An Evening with Michael Meade
In this evening presentation, Meade will weave a tapestry of mythic tales and cogent commentary that truly inspire and offer a "mythic inoculation" for these troubled times. As nature rattles and culture unravels, mythic imagination tries to return to the world and awaken a meaningful purpose and helpful direction in each person's life.
Join the IIS Community for an evening presentation and dialogue with mythologist Michael Meade on the topic of his new book. Michael’s book, The World Behind the World, is a guide for living at the ends of time. At another level, it is an introduction to "living myth" that involves the re-imagination of culture at all levels. Meade shows how myth makes meaning and helps each person find meaningful practices and paths for life.
Michael Meade is a masterful storyteller with a genius for metaphorical thinking and gleaning ideas from years of working with youth and communities at-risk. His language rings with echoes of truth and "sings with an incantational voice that takes you right to the edge of elemental knowledge." In addition to his book, The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul, Michael has several audio productions including: Initiation and the Soul: The Sacred and the Profane and Holding the Thread of Life: The Human Response to the Unraveling of the World. Michael is the Founder/Director of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, an organization that seeks to create cross-cultural alliances, mentoring relationships, and social connections built upon personal trust and commitment to bridging unhealthy divisions in contemporary communities. Michael’s work with Mosaic focuses on youth at risk, 'genius based' mentoring, and developing the 'arts of community' in diverse organizations and groups.
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