Our mythologies class might be over, but it will stay with me forever. It was a very interesting class, I thought, and it made me think in different ways. Being a science major, I have studied how the biological and physical world work and the processes that go on within them. However, mythologies presents a whole new way to see how things are created and the etymologies behind them. It is a way to explain what science currently finds unexplainable, like the creation of the world. There are many theories about this, but myth solves this dilemma with reasons such as ex nihilo or the separation of primal unity, etc. This class has definitely made me think about everyday things in different ways. For instance, why does it snow, especially when I can't go play in it? I can't even look at a raven flying without thinking about it coming out of a chimney first.
A presentation in class on Friday discussed how our world is mostly Sun god oriented, but here in Bozeman, we are closer to the Earth goddess. (again with separation of primal unity) I was thinking about this while walking to the library to write a final paper today. I go to the library to get good grades and please society and conform to the preferred societal norm of succeeding. However, while I was heading to the library, all I could do was look longingly at the snow covered mountains and try to quell the deep desire in me to say "forget school, I am going to get lost and play in the woods!" I therefore, I decided that I am definitely a goddess person, and that it makes sense that I came to school in Bozeman.
So all in all, thank you mythologies for giving me a different, interesting outlook on the world and life in general. If you can't find a reason for something, try mythologies.
