Mythic Journeys is a conference and performance festival that includes the finest minds in psychology, religion, science, literature, education, entertainment and the arts. Each gathering is a one-of-a-kind moment in time. Every two years, a diverse group of people convene to share our findings, insights and feelings regarding the myths, stories and archetypes that leave their imprints on our lives, shaping our inner and outer landscapes.Our purpose is to enliven the imagination. Imagination is the root of empathy, innovation, problem solving, art, and science.Our way toward imagination cultivates the ground from which it springs: the observation and understanding of nature and human nature. This understanding exists universally in myths, folktales, sacred stories, and wisdom stories. It exists within the structure of story itself. It speaks through the images within the stories.The Mythic Imagination Institute creates experiences of the mystery and metaphor in myth and story through art, hands-on activity and cross-disciplinary conversation.Our principle method at this time is through conference and performance festivals. In 2004, we held the first Mythic Journeys conference in Atlanta, Georgia. James Hillman called it 'a Spiritual Spoleto Festival'.We endeavor to bring together artists, scientists, business people, psychologists, scholars, performers, educators, philosophers, writers, astronauts, farmers and anyone else who'd like to be part of it, through the common medium of story.The Institute is creating other ways of connecting people to myth. Publications and media are coming on-line. We've completed a radio show and are producing regular newsletters, participating in the distribution of CDs, developing our website, and continuing the tradition of a film festival. www.mythicjourneys.org
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