In this clip, Joseph Campbell explores the earliest tales of the quest for the Holy Grail. Watch the full clip on YouTube or via our homepage www.jcf.org ​ https://youtu.be/BN_NWTV2liA For more concerning the Grail and the Knights of the Round Table, see: ​ ​Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/romance-of-the-grail/ ​ ​Mythos: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition ​https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/mythos/ | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip, Joseph Campbell explores the earliest tales of the quest for the Holy Grail. Watch the full clip on YouTube or via our homepage www.jcf.org ​ https://youtu.be/BN_NWTV2liA For more concerning the Grail and the Knights of the Round Table, see: ​ ​Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/romance-of-the-grail/ ​ ​Mythos: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition ​https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/mythos/ | Joseph Campbell
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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, read The Masks of God, vol. II: Oriental Mythology and Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal. | Joseph Campbell
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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, read The 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, Joseph Campbell explores the idea of consciousness in the Perennial Philosophy dominant in Asia. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip, Joseph Campbell explores the idea of consciousness in the Perennial Philosophy dominant in Asia. | Joseph Campbell
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In our featured clip this week, Joseph Campbell explains the sound of "AUM". ​Go to JCF.org our visit our YouTube channel to view the full clip. ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nX1AvKipqg ​ ​For more on the significance of the yoga of the Kundalini and the sacred syllable, see Joseph Campbell's ​ ​Mythos ​https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/mythos/ ​ ​Myths of Light https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/myths-of-light/ | Joseph Campbell
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In our featured clip this week, Joseph Campbell explains the sound of "AUM". ​Go to JCF.org our visit our YouTube channel to view the full clip. ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nX1AvKipqg ​ ​For more on the significance of the yoga of the Kundalini and the sacred syllable, see Joseph Campbell's ​ ​Mythos ​https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/mythos/ ​ ​Myths of Light https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/myths-of-light/ | Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell begins exploring C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concepts of the Self and of the Ego, and begins discussing how myth communicates between the two. | Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell begins exploring C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concepts of the Self and of the Ego, and begins discussing how myth communicates between the two. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip Joseph Campbell explores C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concept of Projection as it pertains to the Shadow —the way in which we take internal, unconscious, negative images that we’ve suppressed and overlay them onto real-world people and things. The lecture from which this clip was taken has been released as the first program in Mythos I — The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition For more of Joseph Campbell’s thoughts on Jung and the
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In this clip Joseph Campbell explores C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concept of Projection as it pertains to the Shadow —the way in which we take internal, unconscious, negative images that we’ve suppressed and overlay them onto real-world people and things. The lecture from which this clip was taken has been released as the first program in Mythos I — The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition For more of Joseph Campbell’s thoughts on Jung and the
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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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Mythologist Joseph Campbell explores the earliest tales of the quest for the Holy Grail. For more concerning the Grail and the Knights of the Round Table, see Mythos: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition or Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth. | Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell continues exploring C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concept of Projection as it pertains to the Shadow —the way in which we take internal, unconscious, negative images that we’ve suppressed and overlay them onto real-world people and things. For more of Joseph Campbell’s thoughts on Jung and the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious in myth, check out The Portable Jung. | Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell explores the idea of consciousness in the Perennial Philosophy dominant in Asia. To watch the full clip on our YouTube channel, follow the link... https://youtu.be/vWZXsC_jAEk | Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell explores C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at myth in relationship to Jung’s concept of the Persona system — the aspects of one’s personality that been shaped by the society. Campbell then looks at the two ways that myths deal with this: The Right-hand Path, staying within the Persona System; and the Left-hand Path, the dangerous, individual path of breaking out of society’s rules and expectations. Watch the full clip on JCF'S YouTube Cha
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Joseph Campbell explores the symbolism of the "third eye" chakra — the eye of transcendent consciousness. For more on the third eye and the kundalini yoga, see Myths of Light. https://www.jcf-shop.org/product-page/myths-of-light-eastern-metaphors-of-the-eternal | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip Joseph Campbell begins exploring C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concepts of the Self and of the Ego, and begins discussing how myth communicates between the two. Watch the full clip on YouTube or via our homepage, JCF.org ​ ​ https://youtu.be/1hcogiUUNnM | Joseph Campbell
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In this brief except from interviews filmed with Joseph Campbell shortly before his death in 1987, Campbell discusses the Sun Dance rituals of the Mandan tribe and their significance. | Joseph Campbell
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In this clip, Joseph Campbell explores the idea of consciousness in the Perennial Philosophy dominant in Asia. ​Watch the full clip on YouTube or via our homepage www.jcf.org ​ ​ ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZXsC_jAEk For more on Campbell's thoughts on Hindu, Buddhist and other Asian ideas of consciousness, see Mythos II: The Shaping of the Eastern Tradition, The Masks of God, Vol. II: Oriental Mythology or Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal. | Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell explores C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concept of Projection as it pertains to the Shadow For more of Joseph Campbell’s thoughts on Jung and the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious in myth, check out The Portable Jung, and Mythos 1. Find more at jcf.org | 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. Watch the full clip on YouTube or via our homepage JCF.org ​ ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzqR7cG1avo For more on kundalini yoga and the symbolism of the chakras, see ​Mythos: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition ​www.jcf.org/works/mythos-series ​ The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Mythology As Metaphor and As Religion ​ ​www.jcf.org/works/titles/the-inner-reaches-
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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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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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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 from a Q&A session following a lecture, Joseph Campbell discusses how myths and rituals must come out of our depths and embrace the entire culture. | Joseph Campbell
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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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Joseph Campbell explores the symbology of the literal peak of the chakra system: the opening of the seventh, crown chakra. 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. Link to full clip... https://youtu.be/hdO3sIKZcyA | 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 as the journey into our own depths. This Q&A session is unreleased footage from lectures featured in the Mythos series. | 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 clip, Joseph Campbell explores C.G. Jung’s idea of the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by looking at Jung’s concept of the Shadow — the aspects of one’s personality that one has submerged — and looks at how it serves as a wellspring for dream and myth. For more of Joseph Campbell’s thoughts on Jung and the Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious in myth, check out The Portable Jung... ​ ​https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/the-portable-jung/ ​ ​Watch the full clip on YouTube or vi
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In this clip, Joseph Campbell explores the symbology of the literal peak of the chakra system: the opening of the seventh, crown chakra. Watch the full clip on YouTube or via our homepage www.JCF.org ​ ​https://youtu.be/hdO3sIKZcyA For more on kundalini yoga and the symbolism of the chakras, see Mythos: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/mythos/ ​ ​The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Mythology As Metaphor and As Religion https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/the-inner-
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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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The being outside the body: How does this symbol manifest across mythologies? Watch our video clip from this week, The Mythic Symbology of Release, below to hear Campbell's thoughts. This clip is a brief excerpt from interviews filmed with Joseph Campbell shortly before his death in 1987. | Joseph Campbell
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