Myths Among Us: When Timeless Tales Return to Life (Living Myth) - Softcover

Book 2 of 4: Living Myth Series

Chalquist PhD, Craig

 
9780982627969: Myths Among Us: When Timeless Tales Return to Life (Living Myth)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0982627963 ISBN 13: 9780982627969
Publisher: World Soul, 2018

Synopsis

The world is indeed enchanted--but you wouldn't know that from the unimaginative ways we learn to think about it!

The magic becomes visible in myth: myth not as outworn science or cold ideology, but as the language of past and present humanity. Myth reveals through story and ritual the perennial presences that haunt us until we learn how to listen for them and respond creatively to their summons.

Offering an applied practical course on world mythology, Myths Among Us retells more than 100 traditional tales to examine how the plots, images, and motifs of myth dwell among us today: in our dreams, conflicts, families, relationships; in film, politics, industry, and finance; and in current events whose innermost workings the lens of myth allows us to discover.

"What I thoroughly enjoyed about the savvy Myths Among Us is that the first two chapters offer enough material for reflection on myth and mythic consciousness to comprise an entire course. The second treat is how Chalquist stirs in stories from around the globe to illustrate the pleasure of myth; now readers have a rich nourishing series of meals for the soul to snack on for years." - Dennis Patrick Slattery, author of Riting Myth, Mythic Writing

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About the Author

Craig Chalquist, PhD is Associate Provost at Pacifica Graduate Institute and Founding Editor of Immanence: The Journal of Applied Mythology, Legend, and Folktale. He has taught depth psychology, archetypal mythology, and ecopsychology for many years. His books include Storied Lives: Discovering and Deepening Your Personal Myth and the anthology Rebearths: Conversations with a World Ensouled. Visit his website Chalquist.com.

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Publisher
World Soul
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0982627963
ISBN 13 
9780982627969
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
658