The Mythology of Supernatural Quotes

“For as long as there have been heroes, those half-brave, half-mad souls willing to dash headlong against things that would send most of us screaming in the other direction, there have been stories to immortalize their journeys.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“The pistol used on the show is actually an impressively accurate replication of one of the first guns designed by the legendary American gun maker Samuel Colt—the 1836 Texas Paterson Colt.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“In the ancient holy temple of Jerusalem, fires were constantly burned in the seven interconnected lamps of a holy menorah. These days, a menorah is usually just a seven-branched candlestick.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“one such place at a spring in Lourdes, France,”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“The word goofer is believed to have derived from the Kikongo word Kufwa, meaning “to die.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“sport of Japanese sumo wrestling. During a before-bout ceremony, the enormous competitors first firmly stomp the ground once with both feet to frighten away evil spirits and then toss a handful of salt into the dohyo (wrestling ring) to purify the area.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“Four blessings were sent down from the sky from Allah: Fire, Water, Iron, and Salt.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“You try to tie up every loose end, but you never can. The fans are always gonna bitch. There are always gonna be holes. And since it’s the ending, it’s all supposed to add up to something. I’m telling you, they’re a nagging pain in the ass. —CHUCK, “SWAN”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“mythos—the collective myths that make up a work or universe—in a way that is accurate, informative, and most of all interesting to read.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“Often there is a price to pay for vengeance, the cost of which can be dire.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“They are certainly not just carbon copies of old lore or mythical archetypes, however, but are unique in their own right.”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show

“When plotting revenge, you should dig two graves - one for your enemy, and the other for yourself”
― Nathan Robert Brown, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show