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This was better when I was in high school, and it doesn't hold up well to a re-listening as an adult. Campbell and Moyers' pop folklore is entertaining, but doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Campbell's content to skim the surface, but if a particular culture's myth/origin story doesn't fit with his Jung-lite interpretation, he just doesn't deal with it. Oh well, glad I came back to it, glad I decided to stop listening halfway through.
The ideas and mythos of universal hero/heroine. Relating the ideas to modern (1980's) literature, movies, and culture. He also describes how man comes to realize his inner peace and destiny of life.
This is a "must have" audio series.
Life altering.
As a novelist, I could not have read a better book. This deserves 10 stars out of five. Highly recommended to storytellers everywhere.
Pushes us deep into our soul to understand who we are as a human being.
Cassette version: Some interesting and inspirational content. I enjoyed hearing Campbell talk about specific myths. Unfortunately this was the minority of the content in this part.Notably, Campbell appeared to be promoting a 'new world order', gaia theory, sophia, etc. To my listening, he came very close to indicating climate change as we know it as a myth.
Recognizing and realizing the heroic journeys in our own lives.
This first volume is almost a summary of the Hero With 1000 Faces. Worth a listen.
