Mythopoesis and the Modern World

Mythopoesis is a Greek-derived word that means "myth-making." Mythopoeia was used by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien in reference to creative art about "fundamental things." Mythopoesis is, therefore, the creation of myth by means of the higher imagination. Thus, the creation of myth is also one of the highest forms of storytelling.

In this way, myths and myth-making are a source of meaning for human consciousness, which exists at the junction of two vast worlds or realities: the externa...