🐰 The Importance of Myth: Martin Shaw...

Apr 18, 2026 9:01 pm

🐰 Down The Rabbit Hole 🕳️

“The antidote to this is to dig down to those foundations and begin the work of repair. We are going to have to learn to be adults again; to get our feet back on the ground, to rebuild families and communities, to learn again the meaning of worship and commitment, of limits and longing. We are, in short, going to have to grow up. This is long, hard work: intergenerational work. It is myth work. We don't really want to begin, and we don't really know how to. Does any child want to grow up? But there is nothing else for it; no other path is going to get us home.”

~ Paul Kingsnorth, Against The Machine, p. 147

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A Conversation With Martin Shaw

Hey ,

It has been awhile since my last email...thank you for your patience!

As I mentioned in one of my last messages, for the time being, I've redirected my focus a bit...and I've been hard at work behind the scenes on something interesting...

That said, I did recently have the opportunity to speak with English mythologist Martin Shaw. Among other things, we discussed how his interest in myth began, the role myth plays in the modern world, why modern people struggle with myth, the role of the left and the right brain in myth, as well as his “Westcountry School of Myth.”

Martin is a remarkable person...I hope you'll enjoy the conversation (see blue link, above!)

As you know, I've written a great deal about my concerns regarding technology. I've tried to offer a historical perspective to appreciate the ways in which technology has reshaped the way we think, work, and relate to one another.

Most of what I've written has been at that level: The philosophical, the cultural, the long view.

That said...I'd really like to address these concerns in a more practical way.

Thanks so much to those of you who filled out the questionnaire. Your answers helped me to better understand what parents are concerned about...and what you would find useful in an online course aimed at helping parents help their children navigate technology and the modern world.