This digest considers approaches to langugae arts teaching that are based on mythic or archetypal ways of experiencing and knowing. The Digest argues that such approaches address students' inner lives more directly than do the usual instructional methods such as whole language or student-centered instruction, and thus can help to promote feelings-sharing, intuition, and imagery production in the classroom. The Digest is divided into sections on Myths, Imagery, and Symbols; Myth and Archetype as Instructional Tools; and Dream Sharing in the Classroom. The digest concludes that both teachers and students can profit from learning to access their inner resources, especially their inner intuitive and image-making abilities and emotional states. (NKA)