Why I Believe in Fairy Tales (and so do you)

By fairy tales, I mean stories, myths, fables, fantasies, and so on. Worlds of wonder and adventure that go beyond reason and logic and connect us to magic, the cosmos, the divine, the collective human consciousness — to each other. In the age of algorithms, assembly lines, and standardization, we need connection and exploration more than ever. We don’t need to explore what is possible, we need to explore what is meaningful.

When J.R.R. Tolkien surveyed his mystical stories and adventures, he knew they were fantasy, but he also acknowledged and hoped…