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Phil Cousineau is a writer, teacher, independent scholar, documentary filmmaker, travel leader, storyteller and author of over 30 books including the national best-seller <\/span>The Art of Pilgrimage.<\/i><\/a>\u00a0Currently, Cousineau is co-writer and host of <\/span>Global Spirit<\/i><\/a> (PBS), what John Cleese calls the first \u201cinternal travel series\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Phil Cousineau enjoying some delicious Greek food in Delphi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What Makes Greece Sacred?<\/h3>\n
Phil will be leading \u201cThe Heart of Ancient Greece: An Odyssey with Phil Cousineau<\/a><\/span>: The Myths, Heroes, Gods and Goddesses, and Sacred Sites of the Classical World, September 24 – October 4, 2018\u201d for Sacred Earth Journeys. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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This will be a journey full of visits to sacred sites, culture, fine cuisine, storytelling and engaging conversation. For this blog post we caught up with Phil to hear what makes Greece such an appealing destination for him. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0SEJ: What is it that particularly appeals to you about Greece as a destination?<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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Phil Cousineau: I have been fascinated by Greece since reading the classics out loud, especially Homer, as a boy growing up in Detroit in a house full of books. Ever since it has been in the forefront of my imaginative life because of work in mythology and history. It is the crucible of Western Civilization, as is often said, but also indispensable if anyone wants to understand the history of theatre, poetry, mythology, even sports. On the personal level, I find it one of the last affordable sites in Europe, offering the healthiest food in the world.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Phil Cousineau with our group on an excursion off beautiful Santorini, Greece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Top Sacred Sites in Greece<\/h3>\n
SEJ: What place or site are you most excited about taking participants to visit on this Greece Odyssey?<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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PC: Besides the usual sites in Athens, I plan to take the group to Eleusis, a rarely visited site near the capital that was a famous goddess pilgrimage site. I will lead the group to Delphi where we will visit the site of the famous oracle on one of the most dramatic mountains in the country, then down to Olympia, where the athletic spirit began and has been restoried.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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SEJ: One of the focal points of this journey will be the role of the Goddess. Why is the Goddess something you are focusing on and what will participants be taking away with them in respect to knowledge of the Goddess?<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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PC: If you read the Greek myths, the goddesses were as powerful and omnipresent as the gods. To only visit the sites of the gods and male heroes is to see only half of Greece.<\/span><\/div>\n
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In Greek mythology goddesses were as powerful and omnipresent as the gods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The Spirituality of Sport<\/h3>\n
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SEJ: Your book <\/i>The Olympic Odyssey: <\/a>Rekindling the True Spirit of the Great Games explores the spiritual dimension of the Olympics, and in Olympia you will be leading a discussion on this topic. What fascinates you about this connection between sport and spirituality? <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PC: For millennia people around the world, not only Greece, have played in the deepest sense of the word, and competed, not for bloodlust, but of the ancient Greek belief in ar\u00eate, excellence. This aspect is mostly forgotten in modern play and modern sport where the emphasis is on winning at all costs. The Modern Olympics has been a first step in trying to revive the true spirit, the spirituality, underneath all athletic competition.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Our group at Olympia, Greece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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An Authentic Way to Visit Sacred Greece<\/h3>\n
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SEJ: What can participants expect from this journey to Greece that they wouldn\u2019t find elsewhere?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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PC: Everything is different. We will enjoy local speakers, but also write in our journals, sketch, and every evening have what I call a Long Conversation where we actually discuss in depth what we\u2019ve encountered during the day.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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SEJ: Is there anything else you\u2019d like to share with readers about this journey? <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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PC: Yes, I encourage people on my journeys to bring a gift or two or three to hand out to someone special that you meet along the way. Our way of saying thank you to the Greeks, who are known for coining the word xenophobia, the suspicion of strangers, but also coined its opposite, xenophilia, the love or affection of strangers.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Our group exploring the vibrant city of Athens, Greece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Are you curious to learn more about this fabulous journey full of culture, sacred sites and conversation? Read more about The Heart of Ancient Greece: An Odyssey with Phil Cousineau<\/a> and join us in September 2018 as we explore sacred Greece together.<\/span><\/div>\n
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~ Kim Bridgett & Sacred Earth Journeys<\/span><\/div>\n
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