Mythic Imagination Institute
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The Mythic Imagination Institute is a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose purpose is to encourage a creative response to life, both individual and collective, through storytelling and mythology: "Every life is a story, and a story can change the world." MII's main vehicles for achieving this purpose are conferences, performance festivals, lectures, and educational classes.
Examples of past events organized or sponsored by Mythic Imagination Institute include:
The Mythic Imagination Institute's official website features an online, quarterly magazine titled "Mythic Passages", which includes contributions from renowned scholars, artists, poets and performers.
Examples of past events organized or sponsored by Mythic Imagination Institute include:
- The Mythic JourneysMythic JourneysMythic Journeys is a performance festival and conference festival held annually 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.Put on by the...
TM conferences in 2004 and 2006 in Atlanta. - "Ancient Spirit, Modern Voice", an art exhibition at the Defoors Centre Art Gallery, May 1-June 12, 2004, curated by Charles VessCharles VessCharles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
and featuring the works of Brian FroudBrian FroudBrian Froud is an English fantasy illustrator. He lives and works in Devon with his wife, Wendy Froud, who is also a fantasy artist...
, Wendy FroudWendy FroudWendy Froud, born Wendy Midener in Detroit, is an American doll-artist, sculptor, and puppet-maker, best known for her work creating Yoda for "The Empire Strikes Back" and creatures for the Jim Henson films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth...
, Terri WindlingTerri WindlingTerri Windling is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. Windling has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and her collection The Armless Maiden appeared on the short-list for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award...
, Alan Lee, Viggo MortensenViggo MortensenViggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. is a Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, and subsequently appeared in many notable films of the 1990s, including The Indian Runner , Carlito's Way , Crimson Tide , Daylight , The...
, and others. - The Mythic JourneysTM radio program, a 2-hour audio program featuring highlights of the Mythic Journeys 2004 conference, produced by Public Radio International.
- "War, Peace, and the America Imagination", an onstage discussion with James HillmanJames HillmanJames Hillman was an American psychologist. He studied at, and then guided studies for, the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, founded a movement toward archetypal psychology and retired into private practice, writing and traveling to lecture, until his death at his home in Connecticut on October 27,...
and Deepak ChopraDeepak ChopraDeepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...
, moderated by Jean HoustonJean HoustonJean Houston is an American scholar, lecturer, author and philosopher who has helped pioneer and motivate the human potentials movement. As a teacher and visionary thinker, Houston holds conferences and seminars with social leaders, educational institutions and business organizations worldwide...
, held in 2005 at Emory UniversityEmory UniversityEmory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
in Atlanta. - In 2007, the Mythic Imagination Institute organized the Human Forum conference for the Alliance for a New HumanityAlliance for a New HumanityAlliance for a New Humanity is an international network of people from all walks of life who want to see positive change take place in the world...
in Puerto Rico. - In 2008, the Mythic Imagination Institute offered a one-year certificate program in Applied Mythology, in partnership with the New York Open Center.
- In 2009, Imaginal Cells Filmworks in partnership with Mythic Imagination Institute premiered the documentary film "Mythic Journeys", based on interviews conducted at the 2006 Mythic JourneysTM conference.
The Mythic Imagination Institute's official website features an online, quarterly magazine titled "Mythic Passages", which includes contributions from renowned scholars, artists, poets and performers.