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# The Power of Myth

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Review: Making the genius of Campbell easy to understand - Without their story, a culture has not future, or something like that. Joseph Campbell spent his life giving us our 'story'. Who are we, why did we come here and where are we going. We are all on a hero's journey to test if we are worthy of our home on the other side, or at least that's what Campbell found as he waded through the mass of confusing, and sometimes childlike myths that have followed us through the centuries. I love this particular book because it's an interview between to really gifted men who respect each other, and seem to have a wonderful time just talking about what they love. It's much easier to grasp some of Campbell's concepts because frankly, he can make your head spin with his theories and concepts. This book is like being a fly on the wall while two men talk over dinner. Most of it I can understand, but I have to admit, sometimes things get a little over my head. They were talking about life in general and Campbell says this: "I will participate in the game. It is a wonderful, wonderful opera--except that it hurts". page 81 I don't know how you can sum up life any better than that. Life is wonderful and it does hurt. Then Campbell talks about the 'hero' which everyone one of us is. "The hero is the one who comes to participate in life courageously and decently, in the way of nature, not in the way of personal rancor, disappointment, or revenge." page 82. There you have it. To do life right, you need to be the hero and you need to be courageous and decent. Campbell wrote the book Hero With A Thousand Faces, a compilation of the mythology of the world and this is what he came up with. Screen writers use Campbell's work to outline movies because it's journey we all recognize either on the surface or down in our subconscious, and we know that we are the hero of our own journey. "So Jesus says, Judge not that you may not be judged. That is to say, put yourself back in the position of Paradise before you thought in terms of good and evil. You don't hear this much from the pulpits. But one of the great challenges of life is to say "yea" that that person or that act or that condition which in your mind is most abominable." page 32. What I grasp from this statement is that Campbell is trying to say that we need to look at things from a higher level. A poisonous snake is not evil it just is. When you kill it to save someone, you're saying no to the situation, you're not saying that the snake is evil. I love the genius of Joseph Campbell and this is an easy(comparatively) book to understand him and what he's trying to say without your head exploding. His opening up the world of myth makes him a hero in my book.
Review: Fascinating - Fantastic book. It is the transcripts of an interview over several days that Bill Moyers conducted with Joseph Campbell, world renowned mythologist. My wife knows me better than I know myself. Didn’t think I’d be interested in myths at all, but the patterns are fascinating. Campbell is so knowledgeable. The illustrations add a lot to your understanding of the discussion. Some versions don’t have many illustrations. This one is good. Is there a version with more illustrations? Would be good to compare.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #9,473 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #13 in Folklore & Mythology Studies #13 in Mythology (Books) #18 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 4,121 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Making the genius of Campbell easy to understand
*by R***Y on March 18, 2015*

Without their story, a culture has not future, or something like that. Joseph Campbell spent his life giving us our 'story'. Who are we, why did we come here and where are we going. We are all on a hero's journey to test if we are worthy of our home on the other side, or at least that's what Campbell found as he waded through the mass of confusing, and sometimes childlike myths that have followed us through the centuries. I love this particular book because it's an interview between to really gifted men who respect each other, and seem to have a wonderful time just talking about what they love. It's much easier to grasp some of Campbell's concepts because frankly, he can make your head spin with his theories and concepts. This book is like being a fly on the wall while two men talk over dinner. Most of it I can understand, but I have to admit, sometimes things get a little over my head. They were talking about life in general and Campbell says this: "I will participate in the game. It is a wonderful, wonderful opera--except that it hurts". page 81 I don't know how you can sum up life any better than that. Life is wonderful and it does hurt. Then Campbell talks about the 'hero' which everyone one of us is. "The hero is the one who comes to participate in life courageously and decently, in the way of nature, not in the way of personal rancor, disappointment, or revenge." page 82. There you have it. To do life right, you need to be the hero and you need to be courageous and decent. Campbell wrote the book Hero With A Thousand Faces, a compilation of the mythology of the world and this is what he came up with. Screen writers use Campbell's work to outline movies because it's journey we all recognize either on the surface or down in our subconscious, and we know that we are the hero of our own journey. "So Jesus says, Judge not that you may not be judged. That is to say, put yourself back in the position of Paradise before you thought in terms of good and evil. You don't hear this much from the pulpits. But one of the great challenges of life is to say "yea" that that person or that act or that condition which in your mind is most abominable." page 32. What I grasp from this statement is that Campbell is trying to say that we need to look at things from a higher level. A poisonous snake is not evil it just is. When you kill it to save someone, you're saying no to the situation, you're not saying that the snake is evil. I love the genius of Joseph Campbell and this is an easy(comparatively) book to understand him and what he's trying to say without your head exploding. His opening up the world of myth makes him a hero in my book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating
*by B***R on March 31, 2025*

Fantastic book. It is the transcripts of an interview over several days that Bill Moyers conducted with Joseph Campbell, world renowned mythologist. My wife knows me better than I know myself. Didn’t think I’d be interested in myths at all, but the patterns are fascinating. Campbell is so knowledgeable. The illustrations add a lot to your understanding of the discussion. Some versions don’t have many illustrations. This one is good. Is there a version with more illustrations? Would be good to compare.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well worth the purchase and will blow your mind
*by C***. on August 1, 2015*

Simply amazing. This book has literally changed my world view and helped me strengthen my wavering level of spirituality. Regardless of your religious beliefs this book will increase your understanding of your own religion as well as help you to understand the others. The book is actually the dictation of a 7 part (one hour each) interview which can be found on youtube. As someone with a degree in computer science with a minor in math I consider myself a fairly intelligent person and I found myself very humbled (to the point of feeling stupid) by Campbell's vast intellect. Joseph Campbell speaks with so much knowledge, wisdom and experience that I found myself having to re-read many of the passages 2 and even 3 times for me to understand and take in all he has said. This is definitely a book that isn't light reading and I can easily see myself re-reading many times over the course of my life. I'm sure each time I will get just as much new understanding as I did my first reading. There's simply too much in this to comprehend in a single read-through (in my opinion). I liked this book so much I just had to get more of Joseph Campbell so I bought " The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) " TLDR: Buy this book you won't regret it!

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