Now that Valentine’s Day is behind us, let’s talk about … breaking up. The break-up song is universal. Billboard dedicates an entire page to it, and after asking my friends for their favorites, I now have a Spotify Playlist spanning four hours—an emotional marathon. Joseph Campbell rightly calls artists “magical helpers.” On our Hero’s Journey navigating love, the singer croons us through the fires of a relationship’s end, catapults us into new territory, and gives us the confidence to brave

How do we choose our god? I think about this question when I accompany my mother, a devout Catholic, to Mass. I am not a pious person. But whenever I’m in the Philippines, I stand in the congregation with her, understanding that the vehicle that has guided her choice is her priest. Her Prophet. In mythology, Joseph Campbell provides a framework for the Prophet archetype and how it fits into the Hero’s Journey. The Prophet is often a charismatic leader who speaks with divine authority.