{"product_id":"the-next-joy-and-the-next-a-mythology-in-twenty-one-lessons-paperback","title":"The Next Joy and the Next: A Mythology in Twenty-One Lessons - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Next Joy and the Next\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eA Mythology in Twenty-One Lessons \u003c\/em\u003e is a text from philosopher and playwright Stephen Evans, vaguely inspired by but somewhat in opposition to the Buddhist sutras, and well-if-whimsically intended to provide an alternate view of life, and a path to recognizing and appreciating the joys which that life offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Prologue: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day when I was a freshman at Georgetown University, I walked into the campus bookstore and began browsing. I think I was in the Philosophy section when I spotted a small book by Spenser Brown called \u003cem\u003eThe Laws of Form\u003c\/em\u003e. I opened the book and read the first line, which said: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Draw a distinction\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an instant, I saw that everything I thought I knew was wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have spent the rest of my life trying to understand what is behind the illusion, and how to express it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe human mind one day may be capable of understanding. But we do not yet have the language that understanding (and expression) requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we still need to live and we hope to live lives of meaning. So we invent myths, to give us the context within which to live meaningful lives, as persons, as civilizations, as a species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA myth is a metaphorical lens through which we attempt to apprehend our world and ourselves. Through a myth (or mythos), we attempt to guide ourselves through our contingent life. Myths may evolve as (or perhaps if) understanding expands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hope this lens may prove useful, this context meaningful, to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 6 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48369844551850,"sku":"9781953725332","price":8.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/ln4JAT19X99781953725332.webp?v=1780469484","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/it\/products\/the-next-joy-and-the-next-a-mythology-in-twenty-one-lessons-paperback","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}