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Phil Cousineau haunting Paris in 1993.
“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
Phil Cousineau and Mort Rosenblum flank Sylvia Beach Whitman at Shakespeare & Company in Paris.
Phil Cousineau gives a poetic tribute at Yeats' Tower on "The Soul of Ireland."
Journey to Angkor Wat, 1996.
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The Eiffel Tower
You're invited to delve into the art, literary and culinary world of Paris in this small group travel program sponsored by Book Passage bookstore.
Join us and share tea with Sylvia Beach Whitman of the legendary Shakespeare & Company bookstore, dine aboard a private teak boat docked on the Seine, and sample the City's best culinary offerings. Walk in Monet's gardens and meet for late night conversations at legendary cafes, such as La Palette and La Coupole, with your guides, author, filmmaker, TV host, Phil Cousineau, and Mort Rosenblum. Mort is the award-winning journalist and author of "Mission to Civilize," the history of France, "Secrets of the Seine," "Chocolate," and several other books that explore the pulsing heart of Paris. Optional three day writers' workshop with Mort and Phil to follow.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Please visit the tour info page at InsightOut Journeys. Join the conversation on the trip's Facebook page.
Join us for unforgettable odyssey into the heart of ancient Greece with mythologist and storyteller Phil Cousineau as your guide.
Journey through a land of ancient myths and mysteries; rediscover legends of the Greek gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines. Visit sacred temples and picturesque ruins, revel in ancient stories retold by Phil at their sites of origin!
FOR MORE INFORMATION on this one-of-a kind small group travel program, please e-mail or call 604-874-7922 (toll free 1-877-874-7922) Sacred Earth Journeys. For details on this itinerary and comments on past travels with Phil Cousineau visit the Greece 2012 tour webpage.
Time for stories on "Mystery Centers of Ancient Greece," 2005.
Since 1984, Phil Cousineau has led small group journeys to sacred and culturally rich places in the world.
He led his first travel program to Ireland in 1984 with poet Robert Bly. The story of the group's visit to a local pub with poet Seamus Heaney, who regaled the group by reciting Yeats to them by heart, is legendary. Phil Cousineau's next tour, in 1985, was an exploration of Arthurian England with Marion Zimmer Bradley. His high standard for tours with unique itineraries and soulful storytelling was set. Other 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, the Institute of Imaginal Studies, Book Passage, and Sacred Earth Journeys.
Phil Cousineau and his son, Jack, were honored to accompany Atlanta's All Saints' Episcopal Church on a 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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WORDCATCHER is on NPR's Top Books of 2010 list!Listen here to Susan Stamburg's "Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites" segment on NPR's Morning Edition.
Phil Cousineau's Books on AmazonLook for Phil Cousineau's books at a bookstore near you or online at Amazon.com.
WORDCATCHERViva Editions, publisher's website
BEYOND FORGIVENESSJossey-Bass, publisher's website: Request an evaluation copy or place an order
A SEAT AT THE TABLEUniversity of California Press, publisher website
THE WAY THINGS AREUniversity of California Press, publisher Web site
THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEYQuest Books, publisher's website
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 more than 300 of his favorite words and the fascinating stories behind them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BEYOND FORGIVENESS: Reflections on Atonement--Healing the Past, Making Amends, Restoring Balance in Our Lives and World
As indispensable as forgiveness has been to the healing process throughout history, there is another equally profound action that is needed for ultimate reconciliation, which Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas Gandhi, calls “the other side of the coin.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
"If Joseph Campbell, the Dalai Lama, and Bill Moyers were to have collaborated on a book about journeys...I suspect it would look very much like THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE." ~Austin American Statesman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE MEANING of TEA
Discover the meaning of tea through the eyes of tea lovers from eight countries around the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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