Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as “other people’s religion.” but he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment or, as he called it, bliss. For Campbell, many of the world’s most powerful myths support the individual’s heroic path toward bliss.
In Pathways to Bliss, Campbell examines this personal, psychological side of myth. Like his classic best selling books Myths to live by and the power of myth, Pathways to bliss draws from Campbell’s popular lectures and dialogues, which highlight his remarkable storytelling and ability to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and the quest for transformation. Here he anchors mythology’s symbolic wisdom to the individual, applying the most poetic mythical metaphors to the challenges of our daily lives.
The Masks of god, Vol. 2: Oriental mythology
An exploration of eastern mythology as it developed into the distinctive religions of egypt, india, china, and japan.
The Masks of god, vol. 3: Occidental mythology
A systematic and fascinating comparison of the themes that underlie the art, worship, and literature of the western world.