In A Wayward Mood gathers together the most important work of this visionary teacher and cultural observer. It is the essential Daniel C. Noel. For more than forty years, Daniel C. Noel wrote and taught at the nexus of religion, literature, and cultural studies, working in the tradition of C.G. Jung, Joseph Campbell, and James Hillman. His books include Seeing Castaneda; Approaching Earth--A Search for the Mythic Significance of the Space Age; Paths to the Power of Myth;and The Soul of Shamanism. Noel passed away in August, 2002.