This article discusses three ways that psychologists are mythologists. First, psychologists are mythmakers when taking the role of psychotherapists. The revised life-story narrative or personal mythology that they coauthor with the patient during therapy often contains elements of classic myths. Second, psychologists function as comparative mythologists when we unravel the psychological and spiritual wisdom woven into ancient and traditional myths. Third, psychologists are mythic researchers, as evidenced by MacAdams's empirical research that used Greek myths to study personal identity. Yet, the graduate education of psychologists rarely incorporates training in mythologies and their meanings. This oversight is being addressed at Saybrook Institute and a few other alternative graduate psychology schools.
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