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“Have you ever made a vow to go someplace that is sacred to you, your family, your group? Have you ever imagined yourself in a place that stirred your soul like the song of doves at dawn? If not you, then who? If not now, when? If not here, where?"
"Are you alive now at home? Are you going to stay in your coffin of mediocrity, [or] break out of your cage, and take a journey to discover this in order to find yourself?"
“The practice of soulful travel is to discover the overlapping point between history and everyday life, the way to find the essence of every place, every day: in the markets, small chapels, out-of-the-way parks, craft shops. Curiosity about the extraordinary in the ordinary moves the heart of the traveler intent on seeing behind the veil of tourism.”
"In each of us dwells a pilgrim. It is the part of us that longs to have direct contact with the sacred."
--From THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE: The Art of Making Travel Sacred, by Phil Cousineau
Journey to Angkor Wat, 1996.
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ANNOUNCING: Ireland, Land of Myth and Mystery, A Pilgrimage into the Heart of Sacred Ireland in Fall 2010.
Join author and pilgrimage expert Phil Cousineau on a small group journey through the enchanted “Isle of Eire” where the age of myth, mystery and magic live on. Ireland is still a land where mysteries are etched as runes within ruins. Treading the Irish mythic past today, we encounter a rich culture that embodies the preservation of its magnificent oral tradition, ancient rituals, romantic poetry and literature, and vibrant folklore and music. Meander along scenic roads that hug the rugged Irish western shore, roam about the undulating countryside and rocky plains, ferry to the alluring Aran Islands, and journey deep into the very heart of Ireland.
Also enjoy special guest appearances along the way with one of Ireland’s leading authorities on Irish music, P.J. Curtis as well as world expert on celtic mysticism, Dara Molloy, and have the opportunity to meet other wonderfully entertaining and knowledgeable locals.
Click on the Aran Island image link above to learn more, or contact Helen Tomei at Sacred Earth Journeys Ltd. ~.~ Tel: 604.874.7922; Toll Free: 1.877.874.7922 ~.~ E-mail: info@sacredearthjourneys.ca ~.~ Web: www.sacredearthjourneys.ca
Pilgrimage to the "Mystery Centers of Ancient Greece," 2005.
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Since 1984, Phil Cousineau has led small group journeys to sacred and culturally rich places in the world.
Past travel programs have included "Bohemian Paris," "Myth and Mystery in the Mediterranean," "The Soul of Ireland" and "A Pilgrimage to the Mystery Centers of Ancient Greece."
Phil has led tours for Cross Cultural Journeys, Timeless Travels, The Joseph Campbell Foundation, and the Institute of Imaginal Studies.
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Phil Cousineau and his son, Jack, were honored to accompany Atlanta's All Saints' Episcopal Church on their youth pilgrimage to Greece in June 2008.
This photo shows the group assembling at the steps of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece, where each participant prepares to ask the Oracle their pilgrim question.
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A SEAT AT THE TABLEUniversity of California Press, publisher Web site
THE WAY THINGS AREUniversity of California Press, publisher Web site
THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEYQuest Books, publisher Web site
Michael Guillen on Phil Cousineau"Evening Class" on Cousineau, Campbell & The Hero's Journey
Kifaru ProductionsNative American Films
E-mail Phil Cousineaufor infomation on books, films, lectures, writing consultations |
Nonfiction
WORDCATCHER: An Odyssey Into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words
Phil Cousineau grew up in a family where they took the dictionary with them on vacations. In WORDCATCHER, Cousineau writes about these family origins of his love of words, and describes 250 of his favorite words and the fascinating stories behind them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE OLDEST STORY IN THE WORLD
This book is a brooding, daring, exploration of the secret strength of storytelling, in which Phil Cousineau addresses the central theme which runs through all of his work, the transportive power of words. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STOKING THE CREATIVE FIRES: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination
Cousineau writes, "Creativity is as natural as breathing. To create is to grow, which in turn makes us feel vitally alive." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Huston Smith In Conversation with Native Americans on Religious Freedom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY
Rekindling the True Spirit of the Great Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE WAY THINGS ARE
Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE HERO'S JOURNEY
Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ONCE AND FUTURE MYTHS
The Power of Ancient Stories in Modern Times ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOUL: An Archaeology
Readings from Socrates to Ray Charles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE BOOK OF ROADS
Travel Stories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COINCIDENCE OR DESTINY?
Stories of Synchronicity That Illuminate Our Lives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE SOUL OF THE WORLD
A Modern Book of Hours ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Poetry
NIGHT TRAIN
Poems
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THE BLUE MUSEUM
Poems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DEADLINES
A Rhapsody on a Theme of Famous and Infamous Last Words ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FUNGOES AND FASTBALLS
Basball Haiku ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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