The Role of Myth in Spirituality: From Tantra to Alcoholics Anonymous

In the early 1930's J.R.R. Tolkien began work on The Hobbit.  Had he taken up the task of penning an academic essay extolling the virtues of courage and self-sacrifice, I doubt we would remember him. The overwhelming majority of people prefer storytellers to philosophers. Storytellers occupy a special place in society because they perform a sacred function. The storyteller's elevated