Maps of Meaning

Jordan Peterson's 1999 academic synthesis — arguing that mythological stories and religious narratives encode psychological wisdom about navigating chaos and establishing order — the scholarly foundation for his later popular work.

Creates the Jungian mythology as cognitive map framework — Maps of Meaning argues that chaos and order are fundamental categories of human experience, that mythological stories map the psychological territory between them, and that the hero who confronts chaos to discover truth is the deepest pattern in human cultural production.