The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part I, Chapter 2: Initiation)
Part I: The Adventure of the hero II. Initiation 1. The Road of Trials This stage of the hero journey is often the most exciting. After passing the threshold, the hero moves on to a new landscape where...
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Part One: The Adventure of the Hero Chapter 3: Return 1. Refusal of the Return After the hero completes his quest, he must still return with his life-changing boon. The usual course of events sees the...
View ArticleThe Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part I, Chapter 4: The Keys)
Part I: The Adventure of the Hero Chapter 4: The Keys “The Keys” was a commentary on how myths have become watered down in many different traditions today. But the poetry of mythology is ruined when...
View ArticleThe Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part II, Chapter 1: Emanations)
Part Two: The Cosmogonic Cycle Chapter 1: Emanations 1. From Psychology to Metaphysics Myths resemble dreams, they are both manifestations of the unconscious. Symbols represent unconscious desires,...
View ArticleThe Myth of Sisyphus: What is the Worst Punishment?
The Tricks of Sisyphus The myth of Sisyphus has become analogous to working futilely at an arduous task forever. But how are we to interpret to the punishment he received from the gods? Many have...
View ArticleThe Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part II, Chapter 2: The Virgin Birth)
Part Two: The Cosmogonic Cycle Chapter 2: The Virgin Birth 1. Mother Universe Some mythologies emphasize the maternal rather than paternal aspect of the creator, and she plays the roles that are...
View ArticleThe Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part II, Chapter 3: The Transformations of...
Part Two: The Cosmogonic Cycle Chapter 3: Transformations of the Hero 1. The Primordial Hero and the Human This chapter is about how the cosmogonic cycle is carried out by mortal heroes rather than...
View ArticleThe Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part II, Chapter 4: Dissolutions)
Part Two: The Cosmogonic Cycle Chapter 4: Dissolutions 1. End of the Microcosm In this chapter, Campbell discusses the final part of the hero journey, death. There are two types of deaths that...
View ArticleThe Role of Myths
What are Myths? In The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell shows us what the myths of the past have in common. He identifies an archetypal story structure that explains the patterns most great myths...
View ArticleThe Hero with a Thousand Faces Summary
The Role of Myths Myths are a mechanism we can use to find out who we are, and what we value implicitly. It teaches us about the stages of life, and how to pass through them successfully – while...
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