The BEST episodes of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth season 1
Every episode of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth season 1!
Bill Moyers interviews legendary scholar and teacher Joseph Campbell about the origins and meanings of mythology. Using history, art, Jungian psychology, and even modern cinema, Campbell demonstrates the origins of mythic images in the deepest parts of our psyche and the power of myth in our daily lives. Most of these conversations were filmed at George Lucas' 'Skywalker Ranch.' Lucas volunteered the use of the buildings to thank Professor Campbell for the role his work played in shaping Lucas' Star Wars films.
#1 - Sacrifice and Bliss
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/1988
Chief Seattle, the sacred Earth, agricultural renewal, human sacrifice, sacrifice of the Mass, transcendence of death, story: “The Green Knight,” societal dictates vs. following bliss, “hidden hands” guiding life's work
Watch Now:Amazon
#2 - Love and the Goddess
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/25/1988
The Troubadours, Eros, romantic love, Tristan, libido vs. credo, separation from love, Satan, loving your enemy, the Crucifixion as atonement, the Goddess, the Earth-mother, virgin birth, the story of Isis, Osiris and Horus, the Madonna, the Big Bang
Watch Now:Amazon
#3 - The First Storytellers
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/1988
Animal memories, harmonization with body and life-cycle, consciousness vs. its vehicle, killing for food, story: “The Buffalo's Wife,” buffalo massacre, initiation ritual, rituals diminishing, crime increasing, artists, the Shaman, the center of the world
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
#4 - The Message of the Myth
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/1988
Creation myths, transcending duality, pairs of opposites, God vs. Nature, sin, morality, participation in sorrow, the Gospel of Thomas, Old Time Religion, computers, religion as “software,” the story of Indra: “What a great boy am I!,” participation in society
Watch Now:Amazon
#5 - The Hero's Adventure
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/1988
About Campbell, hero types, hero deeds, Jesus Christ, the Buddha, movie heroes, Star Wars as a metaphor, an Iroquois story: the refusal of suitors, dragons, dreams and Jungian psychology, “follow your bliss,” consciousness in plants, Gaia, Chartres cathedral, spirituality vs. economics, emerging myths, “Earthrise” as a symbol
Watch Now:Amazon
#6 - Masks of Eternity
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/26/1988
Identifying with the infinite, the circle as a symbol, clowns and masks, epiphanies and James Joyce, artistic arrest, the monstrous as sublime, the dance of Shiva, that which is beyond words
Watch Now:Amazon