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Philosopher Joseph Campbell cautioned that one cannot predict the next mythology any more than one can predict tonight's dream. He was very clear, however, that if humanity is to survive, its dysfunctional myths must be transformed. For example, while all mythological systems direct the expansive faculty of empathy and belonging toward the "in group," they deliberately direct rejection and even violence toward the "outgroup." The shrinking globe dictates that we can no longer afford to use out groups as targets for our destructive impulses. For Campbell, the emblem of the mythology begging to be born is the photo from outer space showing Earth as a beautiful, blue, but unambiguously indivisible home. http://www.annmortifee.com/articles/3way.html