books by Phil Cousineau     books:       A Seat at the Table: Huston Smith in Conversation with Native Americans on Religious Freedom1 review Huston Smith University of California Press, 2007 Vicarious Learning at its best An excellent look into the minds and souls of the 21st century Native Americans. Bravo once again to Huston Smith!             The Soul of the World: A Modern Book of Hours7 reviews HarperSanFrancisco, 1993 inspirational things come in small packages This is a beautiful little book, lightweight and about 6 inches square, divided into seven days, Sunday through Saturday. Each day has a two-page spread for the traditional hours of prayer/meditation: midnight/matins, sunrise/lauds, 6 am/prime, 9 am/terce, noon/sext, 3 pm/none, sunset/vespers and 9 pm/compline. Each spread features, on the left page, one or two quotations or poems about the soul, ...             The Art of Pilgrimage: A Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred22 reviews Phil Cousineau Audio Literature, 1998 The Art of Pilgrimage A great read for someone embarking on their own pilgrimage or thinking about doing it. I'm inspired.             Design Outlaws on the Ecological Frontier1 review Knossus Project, 2001 Seminal Work This book is one of the only works that addresses the topic of Ecological Design in an in-depth manner. Moreover, it focuses on the progenitors of this movement - the design outlaws that had the courage to forge entirely new and radical paths in art, design, science and technology. Powerful stuff - important message - innovative and engaging subject matter.             Soul: An Archaeology : Readings from Socrates to Ray Charles1 review Harpercollins, 1994 Soul -Undefinable but Essential This highly assesable anthology shows through brief essays and stories what it is in art, life, intellectual thought, and sensous moments, and the passing of everydaylife that makes some things so indispensible and so life giving.Life=Soul, same thing. Read this book like grooving with your favorite CD or being with your man or woman. You'll be the better for it.             The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work: The World of Joseph Campbell2 reviews Joseph Campbell Harpercollins, 1991 An excellent in-depth account of Joseph Campbell This book was well designed. The introduction by Phil Counsineau alone is worth the price. Instead of hidden away in some appendix, the Chronology of Joseph Campbell is up front before reading the details. The book is written mostly in a question and answer format. Next striking thing is the pictures that accompany the text makes you feel that some one knew that Joseph was going to be some ...             The Blue Museum1 review Phil Cousineau, 2005 "The Blue Museum" by Phil Cousineau In early Christian times, the liturgical colors were black, gray, brown, red, violet, and dark green, meant to convey suffering and grief. Blue was considered barbaric and evil. In fact, most Cistercian churches were devoid of color, and it wasn't until the twelfth century that the powerful Abbot Suger (of the abbey of St. Denis), who believed that color was a manifestation of God, was able to ...             The Soul Aflame: A Modern Book of Hours4 reviews Conari Press, 1999 A book created with great care A high quality book, the kind of book that feels good just to hold. Inside are dozens of inspirational poems, quotes and passages and an equal number of beautiful color photos from around the world. The author begins with the wisdom of Buddha, Sarah Vaughan and Emerson, and expands from there. Books of inspirational quotes are not new, and books of inspirational photos are not new. This book ...             Once and Future Myths: The Power of Ancient Stories in Our Lives2 reviews Phil Cousineau Conari Press, 2003 A thoughtful and eruditely written account Once And Future Myths: The Power Of Ancient Stories In Our Lives by Phil Cousineau is an absorbing treatise on the importance of myths - whether as ancient legends, history, or the tales repeated in modern movies and popular culture. These timeless stories reflect and shape the lives of those who tell and enjoy them, and striving to understand them is a path to better examining and understanding ...             Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination1 review Phil Cousineau Conari Press, 2008 Just what I needed to open up my horizons. "I also, wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful book you gave me -"Stoking the Creative Fires". The book has been so inspirational to me. Ever since I read it, I can't stop painting. I've learned so much from it. This was just what I needed to open up my horizons." - Isabel Roberts, Rio de Janiero, Brazil             The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work6 reviews Joseph Campbell Element Books, 1999 Joyful and Inspiring Those are the only words I can think of to describe this fabulous book! Not only do you get a picture of Campbell the man in a way you can't elsewhere, except maybe in the diaries of his Asian trips, but you also get a wonderful insight into the mythology that was his life's work. It's like being able to look through both sides of a lens at once! There are lovely pictures of Campbell, his friends ...             Riddle Me This: A World Treasury of Word Puzzles, Folk Wisdom, and Literary Conundrums1 review Phil Cousineau Conari Press, 1999 So bad it's funny The cover promises a "World Treasury of Word Puzzles, Folk Wisdom and Literary Conundrums" and instead yields a poorly constructed pile of random writings. After a long yet tedious introduction, the main point of which seems to be to show us how brilliant and erudite the author is, we're treated to "The Pleasury". The author appears to have selected his riddles by scanning world literature ...             UFOs: A Manual for the Millennium1 review Phil Cousineau HarperCollins, 1995 Good reading for the not so serious "UFO's A Manual for the Millennium". A very interesting and original title. Phil Cousineau is not one of the more notable UFO writers and after reading this book I doubt that he is overly serious about the subject. However, we must not be mislead. If you are a serious reader of ufology or even conduct your own personal investigations into the subject then this book does not belong in your ...             The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life3 reviews Huston Smith University of California Press, 2005 The Way Things Are: Conversations With Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life Among the most sought after religious writers of this century, author of The World's Religions and Why Religion Matters, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Huston Smith is a reference library of the rites, rituals and beliefs of world religions. In The Way Things Are Conversations with Huston Smith, author and editor Phil Cousineau records twenty three interviews in which Smith debates his ...             Coincidence or Destiny?: Stories of Synchoronicity That Illuminate Our Lives4 reviews Phil Cousineau Conari Press, 2002 Gathers over eighty stories of coincidence Coincidence Or Destiny? gathers over eighty stories of coincidence or synchronicity, gathered from the lives of both ordinary people and well-known scholars to illustrate how chance and meaningful coincidences can change lives. Syncronicities can offer sense from random events and can provide a sense of destiny and explanation: this collection of first-person insights is revealing.             A World Treasury of Riddles 2 Ed2 reviews Phil Cousineau, Wes Nisker Red Wheel / Weiser, 2001 Embraces the Spiritual Enigma Beneath Riddles Riddles are enigmas that show us directly the irrational vigor of life beneath its rational veneer. Like Zen koans, riddles attack the conventional workings of the mind to open the mind beyond reason to the delight of the mystery before us. Phil Cousineau's `A World Treasury of Riddles' is an accessible book about "enigmas, conundrums, puzzle poems, bafflers, charades, logogriphs, teasers, ...             Once and Future Myths: The Power of Ancient Stories in Modern Times6 reviews Audio Literature, 2001 Speaks directly to the human need to find meaning In Once And Future Myths: The Power Of Ancient Stories In Modern Times, author Phil Cousinaeu, (a longtime student and colleague of Joseph Campbell) views mythology as a living phenomenon with immediate impact in daily human life. Through understanding the nature of mythical stories, Cousinaeu explains, we are better able to understand what drives us to work, love, create, and dream. Integrating ...             Soul Moments: Marvelous Stories of Synchronicity--Meaningful Coincidences from a Seemingly Random World5 reviews Phil Cousineau Red Wheel / Weiser, 1997 Bravo, Phil, for spinning a gossamer web--of what was... Soul Moments: Marvelous Stories of Synchronicity -- Meaningful Coincidences from a Seemingly Random World, Conari Press (Reviewed by Carroll Straus) I may perhaps be biased, as my story is in this book. But the deep sense of peace I came away with after reading Soul Moments came from two sources. First, the realization that at both ends of the process of finding myself in the pages of such a ...             The Olympic Odyssey: Rekindling the True Spirit of the Great Games6 reviews Phil Cousineau Quest Books, 2003 Cousineau Converted this Non-Sports Fan For somebody who appreciates sports about as much as dental surgery, I found OLYMPIC ODYSSEY fascinating and quite moving, taking us back to the mythological and spiritual beginnings of sport in Western culture. It's all in Cousineau's deft weaving of past & present, returning often to the well to let us drink from the source, instead of the subsequent hype, smoke and mirrors. 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