In the final episode of The Power of Myth, Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell discuss commonalities in every culture that create a need for God. In this clip, Campbell talks about eternity and the "eternal principle". | Joseph Campbell
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In the final episode of The Power of Myth, Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell discuss commonalities in every culture that create a need for God. In this clip, Campbell talks about eternity and the "eternal principle". | Joseph Campbell
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In Episode 6 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Masks of Eternity, Moyers and Campbell discuss the common experience of God across cultures. Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others. | Joseph Campbell
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In Episode 6 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Masks of Eternity, Moyers and Campbell discuss the common experience of God across cultures. Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others. | Joseph Campbell
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In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we explore Campbell’s 1976 lecture Symbols of the Christian Faith, where he examines how the great motifs of Christianity - creation, fall, redemption, virgin birth, resurrection - are not literal events to be defended but universal metaphors meant to open us to the mystery of being. Campbell shows how these symbols appear across cultures, pointing toward a shared psychological and spiritual vocabulary. He reflects on why traditional symbols lose
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In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we explore Campbell’s 1976 lecture Symbols of the Christian Faith, where he examines how the great motifs of Christianity - creation, fall, redemption, virgin birth, resurrection - are not literal events to be defended but universal metaphors meant to open us to the mystery of being. Campbell shows how these symbols appear across cultures, pointing toward a shared psychological and spiritual vocabulary. He reflects on why traditional symbols lose
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In this first episode of season five of Pathways, titled “Metaphor as Myth and Religion,” Joseph Campbell speaks at the Jung Institute of San Francisco in 1985. At 81 years old, Campbell delivers the lecture with a sense of freedom and confidence. The talk closely reflects the themes of his book, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space. Host Brad Olson introduces the lecture and offers commentary at the end. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Share with your friends and leave us a rev
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In this first episode of season five of Pathways, titled “Metaphor as Myth and Religion,” Joseph Campbell speaks at the Jung Institute of San Francisco in 1985. At 81 years old, Campbell delivers the lecture with a sense of freedom and confidence. The talk closely reflects the themes of his book, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space. Host Brad Olson introduces the lecture and offers commentary at the end. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Share with your friends and leave us a rev
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In Episode 6 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Masks of Eternity, Moyers and Campbell discuss the common experience of God across cultures. Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others. | Joseph Campbell
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In Episode 6 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Masks of Eternity, Moyers and Campbell discuss the common experience of God across cultures. Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others. | Joseph Campbell
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In this episode called “The Vitality of Myth,” recorded at the Cooper Union in 1973, Joseph Campbell explores why modern life feels spiritually thin and psychologically unmoored. Campbell argues that myths lose their vitality when they are treated as literal history rather than symbolic language pointing to inner, psychological truth. When living myth collapses, the bridge between consciousness and the deeper psyche breaks down, leaving individuals and cultures without a meaningful way to face d
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In this episode called “The Vitality of Myth,” recorded at the Cooper Union in 1973, Joseph Campbell explores why modern life feels spiritually thin and psychologically unmoored. Campbell argues that myths lose their vitality when they are treated as literal history rather than symbolic language pointing to inner, psychological truth. When living myth collapses, the bridge between consciousness and the deeper psyche breaks down, leaving individuals and cultures without a meaningful way to face d
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In this bonus episode, "Archetypes of the Christ Legend", recorded at Mann Ranch in 1971, Joseph Campbell explores the Christ story not as literal history but as mythic revelation. Tracing shared archetypes across Buddhism, Mithraism, Hinduism, and Judaism, Campbell reveals how motifs like the virgin birth, the cave, exile, the threatened child, and the tyrant king express a universal pattern of spiritual awakening and renewal. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Share with your
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In this bonus episode, "Archetypes of the Christ Legend", recorded at Mann Ranch in 1971, Joseph Campbell explores the Christ story not as literal history but as mythic revelation. Tracing shared archetypes across Buddhism, Mithraism, Hinduism, and Judaism, Campbell reveals how motifs like the virgin birth, the cave, exile, the threatened child, and the tyrant king express a universal pattern of spiritual awakening and renewal. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Share with your
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In this bonus lecture from Campbell’s WNDT TV days in the early 1960's, The Shaman and the Priest, he contrasts two ancient spiritual lineages: the lone visionary who gains power through ordeal, and the priest who serves the continuity of the community. Moving from Paleolithic hunters to Pueblo rituals, he shows how these twin archetypes shape cultures—and the inner life of each of us. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Share with your friends and leave us a review! Link to epi
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In this clip from a Q&A session following a lecture, Joseph Campbell discusses the human mind and how it relates to nature. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip, Joseph Campbell explores the difference between signs and symbols and how myths point past facts to the transcendent. For more on kundalini yoga and the symbolism of the chakras, see Mythos: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition as well as The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Mythology As Metaphor and As Religion. | Joseph Campbell
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In this question and answer session after a lecture, Campbell talks about the four functions of mythology and gives an answer to the question, "Do you see the emergence of a world mythology?". This Q&A session is unreleased footage from lectures featured in the Mythos series. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip, Campbell discusses "joyful participation in the sorrows of the world", | Joseph Campbell
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This lecture, "Mythology - The Path (Part 1)", was recorded in 1980 at Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania. In it, Joseph Campbell discusses archetypes that guide us toward deeper inward experiences. He explores the Sanskrit word for "path," Marga, using it as a mythic metaphor for life. Drawing on Jungian psychology, Campbell expands on this theme to offer deeper insights into mythology. Host Bradley Olson introduces the lecture and provides commentary at its conclusion. Subscribe and listen wherever
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In this clip, Joseph Campbell explores the idea of consciousness in the Perennial Philosophy dominant in Asia. For more on Campbell's thoughts on Hindu, Buddhist and other Asian ideas of consciousness, see Mythos II: The Shaping of the Eastern Tradition, Masks of God, vol. II: Oriental Mythology, and Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip from Episode 1 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth, Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell explore the dynamics of the human unconscious. | Joseph Campbell
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Recorded in 1963 for WNET-TV New York, this rare lecture features Joseph Campbell guiding us through the long, layered emergence of The Gods of Egypt, tracing how five millennia of cultural mingling - from Paleolithic hunters to Neolithic farmers to Near Eastern migrants - slowly shaped the myths that would define Egyptian civilization. Campbell follows the evolution of sacred animals, mother-goddess figures, burial rites, and symbolic art that culminated in the unification of Egypt and the rise
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In this clip from a Q&A session following a lecture, Joseph Campbell discusses how symbols in different traditions point toward the greater mystery. This Q&A session is unreleased footage from lectures featured in the Mythos series. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip from Episode 1 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers, Moyers and Campbell begin their groundbreaking and timeless conversation with an exploration of the classic hero cycle, including consistent and enduring hero patterns in literature and real life. Campbell encourages the audience to view parts of their own lives as heroic journeys. "We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us. The labyrinth is thoroughly known;
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In this clip from a Q&A session following a lecture, Joseph Campbell discusses the "left-hand" path of mythology in the context of Europe, the Grail Romances, and the individual adventure. This Q&A session is unreleased footage from lectures featured in the Mythos series. | Joseph Campbell
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In Episode 1 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers, Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell begin their groundbreaking and timeless conversation with an exploration of the classic hero cycle, including consistent and enduring hero patterns in literature, real life and even the Star Wars films. In this clip, Campbell discusses the importance of recognizing the mystery and adventure of being alive. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip from Episode 1 of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: The Hero's Adventure, Joe discusses where myths come from and talks about his belief in the necessity of a new myth of the planet. | Joseph Campbell
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In this 1966 lecture, "Mythology and Folklore", recorded at the Cooper Union, Joseph Campbell presents mythology as humanity’s oldest response to the awareness of death and selfhood. Across cultures, myth arises not as history but as symbolic language - shaped by shared human concerns about mortality, belonging, and the mystery of existence. While societies differ, the core mythic themes remain constant, revealing a common psychological ground beneath cultural variation. Campbell contrasts Weste
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In this clip from Episode 1 of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth, Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell explore the mythological significance of what it means to "slay our dragons". | Joseph Campbell
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In the second episode of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers, "The Message of the Myth", Moyers and Campbell compare creation myths from the Bible and elsewhere, and talk about how religions and mythologies need to change with time in order to maintain their relevance in peoples’ lives. In this clip from Episode 2, Joe discusses the "Four Functions" of mythology. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip from Episode 3 of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth, ‘The First Storytellers’, Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell explore the mythological significance of "the center of the world". | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip from a Q&A session following a lecture, Joseph Campbell discusses how the Madonna from the Christian tradition relates to other mythic forms of the Goddess. | Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell discusses the two gods of reason and impulse — Apollo and Dionysos. He discusses the Greek meaning of the word Demon. For more on Apollo, Dionysus and the mind, see Joseph Campbell's Mythos: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip from a Q&A session following a lecture, Joseph Campbell discusses the "left-hand" path of mythology in the context of Europe, the Grail Romances, and the individual adventure. | Joseph Campbell
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