When I was about 4 years old, some reporters came to interview my mother about her work as a rabbi. They spoke to my sister as well, who obligingly told them that she wanted to grow up to be a rabbi. I was not so helpful, and my answer never made it on to TV - when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I answered 'He-man'.
Fantasy and the mythological has always entranced me, so when I realised that we had such stories and heroes in our own tradition, I fell hopelessly in love. This blog is called Mythic Writing, and today I want to do something a little different, and reflect on why I chose this name.
You see, today I turn 30 - not perhaps the biggest milestone but it seemed to me that this was an opportunity to write down some of my deepest held beliefs - why does mythology matter to me? And why should it matter to you too?
