric net

The weave of interconnected timelines which makes up the tapestry of the great story. The structure of what is known as the Indrek net is…

initiation

The mystical process of initiation is a profound journey that an individual undergoes to attain spiritual awakening or enlightenment. It’s a transformative experience that often…

Kairos

Chronos is the quality of Time and of Space. S/he is the principle of placement within space as it applies to the mortal condition. In the…

karmic impressions

The system of cause and effect which creates mortal conditions on a causal level. Karma lay at the root of all conditions.  In a subtle-yet-ultimately-physical…

kriya

A set of practices designed to achieve an outcome.

labyrinth of life

The mortal plane is a beautiful place, yet it is also a labyrinth, a place of limited forms and angles, defined by the grip on identity itself. …

landscapes of legend

The mythopoetic landscape of archetypical energies and circumstances that makes up our mythos, otherwise known as the territories of the Mythica. One’s landscape of legend is…

law of correspondence

The quintessential phrase of the mystic arts, implying that what we encounter in our outer world is a reflection of what exists within, and that…

law of correspondence

The quintessential phrase of the mystic arts, implying that what we encounter in our outer world is a reflection of what exists within, and that…

layers of the land

To understand the mystical World and travel to the realms of a more heavenly Earth requires an understanding of the nature of awareness and it’s relationship to…

layers of the mind

Mythipedia Entry – Layers of the Mind On the Journey of Awakening, we must look at something challenging to perceive, yet intrinsic to the Quest itself,…

layers of will

In the game of manifestation we are always talking about Will, about the relationship between desire and divination, looking into the nature of our intentions on the visceral…

ley lines

Just as we have a system of subtle energies which move through our body that can only be perceived when we open our awareness to…

life force

The vital force of life itself that flows through a human body. Each individual has a certain amount of life-force, and when this is depleted,…

limiting beliefs

Limiting beliefs – Subconscious impressions in the layers of the mind which limit one’s ability to perceive new options. The result of karmic impressions. In the current vogue…

lineages

All stories have a lineage. A line of time which stretches back beyond our individual self and it’s current form. As we investigate the patterns…

Logos

Logos is the way we organize our framework for life. The principle which holds our sense of the Creation together. It is one of the…

madness and majesty

Madness and Majesty – The quality of incoherence and coherence in our nervous system which expresses as our point of view. Madness and Majesty can be associated with the Shadowlands and…

mana

The energy of life wielded in the forging of intentions (spells).  Also known as prana, qi and the like. As incarnate characters in the mortal plane, we have a limited amount…

manipura chakra

One of the seven primary chakras, including Muladhara (1st), Svadhisthana (2nd), Manipura (3rd), Anahata (4th), Vishuddha (5th), Ajna (6th), and Sahasrara (7th) which form the architecture…

material plane

The world of forms that we commonly refer to as the earth experience. The plane of incarnation where our human adventure unfolds. In the cosmology…

meaning of life

For many, the mortal condition revolves around the meaning of life. Around why we are here, about what we are supposed to do, about the choices we…

mindseye

The visualization of images, memories, feelings and imaginations as well as their emotional textures within the mind which create the subjective divination and interpretation of…

mnemosphere

The Mnemosphere is the third layer of the land, following the mythosphere and is the subtle layer of Gai which corresponds to collective ancestral identity, and is…

morphic field

A common term for the fields of information which shape the place where biology meets mythology. In the cosmology of the Mythica our lives are…

mortal condition

At the very heart of our Story lay the most basic idea of life itself – that we die. That we have only one lifetime…

Mount Kailash

Mount Kailas, Tibet: Seen as the crown chakra of Earth, this location is said to link the Earth to cosmic energies. Located in the majestic…

Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta, California, USA: Considered the “Root Chakra” of the Earth, this site is believed to ground the planet’s life force. Located in the majestic Mount…

muladhara chakra

One of the seven primary chakras, including Muladhara (1st), Svadhisthana (2nd), Manipura (3rd), Anahata (4th), Vishuddha (5th), Ajna (6th), and Sahasrara (7th) which form the architecture…

Mundus

The mundane layer of the world, and consequently, the self. The mundus is equivalent to the terrasphere of consciousness.  It is the most shallow interpretation of one’s…

mycellium

In the context of the “wood wide web,” mycelium refers to the vast network of fungal threads or hyphae that grow through the soil and…

Mystos

Mystos is the quality of mystery is our stories. She is one of the principles of myth alongside Logos, Eros, Kairos, Mythos, Pathos and Ethos.    

myth of the self

Myth of the self – The recognition of the nature of the ego and one’s character as a living myth. At the core of working with the…

mythic journalism

Authorship in the Mythica is equal parts divination and action, a dynamic conversation about the nature of magic and stories which creates a window into…

Mythipedia

  The encyclopedia of the worlds of the Mythica, linking together the ever-clarifying mythiverse into the weave of the World Tree. She is the weave beneath…

Mythos

Mythos is one of the principles of myth, of our life and it’s legend alongside Logos, Eros, Kairos, Mystos, Pathos and Ethos. She is the holder of the karmic…

mythosphere

The mythosphere and the mnemosphere are the realms of our stories, of the lineages and gods and goddesses that exist within the human consciousness. They are the place where…

New Earth

As explorers of the Mythica we are showing the nature of the alchemies of return to the Garden, to our evolving relationship with the earth. …

nexus point

From Oxford reference – (Latin nexus, from nectere, to bind a connection point) A connection or bond; a point at which two things are interlinked.)…

noosphere

a postulated sphere or stage of evolutionary development dominated by consciousness, the mind, and interpersonal relationships (frequently with reference to the writings of Teilhard de…

northern lights

From the Ice Hotel – “The Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, appear in a clear night sky as swirling rivers of greenish-blue light. They move and…

path and land

All stories have a path, and that path travels on the land.

Pathos

The quality of drama and comedy in the mortal experience – the Pathos of existence. One of the principles of story and related to Logos,…

pattern beneath the path

Beneath every step you take on your journey lies a hidden architecture—an underlying pattern that shapes the landscape of your legend. As I documented the…

plant teachers

On our journey to a more heavenly version of our reality there are helpers. Missionaries of the intelligence of the planetary mother whose uncluttered essence…

plant teachers

On our journey to a more heavenly version of our reality there are helpers. Missionaries of the intelligence of the planetary mother whose uncluttered essence…

point of view

The Coordinates of Consciousness Every reality exists somewhere. At a certain point in space and time. Locus points are the specific coordinates in spacetime in…

prana

Prana is a term for the life-force which moves through the body. It refers to the energies of life itself, that which pulses through the…

prima materia

“In alchemy and philosophy, prima materia, materia prima or first matter (for a philosophical exposition refer to: Prime Matter), is the ubiquitous starting material required for the alchemical magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher’s stone.…

principles and expressions

To understand our movement along our sacred Path and it’s Land, we must understand the difference between principles and expressions, between the constant and changing qualities of our…

principles of myth

The principles which support the myth of the self and it’s journey of awakening. The fundamental 7 principles which make up the tree of life upon which…

qi

Life-force energy. Also known as prana or mana.

qualities of consciousness

Every aspect of our life has it’s quality, an archetypical energy that defines the shape of our self and it’s story. In the cosmology of…

quantum entanglement

In the Mythica, entanglement refers to the invisible threads that bind beings across the subtle planes. Whether named in quantum physics or karmic doctrine, the principle is…

quantum entanglement

  In the Mythica, entanglement refers to the invisible threads that bind beings across the subtle planes. Whether named in quantum physics or karmic doctrine,…

rainbow road

Central to the journey deeper into the Mythica is the understanding of the rainbow road, what in some interpretations is called the bifrost, or the rainbow bridge. …

realms

Realms are the territories of the underlands.  They are the of the subtle world which exists within and without the self.  They are the territories of the…

realmsign

Seen from the theographic perspective of the Mythica, realmsign relates to what realms we are moving through in any given moment, and is based on the idea…

reincarnation

The journey of the soul happens across many lifetimes. Across many bodies. By understanding how we are recycled through the cycles of Nature we gain…

resonance

Resonance – The quality of harmony between vibrational tones. When we recognize that our character in the Great Story is made of vibration, this gives…

sacred alignment

The proper positioning of the mind, body and soul in harmony that produces effectiveness in life.

sacred places

There are many sacred places in the world. Locations in the coordinates of consciousness where the vibration is clean and radiant, where we have an expanded opportunity…

sacred story

Every being has a sacred story. A unique tale and telling along the timeline of their human experience. As we move along this adventure, we travel through…

sahasrara chakra

One of the seven primary chakras, including muladhara (1st), Svadhisthana (2nd), Manipura (3rd), Anahata (4th), Vishuddha (5th), Ajna (6th), and Sahasrara (7th) which form the architecture…

Sangre de Cristo

The range of mountains that holds Crestone, Colorado in it’s bosom    

scenes in your story

Like any character in a narrative, our story has scenes. Moments of significance which mark the movement along our particular mythos and which define our timeline. Scenes in…

seed of the soul

The elemental and energetic intelligence that holds our Divine mission and which gives rise to our conditions.

shadow work

Shadow – The traumatized and distorted aspects of the self which distort one’s view of what is. The quality of a trial of consciousness seen…

shadowlands

The distorted and incoherent realm of an aka. That which is traversed in the shifting tides of the mind across the ether sea. The Shadowlands are the…

signal to noise

As explorers on a journey through consciousness, we are in the process of bringing our own vibrational state into coherence. This is much like tuning the…

signs and portents

Signs and Portents on the Path and Land are significant in many ways. One, they happen in Kairos upon your Timeline …

skein of stories

The weave of timelines that forms the tapestry of the Great Story. The skein of stories is the net of synchronicity seen as the landscape of narrative.…

Sögubekkr

The River-Bench of Stories Nestled within the Akasphere, where the sands of time meet the waters of memory, Sögubekkr is the mythic seat of Saga, the Goddess of Story. Here, beneath…

soul mission

The elemental and energetic intelligence that holds our Divine Mission and which gives rise to our conditions. The mission of one’s soul, also known as their dharma…

Source of stories

The original Source of all things. Tuning into source consciousness is an act of divination alchemy to increase discernment and receive guidance onto one’s path.…

spellcraft

The art of working with the prime elements to create an effect. Also known as a kriya, invocation, affirmation, or an intention. All spells are made of aka, the qualities…

splinterlands

The realms of consciousness when our energy is splintered and distorted, where we only have access to certain facets of our personality. It is the state of incoherence where…

stars and soil

Stars and the Soil – The structure for existence as a pattern in the heavenly and earthly planes of existence. Also known as the Akasha and the World…

subtle arts

Subtle Arts – The ways of working with the alchemies of consciousness on a subtle level. In the cosmology of the Mythica, these are the…

subtle earth

In the cosmology of the Mythica, the subtle earth is the way to reference the subtle layers of the planetary energetic system, which includes the ley…

surface and subtle

There is a surface and subtle layer to our perception. What things look like on the surface is but the tip of the iceberg of…

svadhisthana chakra

One of the seven primary chakras, including Muladhara (1st), Svadhisthana (2nd), Manipura (3rd), Anahata (4th), Vishuddha (5th), Ajna (6th), and Sahasrara (7th) which form the architecture…

symbolic associations

The quality of association, of associating one condition with another in the divination and discernment of one’s manifest experiences lay at the very core of the subtle arts.

synchronicity

Synchronicity is the quality of multiple events happening simultaneously. It is the glue which holds our stories together. Through witnessing the synchronicities of our lives,…

tarot cards

A system of divination using cards to work with the archetypical aka of the mortal condition. In the cosmology of the Mythica, the tarot are used to document…

terrasphere

The surface perception of the world. Also known as the Mundus. Literally how things appear on the surface. Our journey into the Mythica begins in…

The Great Dragon

The living intelligence of the active and passion qualities of change on the planet, embodied through the ley lines and landscapes of the planetary and individual consciousness.

theatre of life

“All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players.”— William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage, and we are the characters, playing our parts…

third eye

The focus point for the mindseye, related to the crown chakra

threads of life

Everything in life is a pattern.  A repetition in the cycles of Nature.  What we experience as our mortal lives is a repetition of those…

timeline

Your Timeline is your Thread in the Great Story Our timeline is the spine of our Story.  It is our unique thread in the tapestry…

treasure

If one were asked to name the major patterns that everyone is moving through in this Age of humanity, Abundance, the manifestation of resource to survive and…

true will

The concept of one’s highest will, transcending the layers of will, and is considered to be aligned with one’s heart’s desire. In the practices of the mystic…

underlands

Mythipedia Entry – Underlands The Underlands, or “the lands beneath the land” are the territories of the Mythica – the subtle landscapes beneath the surface of the world. …

veil of perception

There are many names for the misty barrier that determines whether or not we are able to see the subtle world of mythos and magic that lay…

vishuddha chakra

One of the seven primary chakras, including Muladhara (1st), Svadhisthana (2nd), Manipura (3rd), Anahata (4th), Vishuddha (5th), Ajna (6th), and Sahasrara (7th) which form the architecture…

water element

The prime element of Water. One of the five elements that make up the Creation.

wood wide web

In the context of the Mythica, where the human timeline is intricately woven into the subtle layers of the Earth, the mycelial network and the Wood Wide…

world tree

The soil of the mortal plane. The earthly component of the Stars and the Soil, holding the memories of the worlds within the world. Mythologies exist for…