Michael Meade, The Genius Myth Quotes

A genuine education must somehow serve the wings of spirit and imagination that each child brings to life.

There is a poem at the heart of things and a mythic story in the heart of each of us.

There is a myth at the heart of things and some element of genius in the heart of each person.

Timing can be everything and wisdom requires the patience to wait as well as the courage to leap when the time becomes right.

Whether we know it or not, our lives are acts of imagination and the world is continually re-imagined through us.

Some might ask whether the path is before us or within us. The answer is: Yes. We are both driven from within by our resident spirit and something outside calls forth the genius within us.

Healing is a revolutionary act and we are here to awaken to the true nature of our own souls and the gifts we have to give to the world.

A community best serves itself when it truly serves the awakening of the unique story trying to come to life through each person born.

To awaken to the living dream within one’s life and remain awake in a world trying to lull everyone to sleep involves repeated struggle, yet also presents something truly worth fighting for.

Myth offers a third place to stand or a third way to see when we find ourselves caught between opposing ideas and hardening ideologies.