Writer, Author, Lecturer and Photographer
Follow Dr. Lundwall’s research on ancient myth traditions, including his groundbreaking revelations discussed in his book Mythos & Cosmos: Mind and Meaning in the Oral Age.
Stemming from his work, Dr. Lundwall has begun a new video blog series entitled Myth and the Bible. This video series provides a new theoretical framework, textual analysis, and literary and religious insights into the Bible. Some of the revelations that occur with Dr. Lundwall’s approach will surprise, demystify, and sometimes turn settled assumptions into new and open questions.
Dr. Lundwall is a founding member of the Utah Cultural Astronomy Project. UCAP is composed of a team of researchers investigating the cultural astronomy contained within the rock imagery and ancient sites of the indigenous inhabitants of present-day Utah. The UCAP team has made several, significant, and original discoveries about the Fremont culture and its cultural environs.
Finally, keep up to date with Dr. Lundwall’s presentations, appearances, trips, tours, and photos at this website. You may also contact him with any questions or ideas you have. You can support Dr. Lundwall’s research by contributing on the Donate page or by purchasing signed pictures and items from the Store.
John Knight Lundwall, Ph.D.
John Knight Lundwall holds a doctorate in comparative myth and religion from the Joseph Campbell school of comparative myth, Pacifica Graduate Institute, out of California. Lundwall’s undergraduate training is in literature and literary analysis.
He is a published author, academic and popular presenter, and has served as an academic managing editor. His major area of research is on the epistemology of orality and the creation of ancient myth, with a focus on oral cosmology and cultural astronomy.
Archeoastronomy
Dr. Lundwall is a founding board member of the Utah Valley Astronomy Club, a non-profit organization partnering with state and national parks to run their astronomy programs. Dr. Lundwall gives presentations on the night sky and astronomy tours.
Dr. Lundwall is the Project Leader of the Utah Cultural Astronomy Project (UCAP). He has put together a team of researchers to investigate the archeoastronomy of ancient rock art found in present-day Utah.
He is also a tour leader to ancient sites and has given tours at home and abroad. He lives in Utah and is an avid backyard astronomer, astrophotographer, and hiker of the outdoors
John Lundwall is raising funds for his full-length documentary film To Touch the Sky, The Archaeoastronomy of the Fremont Indian. The project is privately funded. Support the project today!