Pathways with Joseph Campbell
- Episodes
- 106
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- monthly
- Latest episode
- Nov 3, 2026
About the podcast
An official podcast of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and the MythMaker Podcast Network that unearths little-heard talks from Joseph Campbell and examines their context and meaning. Hosted by Brad Olson, PhD.
Episodes 106
EP 54: Spiritual Disciplines
In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we return to 1971 and the Mann Ranch in Northern California, where Joseph Campbell explores the spiritual disciplines that shape our understanding of ourselves …
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In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we return to 1971 and the Mann Ranch in Northern California, where Joseph Campbell explores the spiritual disciplines that shape our understanding of ourselves and the world.
Drawing on the insights of Carl Jung, James Joyce, Thomas Mann, and Eastern spiritual traditions, Campbell examines science and art as disciplines of self-transcendence. He explores how scientific inquiry requires openness to the unknown, how art can move us beyond desire and judgment, and how the wisdom of Eastern traditions invites us to look beyond the ego.
Throughout the lecture, Campbell returns to the tension between perfection and completeness, revealing how our imperfections, our capacity for compassion, and our willingness to embrace life's contradictions can open us to a deeper experience of being alive.
Following the lecture, host Bradley Olson offers reflections on Campbell's ideas and their continuing relevance.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 53: Transformation of the Notion of Marriage
In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we hear Campbell’s lecture "Transformation of the Notion of Marriage", part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s Collected Audio.Campbell traces a profound shift …
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In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we hear Campbell’s lecture "Transformation of the Notion of Marriage", part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s Collected Audio.
Campbell traces a profound shift in the Western understanding of love and marriage, beginning with the troubadours of 12th- and 13th-century Europe and the emergence of romantic love as a challenge to socially arranged marriage. Through the stories of Tristan and Isolde, the Arthurian romances, and the Grail legend, he explores the tension between love and duty, social convention and individual experience.
At the heart of the lecture is an idea that runs throughout Campbell’s work: the importance of living authentically from what the medieval poets called the “gentle” or “noble” heart—a life guided not simply by inherited rules and expectations, but by the experience of being fully alive.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 52: The Occidental Tradition part 3
In this final installment of The Occidental Tradition, recorded during Joseph Campbell’s 1973 visit to the Blaisdell Institute, Campbell turns toward the role of myth, symbol, and ritual in modern Western life …
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In this final installment of The Occidental Tradition, recorded during Joseph Campbell’s 1973 visit to the Blaisdell Institute, Campbell turns toward the role of myth, symbol, and ritual in modern Western life.
In a wide-ranging and conversational exchange, Campbell explores the symbolic traditions embedded in Christianity, art, American history, and even the imagery of the dollar bill. He reflects on the gradual disappearance of shared ritual in modern culture, the enduring human need for ceremonies of belonging and transformation, and what can happen when that need is left without meaningful forms.
From the funeral of John F. Kennedy and the rituals of political life to football games, protest movements, religious imagery, and the work of artists and visionaries, Campbell argues that our symbolic inheritance has not entirely disappeared. The symbols, he suggests, are still all around us—we have simply forgotten how to see them.
In his closing commentary, host Bradley Olson considers what it means to live among the remnants of older symbolic worlds, and whether myth can still help us give form to the mysteries of death, grief, love, belonging, and the experience of being alive.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 51: The Occidental Tradition part 2
In Part Two of The Occidental Tradition, recorded at the Blaisdell Institute in 1973, this episode features Joseph Campbell leading an informal and wide-ranging discussion on education, mythology, and the …
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In Part Two of The Occidental Tradition, recorded at the Blaisdell Institute in 1973, this episode features Joseph Campbell leading an informal and wide-ranging discussion on education, mythology, and the Occidental tradition.
Campbell begins with the sacred syllable Om, exploring waking consciousness, dreams, and the silence that lies behind words and images. He describes dreams as a personal entrance into the world of myth, where individual experience opens onto larger, universal patterns.
He also recounts a remarkable mythological wedding ceremony held in the volcanic landscape of Iceland. Drawing upon Norse symbolism, ritual, music, movement, and the natural environment, the ceremony becomes an example of how mythology can be lived rather than merely studied.
The conversation then turns toward education and Campbell’s belief that Western students should encounter Eastern traditions while also developing a deeper understanding of their own cultural inheritance. He emphasizes the Occidental tradition’s focus on individual responsibility, the discovery of one’s unique path, and the courage to enter the unknown.
Host Bradley Olson offers an introduction and commentary, providing historical context for this spontaneous and revealing conversation.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 50: The Occidental Tradition
In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we listen to a lecture Campbell gave at the Blaisdell Institute in Claremont, California, sometime in the mid-1970s. Speaking on what he calls “The Occidental …
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In this episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, we listen to a lecture Campbell gave at the Blaisdell Institute in Claremont, California, sometime in the mid-1970s. Speaking on what he calls “The Occidental Tradition,” Campbell explores the distinctly Western emphasis on the individual, the development of critical consciousness, and the courage required to follow one’s own path.
Campbell contrasts the role of the teacher with that of the guru, noting that Western education, at its best, is not about obedience or imitation, but about awakening judgment, responsibility, and the capacity to think for oneself. From Greece and Rome to the Grail legends of medieval Europe, Campbell traces a mythic lineage centered on the individual adventure: the call to enter the forest at the place where it is darkest, where there is no path, because any existing path belongs to someone else.
Along the way, Campbell reflects on education, ego, morality, Christianity’s encounter with Europe, and the danger of seeking wisdom without first living a life. This lecture invites us to consider what it means to become fully human, not by escaping the world, but by entering more deeply into the unique adventure that is ours alone.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 49: Myth & The Body
Welcome to Season 6 of Pathways with Joseph Campbell. Whether you’ve been listening from the very beginning or are just discovering the podcast, we’re glad you’re here. This new season continues our journey …
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Welcome to Season 6 of Pathways with Joseph Campbell. Whether you’ve been listening from the very beginning or are just discovering the podcast, we’re glad you’re here. This new season continues our journey into the archived lectures and enduring insights of Joseph Campbell, exploring the ways myth continues to shape the human experience across time, culture, psychology, and spiritual life.
In this illuminating 1982 lecture recorded at the San Francisco Zen Center, Campbell explores the deep relationship between mythology, psychology, and the human body itself. Moving fluidly between anthropology, biology, religion, and depth psychology, he argues that myth is not simply an intellectual system or collection of stories, but something rooted in the living energies of the body and psyche. From the mother archetype and tribal ritual to the instincts underlying culture, aggression, spirituality, and transcendence, Campbell traces how myth emerges from the most elemental dimensions of human experience.
Along the way, Campbell challenges the modern world’s obsession with politics, economics, and surface level distraction, suggesting that contemporary culture has largely lost touch with mythology’s deeper initiatory function. With characteristic wit, insight, and philosophical range, he reflects on metaphor, religion, the symbolic imagination, and the mysterious forces that shape both the body and the soul. This rare archival lecture offers a fascinating glimpse into Campbell’s later thinking and serves as a reminder that mythology is not merely about ancient stories. It is about understanding the living myth unfolding within ourselves.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: Maya and the Mask of the Divine
Recorded in 1966 at Sarah Lawrence College, this lecture follows Joseph Campbell through the symbolic ascent of Kundalini yoga - moving from instinct and desire at the base of the spine to the awakening of the …
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Recorded in 1966 at Sarah Lawrence College, this lecture follows Joseph Campbell through the symbolic ascent of Kundalini yoga - moving from instinct and desire at the base of the spine to the awakening of the heart, where the sacred syllable OM is heard as the vibration of being itself. The chakras become a psychological and spiritual map: religion begins, Campbell suggests, when fulfillment is no longer chased outward but discovered as a dimension within. Yet even heaven is not the end. The final barrier is the subtle illusion of “I” encountering God.
From there, Campbell turns to maya - the cosmic power that obscures, projects, and reveals reality. Gods, myths, and even theology are masks pointing beyond themselves. Brahma creates, Vishnu dreams, Shiva dances - but all are symbolic foregrounds of an unnamed mystery. The ultimate cannot be described, only realized - when the division between self and transcendent falls away.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 48: The Vitality of Myth
In this episode called “The Vitality of Myth,” recorded at the Cooper Union in 1973, Joseph Campbell explores why modern life feels spiritually thin and psychologically unmoored. Campbell argues that myths lose …
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In this episode called “The Vitality of Myth,” recorded at the Cooper Union in 1973, Joseph Campbell explores why modern life feels spiritually thin and psychologically unmoored. Campbell argues that myths lose their vitality when they are treated as literal history rather than symbolic language pointing to inner, psychological truth. When living myth collapses, the bridge between consciousness and the deeper psyche breaks down, leaving individuals and cultures without a meaningful way to face death, suffering, and the vastness of the cosmos.
Campbell calls us back to myth as lived experience. Drawing on Jung, Eastern philosophy, and depth psychology, he reminds us that “myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.” To live mythically is not to cling to old beliefs, but to follow one’s deepest fascinations into a life shaped by imagination, sacrifice, and participation in something larger than the self, a necessity not just for individuals, but for civilization itself.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: Archetypes of the Christ Legend
In this bonus episode, "Archetypes of the Christ Legend", recorded at Mann Ranch in 1971, Joseph Campbell explores the Christ story not as literal history but as mythic revelation. Tracing shared archetypes …
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In this bonus episode, "Archetypes of the Christ Legend", recorded at Mann Ranch in 1971, Joseph Campbell explores the Christ story not as literal history but as mythic revelation. Tracing shared archetypes across Buddhism, Mithraism, Hinduism, and Judaism, Campbell reveals how motifs like the virgin birth, the cave, exile, the threatened child, and the tyrant king express a universal pattern of spiritual awakening and renewal.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 47: Mythology & Folklore
In this 1966 lecture recorded at the Cooper Union, Joseph Campbell presents mythology as humanity’s oldest response to the awareness of death and selfhood. Across cultures, myth arises not as history but as …
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In this 1966 lecture recorded at the Cooper Union, Joseph Campbell presents mythology as humanity’s oldest response to the awareness of death and selfhood. Across cultures, myth arises not as history but as symbolic language - shaped by shared human concerns about mortality, belonging, and the mystery of existence. While societies differ, the core mythic themes remain constant, revealing a common psychological ground beneath cultural variation.
Campbell contrasts Western and Eastern interpretations of the same mythic images - the Garden, the Tree, the Serpent - to show that myth points not to obedience or belief, but to awakening. As modern society becomes more stable, the role of myth shifts from protecting the group to transforming the individual. The true heroic journey, he suggests, is not escape from the world, but the discovery of timeless meaning within the act of living itself.
Host, Bradley Olson, introduces the lecture and offers commentary at the end.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: The Gods of Egypt
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 …
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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 of the pharaoh as a living embodiment of cosmic order. He then unfolds the great mythic drama of Osiris, Isis, Horus, and the solar god Re, showing how themes of death, rebirth, and divine kingship became the spiritual heartbeat of the Nile. This bonus episode offers a vivid, revealing look at how Egypt’s iconic gods were not born fully formed, but forged across centuries of imagination and ritual
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 46: Symbols of the Christian Faith
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 …
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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 their power in the modern world, and why reclaiming their inward, transformative meaning matters more than ever. Rather than asking whether these stories are fact, Campbell invites us to ask the deeper question: What are these symbols doing in you? Host Bradley Olson introduces the lecture and offers a commentary at the end.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: The Shaman and the Priest
In this bonus lecture from Campbell’s WNDT TV days in the early 1960's, The Shaman and the Priest, he contrasts two ancient spiritual lineages: the lone visionary who gains power through ordeal, and the priest …
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In this bonus lecture from Campbell’s WNDT TV days in the early 1960's, The Shaman and the Priest, he contrasts two ancient spiritual lineages: the lone visionary who gains power through ordeal, and the priest who serves the continuity of the community. Moving from Paleolithic hunters to Pueblo rituals, he shows how these twin archetypes shape cultures—and the inner life of each of us.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 45: Dead Sea Scrolls / No God but God
In this episode, we present audio from two rare televised lectures from Joseph Campbell’s early public-broadcast career - Dead Sea Scrolls and No God but God - originally aired on WNDT in New York in the early …
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In this episode, we present audio from two rare televised lectures from Joseph Campbell’s early public-broadcast career - Dead Sea Scrolls and No God but God - originally aired on WNDT in New York in the early 1960s.
In these archival recordings, Campbell traces humanity’s spiritual crossroads — from Paleolithic caves and Near Eastern temples to the Essene community at Qumran and the dawn of apocalyptic thought.
He examines the Dead Sea Scrolls as the voice of a community bracing for the end of days, and explores how Greek philosophy, Persian dualism, Hebrew prophecy, and emerging Christian teachings collided and transformed one another.
Broadcast decades before The Power of Myth, these talks capture Campbell in a more structured, scholarly television mode — yet still pulsing with the fire of myth, history, and spiritual imagination.
A window into the mythic ferment before the birth of Western religious consciousness — and a glimpse of Campbell before he became a household name.
Host Bradley Olson offers an introduction and commentary at the end of the lecture.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: Psychological Implications of Mythology (Part 2 )
In this bonus episode, The Psychological Implications of Mythology (Part 2), we continue Joseph Campbell’s exploration of depth psychology—moving from Freud and Adler into the profound insights of Carl Jung …
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In this bonus episode, The Psychological Implications of Mythology (Part 2), we continue Joseph Campbell’s exploration of depth psychology—moving from Freud and Adler into the profound insights of Carl Jung. Campbell examines how myth reflects the inner structure of the psyche, tracing the journey from childhood dependency to the mature process Jung called individuation. Along the way, he explores puberty rites, the tension between eros and power, and the ways mythic symbols reveal our lifelong quest for wholeness and integration.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 44: Early Europe and the Celtic Tradition
In this episode of Pathways called “Early Europe and the Celtic Tradition,” we travel back to Joseph Campbell’s 1970 lecture at Sarah Lawrence College, where he traces the mythic roots of Europe - from …
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In this episode of Pathways called “Early Europe and the Celtic Tradition,” we travel back to Joseph Campbell’s 1970 lecture at Sarah Lawrence College, where he traces the mythic roots of Europe - from Paleolithic cave art and goddess-centered societies to the rise of Celtic and Arthurian legend. He explores how the meeting of matriarchal and patriarchal traditions shaped the spiritual imagination of the West.
Campbell reveals how the ancient reverence for the Goddess evolved alongside the emergence of the heroic ideal, weaving together mythic threads that still inform our stories of love, power, and transformation today.
Host Bradley Olson offers an introduction and commentary at the end of the lecture.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: Psychological Implications of Mythology (Part 1 )
In this bonus episode, Joseph Campbell speaks about the psychological implications of mythology. Recorded at the Cooper Union Forum in 1963, this lecture is part one of a two-part series. Campbell explores how …
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In this bonus episode, Joseph Campbell speaks about the psychological implications of mythology. Recorded at the Cooper Union Forum in 1963, this lecture is part one of a two-part series. Campbell explores how myth functions as a system of “energy-releasing signs,” drawing on examples from animal instinct, human development, and psychological theory. He connects myth to the imprinting of archetypal images on the psyche, and discusses how Freud and Jung interpreted these imprints in terms of wish, prohibition, neurosis, and symbolic transformation.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 43: Mythology - The Path (Part 2)
This lecture, “Mythology – The Path (Part 2),” was recorded in 1980 at Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania. In it, Joseph Campbell continues the discussion from Part 1, presenting mythology as a path of discovery …
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This lecture, “Mythology – The Path (Part 2),” was recorded in 1980 at Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania. In it, Joseph Campbell continues the discussion from Part 1, presenting mythology as a path of discovery. Here, he focuses on the search for “the self,” drawing on Jungian language and archetypes.
The recording also includes a brief Q&A following the lecture. Please note: around the 42-minute mark, the original tape speeds up slightly. While this affects the sound quality, the content of Campbell’s talk remains intact.
Host Bradley Olson introduces the lecture and offers commentary at its conclusion.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: The Origins and Functions of Myths
This bonus episode, The Origins and Functions of Myths, was recorded in 1974, though the location is uncertain. In it, Joseph Campbell explores mythology and folklore in relation to the "emergence of …
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This bonus episode, The Origins and Functions of Myths, was recorded in 1974, though the location is uncertain. In it, Joseph Campbell explores mythology and folklore in relation to the "emergence of humankind." He emphasizes the importance of addressing these topics in this context, noting that myth is coequal with humanity and emerged alongside the human species.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 42: Mythology - The Path (Part 1)
This lecture, "Mythology - The Path (Part 1)", was recorded in 1980 at Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania. In it, Joseph Campbell discusses archetypes that guide us toward deeper inward experiences. He explores the …
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This lecture, "Mythology - The Path (Part 1)", was recorded in 1980 at Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania. In it, Joseph Campbell discusses archetypes that guide us toward deeper inward experiences. He explores the Sanskrit word for "path," Marga, using it as a mythic metaphor for life. Drawing on Jungian psychology, Campbell expands on this theme to offer deeper insights into mythology. Host Bradley Olson introduces the lecture and provides commentary at its conclusion.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: The Iliad and the Odyssey
This bonus episode, The Iliad and The Odyssey, was recorded at Sarah Lawrence College in 1956. It serves as a rich companion to our previous episode (41) on the same topic, recorded years later in 1971. In this …
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This bonus episode, The Iliad and The Odyssey, was recorded at Sarah Lawrence College in 1956. It serves as a rich companion to our previous episode (41) on the same topic, recorded years later in 1971. In this earlier lecture, you’ll hear Joseph Campbell’s initial reflections on Homer and the epic Greek myths offering a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of his thought over time.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 41: The Odyssey
This lecture was recorded at Sarah Lawrence College in 1971, Campbell’s final year of teaching there. In this episode, he delves into Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, framing it through the lens of the Hero’s …
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This lecture was recorded at Sarah Lawrence College in 1971, Campbell’s final year of teaching there. In this episode, he delves into Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, framing it through the lens of the Hero’s Adventure. With insight and depth, Campbell explores the myth’s historical roots and its enduring power as a metaphor for the journey of life. Host Brad Olson introduces the lecture and returns at the end with closing reflections.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: Consciousness, Yoga and the sound "AUM"
In this bonus episode of Pathways, Joseph Campbell speaks at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. The date of the lecture is unknown. In it, he explores the sound of AUM in relation to states of …
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In this bonus episode of Pathways, Joseph Campbell speaks at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. The date of the lecture is unknown. In it, he explores the sound of AUM in relation to states of consciousness, yoga, and the power of metaphor.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 40: Metaphor as Myth and Religion
In this first episode of Season Five of Pathways, titled “Metaphor as Myth and Religion,” Joseph Campbell speaks at the Jung Institute of San Francisco in 1985. At 81 years old, Campbell delivers the lecture …
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In this first episode of Season Five of Pathways, titled “Metaphor as Myth and Religion,” Joseph Campbell speaks at the Jung Institute of San Francisco in 1985. At 81 years old, Campbell delivers the lecture with a sense of freedom and confidence. The talk closely reflects the themes of his book The Inner Reaches of Outer Space. Host Brad Olson introduces the lecture and offers commentary at the end.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: The Mother Goddess
This bonus episode, recorded at WNYC TV in 1963, was part of the “Myth, Mask, & Dream” lecture series. In this episode, Campbell explores the mythological significance of the “Mother Goddess” across the …
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This bonus episode, recorded at WNYC TV in 1963, was part of the “Myth, Mask, & Dream” lecture series. In this episode, Campbell explores the mythological significance of the “Mother Goddess” across the Neolithic, Bronze, and early Iron Ages. Please note that the audio quality improves approximately 15 seconds into the lecture.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 39: Mythological Images
This episode of Pathways, the final full episode of Season 4, features a lecture recorded in 1985 in Southwest Germany. In it, Joseph Campbell explores the significance of mythological images and reflects on …
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This episode of Pathways, the final full episode of Season 4, features a lecture recorded in 1985 in Southwest Germany. In it, Joseph Campbell explores the significance of mythological images and reflects on some of the major themes that shaped his life and work. He also shares personal stories about how and why he became so passionate about mythology. Dr. Bradley Olson introduces the episode and provides insightful commentary on some of its important themes at the conclusion.
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Bonus: Psyche & Symbol
This lecture, recorded at the Esalen Institute in 1981, features Joseph Campbell delving into Jung’s concepts of the Anima and Animus, the shadow in psychology, and the role of myth in helping us navigate …
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This lecture, recorded at the Esalen Institute in 1981, features Joseph Campbell delving into Jung’s concepts of the Anima and Animus, the shadow in psychology, and the role of myth in helping us navigate unexpected life challenges.
Note: This recording is a recently discovered continuation of the lecture featured in the January 2023 bonus episode, Transparent to the Transcendent: A Brief Introduction to Mythology.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
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EP 38: The Harmony and Discord of Religions
This episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, titled "The Harmony and Discord of Religions," was recorded at Brandeis University in 1958. At the time, Joseph Campbell was 54 years old and nearing the …
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This episode of Pathways with Joseph Campbell, titled "The Harmony and Discord of Religions," was recorded at Brandeis University in 1958. At the time, Joseph Campbell was 54 years old and nearing the completion of Primitive Mythology, the first volume of his Masks of God series. In this lecture, Campbell offers an affirmative defense of comparative methodologies, exploring both the commonalities and differences among the world’s religious traditions.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
Bonus: The Birth of the Savior
This bonus episode, titled The Birth of the Savior, was recorded in 1962 at WNET, a PBS member station in Newark, New Jersey, serving the New York City area. In this lecture, Joseph Campbell examines the …
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This bonus episode, titled The Birth of the Savior, was recorded in 1962 at WNET, a PBS member station in Newark, New Jersey, serving the New York City area. In this lecture, Joseph Campbell examines the mythology of the "savior" across cultures, with a particular focus on the image of the Christ child.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
EP 37: Man & His Gods
In this episode, recorded in 1974, Joseph Campbell explores the relationship between humans and their gods. The lecture was given just two years after Campbell's retirement from Sarah Lawrence College and five …
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In this episode, recorded in 1974, Joseph Campbell explores the relationship between humans and their gods. The lecture was given just two years after Campbell's retirement from Sarah Lawrence College and five years after the publication of the final volume in his Masks of God series. Host Bradley Olson introduces the lecture and provides commentary at the conclusion.
Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, Joanna Gardner. Editing and audio services by Dia Griffiths.
For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org.
All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)
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