Beginnings without End: A Report On Mythic Journeys

by Sam Keen

A deeply personal compendium of diary entries, poems, fantasies,stories, an account of the process of spiritual death and renewal I went through in a crisis that involved divorce, leaving the academic world and severing my roots.“A moving, lucid and penetrating account of the places where Keen found an oasis, a helping spirit, a devouring demon, a rushing river or a tree with magical apples”

131 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Sam Keen was an American author, professor, and philosopher who is best known for his exploration of questions regarding love, life, wonder, religion, and being a male in contemporary society. He co-produced Faces of the Enemy, an award-winning PBS documentary; was the subject of a Bill Moyers' television special in the early 1990s; and for 20 years served as a contributing editor at Psychology Today magazine. He was also featured in the 2003 documentary Flight from Death.
Keen completed his undergraduate studies at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and later completed graduate degrees at Harvard University and Princeton University.
Keen was married to Patricia de Jong, who was a former senior minister of First Congregational Church of Berkeley, United Church of Christ, in Berkeley, California.