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Phil Cousineau
Author, Filmmaker, Lecturer

Friday Lecture
February 7, 2003
7:30pm-10:00pm

"The Art of Pilgrimage"

Phil Cousineau - The Riddle of Ancient Stones, Giza, Egypt, 1974

According to the United Nations, tourism is now the number one industry in the world. While tourists circumambulate the globe at record rates, pilgrimage - the transformation journey to a sacred site - is enjoying a revival not seen since the Middle Ages. Why are people seeking out sacred travel? What distinguishes a pilgrimage from tourism? How is the great round of the journey related to Jung's individuation process? In this evening's presentation, best-selling author and award-winning documentary filmmaker Phil Cousineau will give a multimedia performance highlighting themes from his book, The Art of Pilgrimage. His slides and discussion will survey several pilgrimage models, including Aborigine, Native American, Islamic, and Christian, as well as secular examples, such as meaningful visits to museums, artist's homes, and battlefields.  The presentation will also explore a number of practices that can turn ordinary journeys into sacred travel, and everyday life into a daily pilgrimage.

Saturday Workshop
February 8, 2003
10:00am-5:00pm

When he reached mid-life the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung found that he had lost his way. He asked himself by what myth - what sacred and guiding story - he was living and he found he did not know. So he made it the prime task of his life to determine what story or stories were at the core of his life.

In this workshop we will explore this same fundamental question of human existence: What myths are we living by? What myths guide the culture in which we live? What hidden myths are leading us forward - or holding us back?

To examine these issues we will combine lively discussion with film clips, slide shows, music, and brief writing exercises to explore the implications of our personal mythology and that of the cultural mythologies that we are immersed in. Our themes will include: myths of creativity, myths of time, myths of love and romance, myths of the city and the country, the beauty myth, sports myth, and the mythic quest.

Phil Cousineau is a best-selling author, editor, photographer, award-winning documentary filmmaker, adventure travel leader, and independent scholar who lectures around the world on a wide range of topics from mythology, mentorship, and soul. His books include Once and Future Myths: The Power of Ancient Stories in Modern Life, The Art of Pilgrimage, Soul Moments, Riddle Me This, and The Soul Aflame. A protégé of the late Joseph Campbell, Cousineau is also the author of The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work. He lives in San Francisco, California.

 

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