Center for Symbolic Studies

Special lecture on Zoom featuring Stephen Larsen, Joseph Campbell's biographer The Atlanta and North Georgia JCF Mythological RoundTable Groups on Sunday, May 31 at 4:00 pm E.T. are hosting an online meeting about the Mythic Imagination with Dr. Stephen Larsen. He will share stories of his friendship with the late Joseph Campbell and wife Jean Erdman who recently passed on May 4 after living to be 104! Stephen will also discuss the necessity of conscious myth-making and the ...ancient lineage of mythology by way of the shaman and the Hero's Journey. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of his presentation. You must register to gain access to the Zoom link, which you'll find with further info in the first comment following this post. Suggested readings in preparation for the lecture: A Fire in the Mind: The Life of Joseph Campbell; The Shaman’s Doorway; The Mythic Imagination, all authored by Stephen Larsen.

we will miss you in person this year! Sending Maytide blessings your way from Vanaver Caravan and friends! Feel free to donate to Vanaver Caravan to support their activities at this time.

This year marks 30 years of Beltane at Stone Mountain Farm. We had press releases ready, Vanaver Caravan Dancers rehearsing, performers and our preparations with the town underway. But as you all know, this year is different on the planet. Will there be Beltane? Yes, there will be the first of May, and we hope you will mark it outdoors where you are, with your eyes on the greening earth, on the snowy branches and on the beauty of Spring's return.... We will not have a festival at Stone Mountain Farm for Beltane this year. We hope our next opportunity shall be more wonderful and magical. Please carry the joy with you that we have made in the past in your hearts at this time and know that you all, our beloved community, are extraordinary makers of magic and weavers of healing. With love, The Larsen Family and The Center for Symbolic Studies.