Why
is your company called Mythical Matters?
Not
only do we deal in mythical matters, but we believe that the mythical matters!
Mythology has always been a significant part of human culture, and every
legend, lore, tradition, and tale is important! Our company embraces both
spiritual seeking and the skeptic’s search for substantiation, both of which
hold an essential place in our quest for greater understanding.
What
does your logo represent?
The
intertwined circle and square is called Pragma. It represents the endless
interplay between spirit and matter, between emotion and logic, between
belief and doubt. The crescent moon and the cross are borrowed from alchemical
symbolism. When the moon is placed above the cross in this fashion, it represents
moving beyond the fetters of the mundane towards greater ideas. Shoot for
the moon, even if you miss, you’ll find yourself among the stars!
Are
Storm and Shadow your real names?
Yes!
Though they are not the names we had when we were children, they are indeed
our names both legally and spiritually. Renaming is fairly common in spiritual
communities; we like to think of them as spiritual tattoos. Many moons ago
we proposed to each other under a solar eclipse, and rather than following
the patriarchal notion of the wife taking the husband’s last name, we decided
on a more equalitarian approach to the matter. Thus, on the occasion of
our Wiccan handfasting (an ancient Celtic wedding ceremony that we held
on Hallowe'en deep in a cave!), our middle names became our shared marriage
name (Eclipse), our last names became our totem animals (Crow & Coyote),
and our first names (Storm & Shadow) became our magical names. Plus,
we see it as a great barometer of character - you can learn a lot about
a person by watching how positively and open-mindedly they respond to something
different!
Are
you both Buddhists, Wiccans, Pagans, Shamans, Skeptics, Debunkers, or Atheists?
I don’t get it, how can you embrace both belief and
doubt? Isn’t that a contradiction?
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