Mythic Journeys

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Mythic Journeys is a performance festival and conference gathering held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2004, it began as a celebration of the works of Joseph Campbell and has expanded into a celebration of the role of myth and storytelling in the modern world.

Organized by the Mythic Imagination Institute, the conference attracts such guests as Deepak Chopra, James Hillman, Robert Bly, Janis Ian, John and Caitlin Matthews, Wendy and Brian Froud, Joyce Carol Oates, Terri Windling, Ulla Suokko,[1] and many other participants from such fields as psychology, religion, science, literature, education, entertainment, and the arts.[2][3][4][5]

Mythic Journeys documentary

Released in 2009, the documentary film Mythic Journeys was written and directed by Stephen and Whitney Boe. With footage taken from the 2006 Mythic Journeys festival,[6] the movie includes animation and short film segments about the role of mythology & mysticism in modern society and storytelling, featuring interviews with Deepak Chopra and Michael Beckwith. Documentary footage is placed within a frame story for which Brian and Wendy Froud created the puppets[7] and actors Mark Hamill, Lance Henriksen, and Tim Curry provided the voices.

References

  1. ↑ "Watering the Jasmines". Retrieved 2000-07-23. 
  2. ↑ "Mythic Journeys '06: Magic In Atlanta". Retrieved 2000-07-18. 
  3. ↑ "Sci-Fi Dimensions Conference Report". Retrieved 2000-07-18. 
  4. ↑ "A Modern-Day Journey". Retrieved 2000-07-23. 
  5. ↑ "Ringer Review of Mythic Journeys". Retrieved 2000-07-23. 
  6. ↑ "Mythic Journeys". Imaginal Cells Filmworks. 
  7. ↑ "Mythic Journeys". World of Froud. 

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