Mythos
Mythos

Mythos

3 Seasons 15 Episodes ⭐ 9.0 Documentary

Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and comparative mythology—what he called "the one great story of mankind."

Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and comparative mythology—what he called "the one great story of mankind."

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Psyche & Symbol: The psychological impulse for and response to myth

Campbell begins "Psyche and Symbol" by explaining how a functioning mythology serves both the individual and the society

EP 2

The Spirit Land: How myths awakened American Indians to the mystery of life

"The Spirit Land" initiates us in to the world of the American Indian. He begins by looking at modern society and the cy

EP 3

On Being Human: The emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies

"On Being Human" moves from the psychological origins of myths to the origins of human beings in prehistoric times. By t

EP 4

From Goddesses to God: The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities

"From Goddess to God" takes on the first major transformation for humankind. It begins with the emergence of agriculture

EP 5

The Mystical Life: Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit

"The Mystical Life" describes that the seed of the soul is where the inner and the outer worlds meet. While the outer wo

EP 1

The Inward Path: The core myths of the great Asian religions

Campbell introduces us to the core ideas at the heart of the Eastern traditions and explores what Aldous Huxley called t

EP 2

The Enlightend One: The Buddha and enlightenment, East and West

Campbell uses stories of the Buddha's life and enlightenment to reflect the essence of the Buddhist religion. He explain

EP 3

Our Eternal Selves: Yoga and transcendence

Our Eternal Selves introduces us to the systems of yoga that grew out of the mainstream of India spiritually. Campbell d

EP 4

The Way to Illumination: Kundalini yoga and the seven chakras

Perhaps the most sophisticated form of yoga, Kundalini Yoga, concentrates on the seven chakras or symbolic centers of ou

EP 5

The Experience of God: Tibetan Buddhism and the spiritual journey that is death

Campbell demonstrates how Tibetan Buddhists turn the ritual experience of death into a spiritual exercise. Trace with hi

EP 1

Love as the Guide: The Arthurian romances, including Tristan and Iseult

Arthurian romances from 1150-1250 AD have two love forms: lust-zeal of the organs and agape- spiritual love. Christian o

EP 2

The Path of the Heart: Parzival and the Grail Quest

The Arthurian quest of the holy grail, or a meeting with God, grail being the passion of Christ. Wolfram von Escher Bach

EP 3

Beyond Space and Time: The Romantic philosophers

Discusses 18th- and 19th-century German Romantic Philosophies. The philosophy of Schopenhauer: Will in Nature.

EP 4

Between Pairs of Opposites: Thomas Mann and The Magic Mountain

Revolutionary impacts on art and thought as it correlates with myth themes, life or art. Specifically looking at Tomas M

EP 5

Into the Well of Myth: The Joseph novels and modern myth

A close look at aspects of Mann's "Joseph and His Brothers" (4 novel series), its modern retelling of a Biblical tale, u

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Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Susan Sarandon
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