Mythopoeia: Myth-Making

Mythopoeia: myth-making

Mythopoeia (Ancient Greek: μυθοποιία, romanized: muthopoiía, lit. 'myth-making'), or mythopoesis, is a narrative genre in modern literature and film where an artificial or fictionalized mythology is created by the writer of prose, poetry, or other literary forms.

Tolkien created a mythology for England, but ended up being for many people around the world

Creating a new mythos for modern man

Mythopoeia as a Sacred Act. Just as Tolkien created Middle-earth, we are co-creating our reality, engaging in what he called sub-creation—the act of mirroring divine creativity.