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All myths are maps of the same underlying human experience.
The book that gave me language for what I was experiencing. Campbell showed me that my failures and struggles weren't random—they were the hero's journey. Every myth across cultures tells the same story: separation, initiation, return. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Read this during my lowest point after failing out of VT. Becker argues that everything humans do is an attempt to deny our mortality—our 'immortality projects.' Understanding this helped me see my ego for what it was: a defense mechanism. Heavy but necessary.