“The new myth tells the story of the endless development of Cosmos out of Chaos and of the interrelatedness of all things–atoms, mountains, people, woods, rivers, and microbes–in a fragile community of which it is urgent that we become aware not only as romantic or objective observers, but as outgrowths of Gaia with at least a temporary mission of consciousness.”

–David Leeming, Myth: A Biography of Belief