Myth and Folklore

Sussistinnako the Solipsist alone, spinning ceaselessly lines of the stars web of the universe, weaving tiredlessly, alone entrenched by nothingness, I am swallowed by the vastness spread as far as I can fling the string of my hope - it never catches, falling back into my hands I tie knots in my string, the filament of my desire to end the solitary confiment I was born into the design I thread is the only needle sewing closed the gap between emptiness and fullness finally, two parcels I graced and sang, sang, sang, of love and sadness and great joys until children born of my own gossamer come forth wrapped in the guaze of ivory twins, silken daughters I brought forth to end my loneliness did I end my loneliness or have I only prolonged happiness did I create my happiness or have I only weaved my loneliness i construct, i destroy, i am all fruit of my loom, the blanket woven of my hand, it is me alone, spinning ceaselessly lines of the ...

How Bluebird and Coyote Got Their Colors The Bluebird sings a song for four mornings as he bathes himself in the lake where "no river flowed in or out."  The bluebird is characterized as wise because he knows of this special lake, although he is an ugly color at the beginning.  Singing his magic song each morning, he exits the third day in just his skin before on the fourth morning he exits the lake with brilliant blue feathers. Then we have Coyote, who is trickster and representing the wrongness of vanity in the story.  He is, as tricksters often are, used to illustrate a lesson.  After he watches the blue bird he asks him how Coyote might also become blue - he was at the time a bright green. The Bluebird does tell him and Coyote does manage to turn himself blue.  But he is so vain and proud to show it off that he does not pay attention to where he is going.  Unfortunately, he trips and rolls down a hill and is covered in dusty dirt.  That ...

I choose Spider's Creation from Southwest and California legends this week.  The story details the creation of the universe by the spider, Sussistinnako.  In the lower world, he is the only being all around.  Then, he goes on to create the other creatures and people.  The first he creates are the two mothers. I think it would be interesting to explore Sussistinnako as a individual as opposed to a creator or powerful being.  My first question is if he was lonely, and if that is why he decided to create other beings?  So he would not be lonely?  Or was it a quest for power?  For peoples he could subjugate and be stronger than? Image from EvolveConsciousness The story forgets him after he divides the world, but I would really like to make my story revolve around Sussistinnako and his emotions.  I want to explore the feelings of loneliness while also tying in solipism if I can.  I think that idea really applies to this stor...