Myth is something SO true that it can't be expressed in any other way.

Here's another passage from Richard Rohr's book "What the Mystics Know" that I read at the campground during my Yellowstone retreat:

"Why does a story have such power? Because most of us don't think abstractly. We live in a world of images and symbols; that's what moves us. Each of us IS a story. We were created by God as a story waiting to be told, and each of us has to find a way to tell our story. In the telling of it we come to recognize and own ourselves. For many people, 'myth' means something that isn't true. Please put aside that understanding. Myth is, in fact, something that is so true that it can be expressed only in story, symbol, ritual. It can't be abstracted and objectified. Its meaning and mystery are so deep and broad that they can be presented only in story form. When you step into a story, you find it is without limits and you can walk around with it and inside it. It is too big and too deep to be merely 'understood' or taught."

Photos: (Top) Hot springs pool at West Thumb Geyser Basin; (Second) Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin; (Third) Water from a hot spring flowing into the Firehole River; (Bottom) Bacteria mats in the Midway Geyser Basin; All four photos were taken in Yellowstone National Park, WY on September 5-7, 2015

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