Myth

Guanyin of Eleven Heads

The bodhisattva was so overwhelmed by the suffering in the universe that the deity’s head split into eleven pieces.

They Enter Our Minds Like Bats

The ancient Greeks believed dreams enter our sleeping minds like bats to deliver messages from the gods.

Dangling Shoes

Some Americans like to tie a pair of shoes together and toss them at a power line.

The Origin of Shadow Puppets

Sometimes I find comfort in a two-thousand-year-old myth about a Chinese emperor.