Mythology is erudite for ebullient discussions, sparks critical thinking, stirs the imagination, and imbues us. Great mythologies” because of their rich characters, engaging narratives, enduring motifs, and timeless themes all seem to give us clues to the experience of life. “Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life,” explains scholar Joseph Campbell on the celebrated PBS series Joseph Campbell on The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. Campbell define myth as rather than being examples of the search for life’s meaning, that myths are the ongoing search for “the experience of life.” According to Campbell, what myths—all myths—tell us is that the meaning of life is the experience of life: “Eternity isn’t some later time, eternity isn’t a long time. Eternity has nothing to do with time! It is that dimension of here and now which thinking, and time cuts out … This is it. If[…]

We are delving into African mythology and understanding how myths have shaped African society. African mythology is a captivating and complex subject, with a rich history and a wealth of traditional stories and legends. Mythology is an erudite for ebullient discussions, sparks critical thinking, stirs the imagination, and imbues us. “Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life,” explains scholar Joseph Campbell near the beginning of the celebrated PBS series Joseph Campbell on The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. His definition of myth, rather than being that myths are examples of the search for life’s meaning, is that myths are the ongoing search for “the experience of life.” According to Campbell, what myths—all myths—tell us is that the meaning of life is the experience of life: “Eternity isn’t some later time, eternity isn’t a long time. Eternity has nothing to do with time! It is that dimension[…]