Joseph Campbell - The Power of Myth [Complete Series]

Joseph Campbell - The Power of Myth [Complete Series]

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth is essential viewing for anyone old enough to appreciate its vital teachings. One of the greatest interviews ever recorded, this six-part, six-hour encounter between teacher- mythologist Campbell and student-journalist Bill Moyers (recorded in the two years preceding Campbell's death in 1988) covers a galaxy of topics related to Campbell's central themes: Mythology is humanity's universal method of seeking the transcendental, and "follow your bliss" is the timeless formula for spiritual satisfaction. Campbell himself is the embodiment of these themes, an erudite scholar and quintessential storyteller, recalling a wide spectrum of myths from throughout history (Japanese, Native American, Egyptian, Mayan, and many more) to illustrate humankind's eternal quest to grasp the mysteries of creation. Historical artifacts and illustrations bring these timeless stories to life.

An astute interviewer, Moyers is an acolyte in perfect harmony with Campbell-as- mentor, wording questions with penetrating perfection as their intellectual dance reaches exhilarating heights of meaning and fascination. Moyers also finds the perfect hook for a global audience, examining Campbell's admiration of George Lucas's Star Wars saga as a popular tapestry of ancient myths, and Lucas himself is interviewed in a DVD bonus segment "I'm not creating a new myth," he says, "but telling old myths in a new way". Campbell's seemingly endless well of knowledge reaches a simple conclusion: we need myths to survive like we need oxygen to breathe, as a life force with which to understand our existence--past, present, and future. --Jeff Shannon

6 Parts - see file list - Running Time: 5 hours 40 minutes

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Comment:

Everything is the way it is, because the universe is the way it is. At last, a man of intelligence. Campbell is amazing. Nature managed to bring forth a man of depth and meaning. "The environment is changing too fast to be mythologized." What a statement. This man is a genius. Essentially, what he does here is outlining the fundamental principles of magick. This man is a magician in disguise. There is only one false statement he makes, when he claims GOD, Brahman to be "impersonal". GOD is more personal than you could possibly imagine, GOD is "Super-Personal". What contains all of the personal can only be more, not less than personal. Listening to this man is almost an initiation, a revelation. If you want to watch only one torrent on mythology in your life, then let it be this one.

This series does NOT contain the film "The Hero's Journey" from my previous torrent.