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EVENTS with PHIL COUSINEAU

"He's well worth catching, no matter what subjects his latest books are addressing. He's a compelling raconteur who never fails to regale a roomful of listeners." —Jeff Poniewaz, Express Milwaukee

"Phil Cousineau—part historian, part shaman, part raconteur..."

Gerald Nicosia, author of Memory Babe

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Upcoming 2023 Travel Programs and Events with Phil Cousineau

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November 5 - 14, 2023

La Dolce Vita: The Sweet Life of Mythic Italy with Phil Cousineau
An Exhilarating Adventure to the Land of the Great Beauty

ITALY: Rome, Perugia, Assisi, Montepulciano, Florence, Verona, Venice and more

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May 2 - 14, 2023

In the Footsteps of Homer's Odyssey with Mythologist Phil Cousineau

Life Lessons from the Book that Changed the World

GREECE: Athens, Corinth Canal, the citadel of Mycenae, Menelaion near Sparta, Ancient Olympia, the mythic island of Ithaka

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2023 Past Events with Phil Cousineau

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Saturday, January 21, 2023

The Art of Pilgrimage: A Workshop on Sacred Journey facilitated by Phil Cousineau

Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral 

Seattle, WA  - LIVE & IN PERSON EVENT

 

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2022 Past Events with Phil Cousineau

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Oct 17-20

The Myth of Healing        

Montreal, Canada

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Sep 29, 2022

Phil Cousineau on The Lost Notebooks of Sisyphus

The Myth Salon v- ONLINE EVENT

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Juy 21, 2022

Mountain Myths: The Lost Notebooks ofSisyphus/The Art of Pilgrimage           

The Mechanics Institute   

San Francisco, CA - ONLINE EVENT

 

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July 19, 2022

The Secret Life of Sisyphus        

Jung on the Hudson via Zoom

New York - ONLINE EVENT

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June 26, 2022

Embodied Spirituality for Celtic Pilgrims

St, Mark's Episscopal Cathedral

Seattle, WA - ONLINE EVENT

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June 4, 2022

Phil Cousineau on The Lost Notebooks of Sisyphus

Book Passage

Corte Madera, CA       

 

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April 18 - 29, 2022

In the Footsteps of Odysseus and Penelope with Mythologist Phil Cousineau
A Homeric Journey into the Wonderland: Heroes and Heroines, Gods and Goddesses.

Greece

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April 3 - 13, 2022
La Dolce Vita: The Sweet Life of Mythic Italy with Phil Cousineau
A Mythic Adventure to the Land of Gods and Goddesses, Divine Art, the Pleasures of Everyday Life, and Breathtaking Scenery.

Italy

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2021 Past Events with Phil Cousineau

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November 18, 2021

Phil Cousineau on the The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred

Now out in a new 3rd edition with a new preface from the author

Banyen Books, Vancouver, Canada - ONLINE EVENT

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October 26, 2021

Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage

Barbara's Bookstore, Chicago, IL - ONLINE EVENT

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September 26, 2021

Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage

Book Passage, in Corte Madera, CA - LIVE & IN PERSON EVENT

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October 6, 2021

Phil Cousineau, 25th Anniversary, 3rd edition of The Art of Pilgrimage celebration

East West Books, Seattle, WA - ONLINE EVENT

 

 

 

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2020 Past Events with Phil Cousineau

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December 15, 2020

Phil Cousineau in conversation with Chris Ranier on his new book, Mask

Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA - ONLINE EVENT

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August 15, 2020

Phil Cousineau in conversation with John Shea, on his new book, 24, about Willie Mayes, the "Say Hey Kid"

Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA - ONLINE EVENT

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February 7 - 9, 2020

Phil Cousineau weekend at Krotona Institute

The Art of Pilgrimage: Sacred Travel in Search of the Back of Beyond; Who Stole the Arms of the Venus de Milo? 

 

The Search for Myth, Art, and Beauty; The Art of Mentorship: The Invisible Art of Helping Others Make Up Their Own Mind.
Ojai, CA

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2019 Past Events with Phil Cousineau

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November 14, 2019

John E. Nance Writer-in-Residence Reception with Phil Cousineau

Urban Arts Space
Columbus, OH

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December 4, 2019 
Phil Cousineau at the Wayne Public Library

Wayne, MI

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September 29 - October 6, 2019

The Connemara Writer's Retreat with Phil Cousineau

Connemara, Ireland

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September 27, 2019

Central Coast Writer's Conference

Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires

Phil Cousineau on The Writer's Odyssey

Panels: Writing on Deadline and Putting Your Heart Into Your Work

Central Coast Writer's Conference

Morrow Bay, CA
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September 12, 2019

Phil Cousineau on The Art of Travel: Ancient Journeying Wisdom for Modern Times

The Adventure Hub

2960 4th Ave S #115

Seattle, WA

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August 8, 2019

Mark Nepo and Phil Cousineau - More Together Than Alone & Drinking from the River of Light

Book Passage

Corte Madera, CA
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August 8 - 11, 2019

Phil Cousineau, on the faculty of the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference 2019

The Premier Conference in the World for Travel Writers and Photographers

Book Passage

Corte Madera, CA
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June 1, 2019

Path to Publishing - Writing & Publishing Memoirs Workshop

Corte Madera, CA

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April 9 - 18, 2019

Mythic Crete with Phil Cousineau: A Ten-Day Tour to the Legendary Island of Light

Crete, Greece

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March 1 - 2, 2019

The Art of Pilgrimage with Phil Cousineau

 

The Art of Spiritual Memoir with Phil Cousineau

East West Bookshop

Seattle, WA

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February 23, 2019

Phil Cousineau: The Writer's Odyssey workshop

Book Passage

Corte Madera, CA

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2018 Past Events with Phil Cousineau
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November 2 - 3, 2018
Phil Cousineau on The Myth of Sisyphus lecture and weekend workshop 

San Diego Friends of Jung
San Diego, CA
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October 7 - 14, 2018
The Hydra Writer’s Retreat with Phil Cousineau
Hydra, Greece
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September 16 -18, 2018
The Art of Pilgrimage talk and Lifelong Creativity as Pilgrimage workshop at All Saints' Episcopal Church
Atlanta, GA
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September 21, 2018
Phil Cousineau and Virginia Schenck Fall Equinox Concert: Starry, Starry Night
An evening of song, poetry, and myths
Bradley Observatory
Decatur, GA
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May 21 - 29, 2018
A Passion for Paris with Phil Cousineau
An 8-Day Adventure in the City of Light and Lights with Special Guest Host Mort Rosenblum
Paris, France
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April 15, 2018
Phil Cousineau on The Art of the Interview at Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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March 3 - March 25, 2019
Phil Cousineau on The Writer’s Odyssey, workshop series at Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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2017 Events with Phil Cousineau
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December 2 - 3, 2017
Phil Cousineau on The Life of the Writer and Creativity workshop at East-West Books
Seattle, WA
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November 3, 2017
Phil Cousineau and The Wild Poets of Telegraph Hill

The Beat Museum
San Francisco, CA
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September 30–October 10 , 2017
The Connemara Writer’s Retreat with Phil Cousineau
Renvyle, Ireland
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September 16 - 28, 2017
The Wild West of Ireland with Phil Cousineau
The Myths, Music, and Magical Literature of Connemara, Clare, and the Aran Islands
Ireland
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August 10 - 12, 2017
Travel Writers' and Photographer's Conference

Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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June 14, 2017
Phil Cousineau on Mentorship
Sonoma, CA
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April 28, 2017
Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage

College of Marin
San Anselmo, CA
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April 1 - 12, 2017
The Heart of Cuba with Phil Cousineau

An Exploration of the cultural, historical, and sacred sites of Cuba
Cuba
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February 24, 2017
Further on Down the Road

The Beat Museum
San Francisco, CA
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2016 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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August 11 - 14, 2016
Phil Cousineau at Book Passage Travel Writers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
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August 10, 2016
Phil Cousineau interviews Mikkel Aaland at Book Passage Bookstore
Corte Madera, CA
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April 4, 2016
Phil Cousineau on the Path to Publishing at Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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May 8 - 18, 2016
Phil Cousineau's travel program to King Arthur’s Avalon and the Quest for the Holy Grail: A Tour of Arthurian England
England
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May 29 - June 2, 2016
The Search for Meaning in the Labyrinth of Life with Phil Cousineau hosted by the Reverend Dr. Lauren Artress
Chartres, France
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2015 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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January 30, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Courage to Create
Friday Night Conversation at Sophia Center

Holy Names University
Oakland, CA
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February 14, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Number 108 and the Patra Passage Project
LeMay Car Museum & Museum of Glass
Tacoma, WA

February 15, 2015
Phil Cousineau on Beauty and the Patra Passage Project
Museum of Glass
Tacoma, WA
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March 29, 2015
Phil Cousineau on "The Path to Publishing"
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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May 25 - 29, 2015
"A Walking a Sacred Path Pilgrimage to Chartres"
The Art of Pilgrimage: Threading the Labyrinth of Lifelong Creativity with Phil Cousineau and hosted by the Reverend Dr. Lauren Artress of Veriditas
Chartres, France
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June 7, 2015
Writing & Publishing: Book Publishing’s Emerging Middle Ground panel with Phil Cousineau, April Eberhardt, Jan Johnson, and Brooke Warner

Bay Area Book Festival

Berkeley, CA
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August 12, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Book of Roads
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA

August 13 - 16, 2015
Phil Cousineau on the faculty of the 2015 Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference
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August 20, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Book of Roads
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
San Francisco, CA
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September 3, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Book of Roads
Books Inc. Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
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September 19 - 30, 2015
A Spiral Journey into the Heart of Ireland, a small group travel program with Phil Cousineau
Ireland

September 30 - October 3, 2015
Dublin, Ireland Extension: From the Vikings to Van Morrison
Ireland
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October 6 - 13, 2015
Phil Cousineau's Connemara Writer's Retreat: Seven Days in the West of Ireland
A Mythopoetic Approach
Connemara, Ireland
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November 14, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Book of Roads
Copperfield's Montgomery Village
Santa Rosa, CA
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November 19, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Book of Roads
Warwick's
La Jolla, CA
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November 23, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Book of Roads
Book Soup
West Hollywood, CA
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December 4, 2015
Phil Cousineau on The Book of Roads
Books Inc.
Palo Alto, CA
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2014 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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January 6, 2014
Phil Cousineau on Burning the Midnight Oil
Left Coast Writers, Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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January 17, 2014
Phil Cousineau on "The Writer's Odyssey"
Book Passage, Path to Publishing
San Francisco, CA
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January 26, 2014
Phil Cousineau on "The Journey"
East-West Mosaic
Sonora, CA
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February 6, 2014
Phil Cousineau on Burning the Midnight Oil
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
San Francisco, CA
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February 20, 2014
Phil Cousineau on Burning the Midnight Oil
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore
Berkeley, CA
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March 8, 2014
Phil Cousineau on "The Art of Mentorship"
Path to Publishing, Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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March 11 - 12, 2014
Phil Cousineau on "The Myth of Sweat"
Keynote, The Perfect Sweat Summit
San Francisco, CA
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April 5, 2014
Phil Cousineau on "Lifelong Creativity"
Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association
Palo Alto, CA
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May 10, 2014
Phil Cousineau at Left Bank Books on Burning the Midnight Oil
St. Louis, MO
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May 11, 2014
Phil Cousineau and the Oikos Ensemble, "Inner Jazz" Evening
St. Louis, MO
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October 10 - 22, 2014
A Sacred Journey to Turkey small group travel program to Turkey with Phil Cousineau

Turkey
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September 21 - October 1, 2014
Phil Cousineau's Oydssey into The Heart of Ancient Greece, small group travel program

Greece
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November 19, 2014
IUPUI Common Themes Project brought author Phil Cousineau to campus. Cousineau lectured on Beyond Forgiveness: Reflections on Atonement: Healing the Past, Making Amends, and Restoring Balance in Our Lives and World, which is the Common Theme book recommended to all students around the 2013-15 theme of civil discourse.
Indianapolis, IN

November 17 - 21, 2014
Multiple classroom visits and lectures at Indiana University-Purdue University, Vonnegut Library reception
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December 12 - 14, 2014
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick on "The Courage to Create"
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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2013 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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January 10, 2013

Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
The Mechanics Institute
San Francisco, CA
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January 18-20, 2013
Stoking the Creative Fires Weekend with Phil Cousineau
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
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June 6, 2013
The Painted Word booksigning with Phil Cousineau
Chapters
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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June 7, 2013
The Art of Pilgrimage: Making Travel Meaningful with Phil Cousineau
Regina Unitarian Centre
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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June 8, 2013
Stoking the Creative Fires: Creativity
Mackenzie Art Gallery
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
About the weekend from Buzzcity
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August 14 - 17, 2013
Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference
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September 21 - October 2, 2013
"The Mythic Heart of Ireland"
An exploration of the West of Ireland with Phil Cousineau

Ireland
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December 6 - 8, 2013
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick on the "Courage to Create"
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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December 13, 2013
Phil Cousineau with Jeff "The Dude" Dowd on Burning the Midnight Oil
Book Soup
Los Angeles, CA
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Phil Cousineau with Jeff "The Dude" Dowd, Willis Barnstone, Joyce Jenkins, Linda McFerrin and more on Burning the Midnight Oil
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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2012 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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March 1, 2012
Phil Cousineau
Stanford Women's Book Club
Orinda, CA
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March 10, 2012
The Creative Journey: from Joseph Campbell to Twyla Tharp with Phil Cousineau
Joseph Campbell Foundation Mythological Roundtable
Sacramento, CA
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March 15, 2012
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Schuler Books
Lansing, MI
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March 16, 2012
Keynote Speaker Phil Cousineau on "Graduate Study Abroad and The Art of Pilgrimage"
Global View Symposium on Graduate Study Abroad
Michigan State University / MSU Union
East Lansing, MI
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March 20, 2012
"Conversations on Beauty: The Myths We Tell Ourselves - How the Arts Convey Our Changing Story" with Phil Cousineau, James Hubbell, Richard Lederer, Jo Lauria, and Dirk Sutro
Hosted by Ilan-Laei Foundation
Mingei International Museum
San Diego, CA
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June 12 - 25, 2012
Phil Cousineau's "Sacred Odyssey into the Heart of Ancient Greece: The Myths, Heroes, Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece."
Greece
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August 5, 2012
Phil Cousineau on the "Gift of Making Amends"
Unity First Sunday Forum
San Francisco, CA
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August 9-12, 2012
Phil Cousineau and Don George on Literature that Transports Us
Phil Cousineau in Conversation with Peter S. Greenberg
Plus panel sessions on "Interviewing Techniques," "Polishing the Travel Article for Submission," "Lust in Translation," and more

Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
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September 2, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Bird and Beckett Books
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September 4, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Books Inc.
Berkeley, CA
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September 6, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore
Berkeley, CA
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September 7, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
The Avid Reader
Davis, CA
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September 8, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Readers' Books
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September 11, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Towne Center Books
Pleasanton, CA
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September 12, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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September 13, 2012
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick on The Painted Word
City Lights Booksellers
San Francisco, CA
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September 19-23, 2012
Phil Cousineau
Fetzer Institute's Global Gathering
Assisi, Italy
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September 25, 2012
Phi Cousineau on Beyond Forgiveness: Reflections on Atonement
Passages Seminar
Skokie, IL
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September 25, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Boswell Books
Milwaukee, WI
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September 30, 2012
Phil Cousineau on "The Eternal Pursuit of Beauty, Love and Desire and The Long Conversation: A Global Spirit Salon and Discussion"
Hektoen Institute of Medicine Nurses and the Humanities and Chicago IONS
The Ethical Humanist Society
Chicago, IL
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October 5-8, 2012
Phil Cousineau on "The Key to the Realm of the Muses: Clews to the Work of Joseph Campbell," "The Hero's Journey" and Myth and the Movies"
Celebrating the Mythic Life, a conference on The Legacy of Joseph Campbell
Center for Symbolic Studies
New Paltz, N.Y.
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October 18-21, 2012
Phil Cousineau on "Finding Beauty in a Troubled World: The Myth of Beauty"
Phil Cousineau with Andrew Harvey on "Atonement: The Missing Step"
Moving Toward Wholeness
Laurel Ridge Conference & Retreat Center, NC
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October 24, 2010
Phil Cousineau and Huston Smith on And Live Rejoicing
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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November 7, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
The Inside Edge
University Club at the University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
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November 7, 2012
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick on The Painted Word
Warwick's Books
La Jolla, CA
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November 8, 2012
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick on The Painted Word
Book Soup
Hollywood, CA
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Phil Cousineau, Jeff Dowd, and Gregg Chadwick on "The Holy Fool: Crazy Wisdom from Van Gogh to Tina Fey and The Big Lebowski "
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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December 10, 2012
Phil Cousineau on The Painted Word
Book Passage at the Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA

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2011 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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Feb 2, 2011
Phil Cousineau, Huston Smith, Jacob Needleman, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Michael Nagler, Rev. Heng Sure, Stephanie Van Hook, Rich Meyer, Diane Hennacy Powell, Katharine Dever and more contributors
Beyond Forgiveness: Reflections on Atonement book celebration
David Brower Center
Berkeley, CA
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Feb 4, 2011
Phil Cousineau, Diane Hennacy Powell, Rich Meyer and Stephanie Van Hook
celebrate the publication of Beyond Forgiveness
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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Feb 12, 2011
Berkeley Public Library Authors' Dinner
Central Library
Berkeley, CA
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March 26, 2010
Phil Cousineau keynote speaker at TEDxSanJoseCA
People, Passion, Possibilities: Making a Difference
San Jose, CA
View Phil's talk here on YouTube.
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April 1 - 4, 2011
Phil Cousineau and the Oikos Ensemble
Missouri Mid-South Conference UCC Artist in Residence program
Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves, MO
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April 25, 2011
A celebration of baseball poetry and prose with Phil Cousineau, David Frankel, Dan Liberthson, Al Averbach, Jeff DeMark
Bird and Beckett
San Francisco, CA
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May 4, 2011
Phil Cousineau on Beyond Forgiveness
The Inside Edge
University of California, Irvine
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June 26 - July 4, 2011
"We'll Always Have Paris" with Phil Cousineau and Mort Rosenblum
A Book Passage Culinary & Literary Tour to Paris, France
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Aug 11 - 14, 2011
Book Passage Travel & Food Writing & Photography Conference
Corte Madera, California

Aug 12, 2011
Phil Cousineau & Don George on "Monetize Your Passions: Tour Leading, Copy Writing, and More"
Phil Cousineau & Niko Mayer in conversation on "Self Publishing: Bringing Your Travel or Photo Book to the Table"

Evening with Phil Cousineau in conversation with Roger Housden on being "Saved by Beauty"

Aug 13, 2011
Phil Cousineau, Georgia Hesse, Roger Housden, Andrew McCarthy & David Farley (Moderator) on "The Art of Attention--Truly Seeing"

Jim Benning, Phil Cousineau & Michael Shapiro on " Active Interviews: Techniques for Listening"

Tim Cahill, Roger Housden, Andrew McCarthy, Linda Watanabe McFerrin & Phil Cousineau (Moderator) on "Eros and the Open Road"
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Sept 12 - 24, 2011
Phil Cousineau with Traveling Matters leads a travel program to "Best of the West of Ireland"
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Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2011
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick on "The Myth of Beauty from Aphrodite to Ansel Adams"
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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Oct 7, 2011
Phil Cousineau on "Who Stole the Arms of Venus de Milo?: The Myth of Beauty from Aphrodite to Ansel Adams"
San Diego Friends of Jung
San Diego, CA

Oct 8, 2011
Phil Cousineau on "Myth, Dreams, Movies"
San Diego Friends of Jung
San Diego, CA
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Oct 14, 2011
Phil Cousineau on "Who Stole the Arms of Venus de Milo?: The Myth of Beauty"
C.G. Jung Society of Seattle
Seattle, WA
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Oct 15, 2011
Phil Cousineau on "Soulmaking and the Persistence of Beauty"
C.G. Jung Society of Seattle
Seattle, WA
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October 16, 2011
Phil Cousineau speaks on Global Spirit and more
EastWest Bookshop
Seattle, WA
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October 21, 2011
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
The Avid Reader
Davis, CA
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Nov 4, 2011
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Visible Voice Books
Cleveland, OH
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Nov 5, 2011
Stoking the Creative Fires with Phil Cousineau and Cliff Aerie & Chris Bakriges of the Oikos Ensemble
Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church
Cleveland, OH
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Nov 5, 2011
Phil Cousineau and Oikos Ensemble
Music, storytelling and multimedia performance on "Pilgrimage: Living Life as a Holy Adventure"
Dover Congregational Church UCC
Dover's 200th Anniversary Celebration
Westlake, OH
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Nov. 6, 2011
Morning worship at Dover Congregational featuring Oikos Ensemble and sermon by Phil Cousineau
Westlake, OH

Afternoon Global Spirit Salon with Phil Cousineau and Cliff Aerie & Chris Bakriges of the Oikos Ensemble
Faith United Church of Christ
Richmond Heights, OH
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Nov 28, 2011
Phil Cousineau on "April in Paris" tour info night
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA

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2010 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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March 6, 2010
Sacramento Library Foundation "Authors on the Move"
Sacramento, CA
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April 8, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Mrs. Dalloways
Berkeley, CA
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April 12, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Booksmith
San Francisco, CA
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April 16, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Book Passage Bookstore
Corte Madera, CA
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April 29, 2010
Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage
SF Travel Book Club & Lecture Series at Books, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
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May 1, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
East West Books
Mountain View, CA
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May 4, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Warwick's Books
La Jolla, CA
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May 5, 2010
Phil Cousineau at The Inside Edge
University of California (UCI) University Club
Irvine, CA
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May 5, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Book Soup
West Hollywood, CA
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher and The Oldest Story in the World
with Gregg Chadwick
Santa Monica, CA
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May 11, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Readers' Books
Sonoma, CA
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May 13, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Green Apple Books
San Francisco, CA
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May 16, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
A Great Good Place for Books
Oakland, CA
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May 18, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Mechanics' Institute Library
San Francisco, CA
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May 27, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
The Green Arcade
San Francisco, CA
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June 11, 2010
Phil Cousineau on "Myth, Dream & the Movies" & "Telling Our Stories, Forging Our Souls" @​ "Jung in Dialogue: Practices of Soul Making" Conference
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
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June 13, 2010
Phil Cousineau & Norwood Pratt on The Meaning of Tea
World Tea Expo Authors' Circle
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
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June 16, 2010
Phil Cousineau moderates "Lunch Matters" discussion with Robert Thurman on "The Spiritual Quest" after screening of Global Spirit
The Rubin Museum of Art
New York, NY
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June 23, 2010
Phil Cousineau moderates LUNCH MATTERS discussion with Joanne Shenandoah on "Music, Sound and the Sacred" after Global Spirit screening
The Rubin Museum of Art
New York, NY
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July 16, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Gateways Books
Santa Cruz, CA
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August 13, 2010
Phil Cousineau on "The Song of the Open Road"
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
August 12-25
on faculty of the 19th Annual Book Passage Travel, Food, & Photography Conference
Corte Madera, CA
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September 5, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Bird & Beckett Books
San Francisco, CA
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September 13 – 24, 2010
Ireland: Land of Myth and Mystery
A small group "Pilgrimage into the Heart of Sacred Ireland"
with Phil Cousineau
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October 16, 2010
Phil Cousineau signing Wordcatcher
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
(NCIBA) Trade Show
Oakland, CA
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October 17, 2010
Phil Couisneau and Mort Rosenblum
"WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS" Literary and Culinary Tour Information Night
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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October 20, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Books, Inc.
Berkeley, CA
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October 29, 2010
Phil Cousineau on Wordcatcher
Boswell Book Company
Milwaukee, WI
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November 5, 2010
Phil Cousineau on "Telling Our Stories, Forging Our Souls"
for Vancouver C.G. Jung Society and Museum of Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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November 6, 2010
Phil Cousineau on "Myth, Dream & the Movies"
for Vancouver C.G. Jung Society and Museum of Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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November 7, 2010
A Sunday Afternoon Salon with Phil Cousineau
Fireside Room, Unitarian Church
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage
Unity Spiritual Center
San Francisco, CA
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December 3-5, 2010
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick on Stoking the Creative Fires: Nine Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA

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2009 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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February 18, 2009
Phil Cousineau in conversation with Karen Armstrong and Robert Thurman
on "The Spiritual Quest" for Link TV's Global Spirit
Sponsored by The Open Center
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, NY
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March 14-16, 2009
Walk in Spirit
American Pilgrims on the Camino Annual Gathering
Albuquerque, NM
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March 5, 2009
Huston Smith and Phil Cousineau on "Enduring Happiness"
Pleasure is transitory. How can we maximize happiness in our lives?
California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, CA
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April 18, 2009
"Opening Day: The Poetics of Baseball, the Baseball of Poetry" with Phil Cousineau and Dan Liberthson
Bird & Beckett Books
San Francisco, CA
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August 14, 2009
Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage
18th Annual Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference
Corte Madera, CA

August 15, 2009
Shaping Your Travels into a Book
Tim Cahill, Henry Shukman & Phil Cousineau (moderator)
18th Annual Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
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September 4, 2009
The Meaning of Tea celebration with Phil Cousineau, Scott Hoyt and James Norwood Pratt
East West Bookstore
Mountain View, CA
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September 8, 2009
The Meaning of Tea book launch party with Phil Cousineau, Scott Hoyt and James Norwood Pratt
Book Passage Bookstore
Corte Madera, CA
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September 9, 2009
The Meaning of Tea Tea Salon with Phil Cousineau, Scott Hoyt and James Norwood Pratt
Samovar Tea Lounge Yerba Buena Gardens
San Francisco, CA
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September 18-20, 2009
The Creative Journey and The Long Conversation:
A Weekend with Phil Cousineau
Cosponsored by Chicago IONS and Hektoen Institute
Chicago, IL

September 18, 2009
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires

September 19, 2009
Workshop on Creativity and Stoking the Creative Fires with Phil Cousineau

September 20, 2009
The Long Conversation: Exploring the Global Spirit with Phil Cousineau
Film screenings and discussion
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September 21, 2009
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
Boswell Book Company
Milwaukee, WI
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September 24
Day workshop on Stoking the Creative Fires
First Church Oberlin UCC
Oberlin, OH
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September 24, 2009
Evening with Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
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September 26, 2009
Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage
sponsored by The Cleveland Ecumenical Institute for Religious Studies
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland, OH
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October 29, 2009
Phil Cousineau speaking to journalism and film students
University of Detroit
Detroit, MI
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October 6, 2009
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
The Commonwealth Club
San Francisco, CA
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October 17, 2009
Phil Cousineau and Scott Hoyt on The Meaning of Tea
East West Living
New York, NY
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November 7, 2009
Phil Cousineau on "Transforming Travel into Pilgrimage"
Gathering of American Pilgrims
Walnut Creek, CA
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December 7, 2009
Phil Cousineau speaks at Left Coast Writers
Book Passage Bookstore
Corte Madera, CA
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December 11-13, 2009
Phil Cousineau and Jeff "The Dude" Dowd
"Myth, Magic and Movies"
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA

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2008 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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March 4, 2008
Phil Cousineau reading from Night Train
San Jose Poetry Center
San Jose, CA
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March 7, 2008
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota
The Unitarian Universalist Church
Sarasota, FL
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March 8, 2008
Phil Cousineau on "The Creative Journey:
From Inspiration to Realization" workshop
C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota
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April 3, 2008
Phil Cousineau on The Art of Pilgrimage
Pierce Institute for Leadership and Community Engagement
Oxford College of Emory University
Oxford, GA
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April 10, 2008
Phil Cousineau on "The Soul of Place"
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)
San Francisco, CA
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April 26, 2008
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
East West Living
New York, NY
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May 28, 2008
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
Bird & Beckett Books
San Francisco, CA
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June 5, 2008
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
Fields Books Store
San Francisco, CA
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July 31, 2008
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
Readers' Books
Sonoma, CA
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August 14-17, 2008
Book Passage 2008 Travel Writers & Photographers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
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August 22-24, 2008
Phil Cousineau, R.B. Morris & Gregg Chadwick
"On the Bus: A Multimedia Performance Workshop: Mythmaking in the Movies, Music, Art, and Poetry"
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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August 27, 2008
Phil Cousineau on "9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination"
The Inside Edge
@ The Faculty University Club
University of California, Irvine
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Sept. 12-13, 2008
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
Jung Society of Seattle
Seattle, WA
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Oct. 3-4, 2008
Phil Cousineau on Stoking the Creative Fires
Jung Society of Maine
Brunswick, ME
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Oct. 11, 2008
Litquake > Litcrawl
"At One With the World: Travel Writers Share Stories of Place, People, and Culture"
Carol J. Arnold, Diana Cohen, Phil Cousineau, Larry Habegger, Barbara Robertson, Christine Sarkis, Tanya Shaffer
Gestalt Haus
San Francisco, CA
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Oct. 12, 2008
Phil Cousineau on STOKING THE CREATIVE FIRES
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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Oct. 16, 2008
Phil Cousineau on STOKING THE CREATIVE FIRES
East West Books
Mountain View, CA
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Nov. 3, 2008
Phil Cousineau presents to Left Coast Writers
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
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December 6, 2008
Phil Cousineau on STOKING THE CREATIVE FIRES
Moon News Bookstore
Half Moon Bay, CA

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2007 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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February 9-10, 2007
7:00pm Friday night lecture on THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
10:00-3:00pm Saturday workshop
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Atlanta, GA
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March 1-2, 2007
Phil Cousineau on THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
Interfaith Paths to Peace
Louisville, KY
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March 28-April 2, 2007
Northeastern Illinois University
Phil Cousineau on "Stoking the Creative Fires"
Chicago, IL
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April 16, 2007
Phil Cousineau on THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
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July 13-15, 2007
Friday night with Phil Cousineau on "Stoking the Creative Fires" and Saturday workshop on "Five Excellent Creativity Practices"
Catherine Spalding Center
Louisville, KY
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September 21-22, 2007
Phil Cousineau "Who Stole the Arms of the Venus de Milo?"
Sophia Center, Holy Names College
Oakland, CA
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December 21-23, 2007
Phil Cousineau & Jeff Dowd on "Myth, Magic, and Movies"
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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In addition to giving talks and workshops on "Stoking the Creative Fires," Phil Cousineau appeared with Huston Smith at bookstores throughout Fall 2005 in celebration of the publication of A SEAT AT THE TABLE, a book (and companion to the film of the same name) on the continuing struggle for Native American religious freedom.

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2006 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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January 20, 2006
"The Soul of Mentorship"
Friends of Youth / Oracle
Redwood City, CA
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February 22, 2006
"Religion and Sports"
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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March 19, 2006
"BEST TRAVEL WRITING 2006"
Book Passage
Travelers Tales event w/ Cousineau, Habegger, Cousineau, Hale, Rogoff, Fink
Corte Madera, CA
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March 19, 2006
Edinburgh Castle
MUSICAL AND POETIC CONCERT
w/ Cousineau, Doubiago, Morris, Nicosia
San Francisco, CA
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July 6-9, 2006
Phil Cousineau, THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
Catherine Spalding Center
Nazareth, KY
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July 16-17, 2006
Phil Cousineau, THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
Unity Church
Tustin, CA
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September 7-11, 2006
Gandhi/Merton pilgrimage
Interfaith Paths to Peace
Louisville, KY
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Oct. 14, 2006
Phil Cousineau on "Stoking the Creative Fires"
UCLA Extension
Los Angeles, CA
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Nov. 3-5, 2006
Huston Smith tribute
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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Nov. 18, 2006
10:00-4:00 p.m.
"Spiritual Values and Practice for the Second Half of Life: A Day with Huston Smith and Phil Cousineau"
Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 8-9, 2006
Joseph Campbell Celebration:
"Cousineau on Campbell on Pilgrimage, on Movies"
Seattle Jung Society
Seattle, WA
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Dec. 22-24, 2006
Esalen Institute
"Your Creative Journey"
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick
Big Sur, CA
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2005 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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January 20, 2005
"Gifts, Generosity, Creativity"
Fetzer Institute
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January 24, 2005
"Stoking the Creative Fires"
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
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January 25, 2005
THE BLUE MUSEUM
Marketsquare Bookstore
with R.B. Morris
Knoxville, TN
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February 11, 2005
“Stoking the Creative Fires”
Friends of Jung
San Diego, CA
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Friday, February 25, 2005
Huston Smith Celebration
Screening and Panel Discussion of “A Seat At the Table: Struggling for American Indian Religious Freedom”
Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building,
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
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April 28, 2005
“The Olympic Spirit"
Light Conference
Pasadena, CA
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“THE HERO’S JOURNEY Revisited”
Campbell Circle
Pasadena, CA
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May 21, 2005
Phil Cousineau, THE HERO’S JOURNEY
UCLA Extension
Los Angeles, CA
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June 3-5, 2005
A Seat at the Table/THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE”
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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September 23-24, 2005
“Stoking the Creative Fires”
Sophia Center
Holy Names College
Oakland, CA
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October 3-7, 2005
Phil Cousineau, THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
Global New Thought conference
Palm Springs, CA
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October 28-30, 2005
Phil Cousineau, THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
Theosophical Society
Krotona Institute
Ojai, CA
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November 2, 2005
Phil Cousineau, A SEAT AT THE TABLE
The Inside Edge
Costa Mesa, CA
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November 5-6, 2005
Phil Cousineau on "The Power of Mythic Places: Sacred Lands, the Soul of the City, and the Search for Paradise"
UCLA Extension
Los Angeles, CA
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November 7, 2005
Book Passage
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Phil Cousineau, Huston Smith, and Gary Rhine
Corte Madera, CA
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November 13, 2005
Cody's
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Phil Cousineau and Huston Smith
Berkeley, CA
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November 17, 2005
"Living the Mythopoetic Life"
Phil Cousineau and Rebecca Armstrong
International Women’s Association
Chicago, IL
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November 18, 2005
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Transitions Bookplace
Chicago, IL
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November 20, 2005
THE BLUE MUSEUM poetry workshop
St. John’s
Chicago, IL
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November 20, 2005
Stoking the Creative Fires
Institute of Noetic Science, Chicago Chapter
Chicago, IL
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November 29, 2005
A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Phil Cousineau, Huston Smith, and Gary Rhine
San Francisco, CA
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December 2-4, 2005
"The Painted Word"
Phil Cousineau and Gregg Chadwick
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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December 5, 2005
Book Passage
Phil Cousineau and Richard Beban
celebrating THE BLUE MUSEUM
and GIRL EATING A BIRD
Corte Madera, CA
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2004 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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January 24, 2004
THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
UCLA Extension
Los Angeles, CA
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January 26, 2004
Phil Cousineau & Huston Smith
Earle Lecture, First Congregational Church
Berkeley, CA
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Feb 13, 2004
Phil Cousineau & Huston Smith on THE WAY THINGS ARE
East West Bookshop
Mountain View, CA
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March 21-26, 2004
"Myth and Soul"
Phil Cousineau & Brother David Steindl-Rast
Joseph Campbell Centenary Celebration
@ Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA 93920
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April 15, 2004
7:00 p.m. Moon News
Phil Cousineau & Huston Smith
THE WAY THINGS ARE talk and booksigning
Half Moon Bay, CA
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April 16-18, 2004
Phil Cousineau on"Joseph Campbell and The Myth of Sports" at the Joseph Campbell Conference
Santa Barbara, CA
Pacifica Graduate Institute
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June 3-6, 2004
Mythic Journeys 2004: Conference and performance festival inspired by the Legacy of Joseph Campbell
The Hyatt Regency Hotel
Atlanta, GA
The Mythic Imagination Institute
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Dec. 4, 2004
9:00-4:40 p.m., Seminar, reception follows from 4:30-5:30pm
THE WAY THINGS ARE with Huston Smith & Phil Cousineau
UCLA Extension
Los Angeles, CA
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Nov. 19-21, 2004
Weekend seminiar "Stoking the Creative Fires"
Phil Cousineau & R.B. Morris
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
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Nov. 17, 2004
The Inside Edge
"Stoking the Creative Fires"
Phil Cousineau & R.B. Morris
University Club on University of California campus
Irvine, CA
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Nov. 17, 2004
"Stoking the Creative Fires" Phil Cousineau & R.B. Morris
Unity Church of Tustin
Tustin, CA
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Nov 16, 2004
"Stoking the Creative Fires" Phil Cousineau & R.B. Morris
Center for UT
San Juan Capistrano, CA
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Nov 13, 2004
7:00-9:30 p.m.
"Stoking the Creative Fires" Phil Cousineau & R.B. Morris
Institute for Imaginal Studies /Angela Center
Santa Rosa, CA
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October 22-24, 2004 Weekend seminiar
Phil Cousineau, THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE
Shadybrook Retreat Center
Cleveland, OH
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2003 Public Events with Phil Cousineau
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September 10, 2003
Book Passage Bookstore
Phil Cousineau & Huston Smith
THE WAY THINGS ARE
Corte Madera, CA
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September 17, 2003
Black Oak Books
Phil Cousineau & Huston Smith
THE WAY THINGS ARE
1491 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94709
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September 18-19, 2003
Phil Cousineau on "Pilgrimage and Myths"
Sophia Center,
Holy Names College
Oakland, CA 94619

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October 13, 2003
Phil Cousineau & Huston Smith
"THE WAY THINGS ARE: Conversations with Phil Cousineau and Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life"
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA
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November 5, 2003
Phil Cousineau on THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY
Black Oak Books
Berkeley, CA
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October 30, 2003
Phil Cousineau, THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY
A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books
San Francisco, CA
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November 14-15, 2003
Weekend with Phil Cousineau
"The Sacred Art of Pilgrimage, its Relationship to Turmoil & the Supple Nature of the Human Psyche" sponsored by the C. G. Jung Society of Sarasota

November 14
Evening lecture
The Unitarian Universalist Church
Sarasota, FL

November 15
Workshop
Bayside Behavioral Center
Sarasota, FL
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November 21, 2003
Phil Cousineau, THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY
Transitions Bookplace
Chicago, IL
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November 23, 2003
Phil Cousineau, THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Skokie, IL
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November 24, 2003
Phil Cousineau on THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY
East West Bookshop
Mountain View, CA
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December 2, 2003
Phil Cousineau on THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY
Book Passage Bookstore
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA
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December 12-14, 2003
with Phil Cousineau & Huston Smith
Esalen Institute
"THE WAY THINGS ARE: Searching for the Deeply Real through Religion, Science, and Art"
Big Sur, CA
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