Christmas, with its rich explosion of mixed and rejuvenated myths, seems a good time to explore Campbell's comparative mythology. I saw an evangelical site the...
Recently browsing Netflix and discovered they have a lot of the Joseph Campbell DVD sets available. Great! Already added to my queue. Anyone know how many sets...
"Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts,...
“Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being...
People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience...
David Rohl has a new set of DVDs, which go hand-in-hand with his "Pharaohs & Kings" book & videotape from the 90s. The DVD-set runs 3+ hours, and includes 200...
Greetings, It is super finding this list. The last Campbell list I joined had over 2000 people on it... EEE, no keeping up with the posts. I'm a Campbell fan...
Acara, Welcome! Glad to see another Campbellian. Please, feel free to contribute your thoughts on Mr. Campbell and his works. I'm jealous you got to meet the...
Greetings, Kurvanas and list members, Thank you for the welcome. Yes, I was very fortunate to spend a little time with Dr. Campbell. Comparative mythology...
I'm still reading "The Hero With A Thousand Faces". It is taking me a long time to read because I keep putting it aside. I'm only half way through it. I did...
Greetings Robert and list members, Personal mythology, or archetypes? That gets fuzzy on that level, doesn't it? But, in the context you describe it, if the...
Hello Acara, I think dreams create a personal mythology which includes mythological monsters to establish the emotional ground for lived experiences. According...
Hmm. Well, one might also suggest something easier and breezier such as The Power of Myth, which Bill Moyers did interviewing Campbell. But hell, if you are...
Once again I have put aside "Hero with a Thousand Faces" in favor of reading other books. I've just about finished reading "Spiritual Emergency" by Stanislav...
I just looked in my Dictionary of the History of Ideas and was pleased to find Joseph Campbell mentioned in the article on Mythology, but disappointed at the...
I love that Campbell, though studying something as esoteric and "mumbojumbo magical" as myth, always keeps his dialogue concrete and used facts and science...
Hello all. I just joined this group. I consider JC to be my post graduate teacher/mentor after watching Power Of Myth when it was first shown on PBS. I have a...
Welcome, Ed. Campbell is everyone's teacher. One of the joys of reading/listening to him is the constant taking something new away every time. I always catch...
Being that this is the first time I have joined a group like this, I'd like to take the moment to mention why I am here. I have the Power of Myth book, and...
Jennifer, Welcome to the Campbell group! Glad to have you join us. You are absolutely not alone in the "aha" moments of life. That's how we all ended up...
Thomas Moore -- This is a great soul, a kindred spirit in the vein of Joseph Campbell. I stumbled across him by accident today as I did this yahoo group. ...
... don't ... seeking ... the ... being ... I would expand that slightly, in that therein lies the tumult and unfulfilled lives of the majority of human race...
Royboy, This is funny that you bring proof of what I thought all along. I dropped out of the military because I was being pressured severely to go into a...
Thomas, You did the best thing you could have possibly done and are most probably the better for it. Unfortunately, not many realize the 'manhandling' that...
Roy, Sorry for the slow reply. Your presentation is very good. You make some hard-hitting points. It should be widely seen. Would definitely spark the...
