Timeless Tales

Timeless Tales looks at the stories that humanity has carried since the world began, the myths and legends that run through human life like a stream. The book sets out to examine their body and soul, and to ask what effect they have on society, on psychology today, and on the arts and contemporary literature.

The journey begins with the endless lore of Greece and Egypt and moves to the cold, bleak lands of the North. Along the way the author enters worlds of gods and heroes and considers how these figures are echoed within ourselves and our own lives.

The twists and turns of these stories, the author argues, reveal deep messages about confusion and structure, pain and ecstasy, and destruction and rebirth. The book presents itself as more than a straightforward analysis of mythology. It is a call to recognize the value of stories, to face the questions people have asked since the dawn of time, and to live fully in the face of mystery.