ABSTRACT
A repeating theme pervades creation myths: there is an active creator and a relatively more passive other, who does little but is still absolutely essential (von Franz, 1972) . For example, in an Eskimo parable the world is created by Father Raven. He begins in a void and nearly falls into a bottomless abyss, but at that very moment a sparrow appears to comfort him. Initially the great bird/creator has a human form; but as he slowly constitutes the world, he himself achieves his destined feathered form.
