The Hero's Adventure: Power of Myth 1 by Joseph Campbell


The Hero's Adventure: Power of Myth 1
Title : The Hero's Adventure: Power of Myth 1
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ISBN : 0942110935
ISBN-10 : 9780942110937
Language : English
Format Type : audio cassette
Number of Pages : 60
Publication : First published January 1, 1992

Long before medieval knights charged off to slay dragons, tales of heroic adventures were an integral part of all world cultures. Campbell challenges everyone to see the presence of a heroic journey in his or her own life.

"There is a typical hero sequence of actions which can be detected in stories from all over the world and from the many, many periods of history. It is essentially the one deed done by many, many different people. The hero or heroine is someone who has given his life to something bigger than himself or other than himself.... Losing yourself, giving yourself to another, that's a trial in itself, is it not? There is a big transformation of consciousness that's concerned. And what all the myths have to deal with is the transformation of consciousness--that you're thinking in this way, and you have now to think in that way."
"Well, how is the consciousness transformed?"
"By trials."
"The tests that the hero undergoes?"
"Tests or certain illuminating revelations. Trials and revelations are what it's all about."

The Hero's Adventure: Power of Myth 1 Reviews

  • Heather

    This is a "must have" audio series.

  • Theresa

    The ideas and mythos of universal hero/heroine. Relating the ideas to modern (1980's) literature, movies, and culture. He also describes how man comes to realize his inner peace and destiny of life.

  • Bev Siddons

    Recognizing and realizing the heroic journeys in our own lives.

  • Britt Acocelli

    Life altering.

  • Sam Vadasy

    For what it was worth this was pretty good. It is based between multiple interviews by Joseph Campbell in which deal with myths and history in the human race and modern reality in addition to the hero/heroine journey in literature in which is incorporated in films. I probably would have enjoyed it a little more in high school but that all depends on everyone’s key of interest.

  • James Tomasino

    This first volume is almost a summary of the Hero With 1000 Faces. Worth a listen.

  • Tikiri Herath

    As a novelist, I could not have read a better book. This deserves 10 stars out of five. Highly recommended to storytellers everywhere.

  • Dan Geiger

    Pushes us deep into our soul to understand who we are as a human being.

  • J. Hicks

    A real thinker

  • Emily

    Thoroughly enjoyed listening to all of these conversations!