| Welcome
There's a lot to report in this issue. As most of you already know, registration is now available for both the Mythic Journeys 2004 main conference, and the limited admission pre-conference. We're thrilled to announce that the pre-conference (limited to 250) should be completely sold out soon, but don't worry. Plenty of memberships still remain for the main conference. By the way, Mythic Journeys registrations make great holiday gifts. Register now!
If you're one of the people who've contacted us asking about the specific workshops and programs, you should know that we are still working on the schedule (with more than 100 speakers and performers to coordinate, it's a monumental task, especially for a volunteer staff) but we plan to post it in the first quarter of next year. In the mean time, we've created an overview to show you how the content will be structured, and what sorts of programs and performances you can look forward to. Take a look in our progress report.
We also have two new Mythic
Journeys guest speakers to announce.
Plus, this issue offers you articles by
philosopher and author Sam Keen and scholar Edward Gamarra, book reviews, and a new translation of one of the poems of the legendary Welsh bard Taliesin by Celtic Mythologist and author Caitlin Matthews.
This issue also continues our Calendar
of Events, listing events, workshops, performances, films, lectures,
and more, all over the world. We've been very pleased with the success of our calendar. In fact, it's been one of the most popular pages on our site. We update it regularly, even after the newsletter is published, so please check back often and let us know if you have anything to add.
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Mythic Journeys 2004
June 3-6 Atlanta, Georgia
REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE NOW!
 A
story can change the world .
Like
the famous Salons of Paris, we hope to spark a broad cultural
movement for positive change. Won't you join us?
Visit our Web
site to make your plans now!
The first
Mythic Journeys conference, bringing together artists, scholars,
writers, performers, psychologists, and more, will be held
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta.
Mythic
Journeys is comprised of two events: a main conference and performance
festival, and an intimate pre-conference. The main conference
will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6, 2004,
and we expect between 1,500 and 3,000 participants. The pre-conference
(nearly sold out!), focusing on intimate gatherings, performances,
and in-depth workshops, will be limited to only 250 attendees,
and will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 3 and 4,
2004. We
hope you'll be a part of it.
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Contents
"I
would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than
live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it."
- Henry
Emerson Fosdick
"Fairy
tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist,
but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."
- G.
K. Chesterton
"Myth
is something that never happened, but is happening all the time."
- Sallistius,
Greek poet
"Stories
make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. Why does
anybody tell a story? It does indeed have something to do with faith, faith
that the universe has meaning, that our little human lives are not irrelevant,
that what we choose or say or do matters, matters cosmically."
- Madeleine
L'Engle |
