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by Kwame Scruggs, founder, Alchemy, Inc.

The Hero and his always present guides

“You can’t teach someone something that you don’t know, and you can’t lead them somewhere that you yourself are unwilling to go.” – author unknown

The telling and interpretation of myth permeates all that I do. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t thank the Creator and the gods for allowing me to have had the opportunity and the courage to attend Pacifica. Despite the rational aspects of saying no to flying across the country once a month to study, of all things, mythology, I answered the call, and said yes! Perhaps what is most important about my Pacifica experience is that from the beginning it encompassed the components of the hero’s journey described by Joseph Campbell. Once a month I separated from my known environment and ventured into one quite different from my own. Now, through stories and the beat of the drum, I teach my inner-city youth to prepare themselves to embark upon their own journeys, to recall their own purpose in life. Continue reading →