Once and Future Myths: The Power of Ancient Stories in Our Lives
Phil Cousineau illustrates how myths are the stories of real life whether people are conscious of them as myths or not. He shows readers how, by becoming aware of myths in both their historical and present form, they can read the world better, with a deeper understanding of work, love, creativity, and spirituality. The book retells classic myths such as Eros and Psyche and provides new accounts of more contemporary mythmakers such as Jim Morrison and Vincent van Gogh, illustrating how these legends have affected history, culture, and individuals. The timelessness of myth is conveyed through Cousineau's discussions of the mythology of travel, mentors, cities, baseball, and vampires.
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Book details
- Author
- Phil Cousineau
- Imprint
- Conari Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 342
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Mind, Body, Spirit › Mysticism
- Topics
- mythology · storytelling · love and creativity · spirituality · cultural history · symbols and archetypes
- ISBN-13
- 9781573248648
About the author
PHIL COUSINEAU is a writer, filmmaker, editor, and lecturer with more than 35 books translated into more than ten languages and 15 scriptwriting credits.
Cousineau is an award-winning writer who has appeared alongside Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith. He has been featured on CNN, the Discovery Channel, and the Smithsonian Channel, and has been interviewed in Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times.
When he’s not writing, Cousineau serves as host and co-writer of Global Spirit on PBS-TV and leads one or two small group travel programs or writing retreats each year.
Phil lives with his family in North Beach in San Francisco, California.