When these old memories stirred, they begat the Renaissance which, in turn, set in motion a wide-ranging search to recover the lost heritage of the ancient world. One goal of this search is to recover the grammar of ancient myths. Old legends were first read as straight stories about gods and goddesses. With time, the psychological dimension of the myths became apparent. Most recently, the physical and spiritual layers of this knowledge have been uncovered.
Gods are sometimes stars and planets, sometimes they are cognitive centers.
The play of gods weaves patters that resonate with our deepest emotions. The ongoing decoding of ancient myths has been facilitated most by the study of Indian mythology, because India remains one region where the old has continued to live and prosper. The past two thousand years have been the golden age of Indic myths. Old stories were expanded and enlarged in massive volumes called the Puranas. This brings us to Ka a narrative on Indian mythology by Roberto Calasso.