Quote by Rollo May

This work investigates the fundamental importance of myth in human experience, arguing that myths provide crucial frameworks through which individuals and societies understand existence, confront mortality, and find meaning. The author explores how contemporary Western culture has largely abandoned mythic thinking, resulting in a spiritual and existential vacuum that modern people struggle to fill. Through examination of various mythological traditions and psychological insights, the book addresses questions of identity, purpose, and the human need for narrative and symbolic understanding of life. The analysis considers how myths function as expressions of universal human concerns and how their absence contributes to feelings of alienation and disconnection in modern existence. more