Joseph Campbell on the Sun Moon, Serpent and Bull
In this video Joseph Campbell reveals the symbolism of solar and lunar consciousness that lies within the ritual activities of bullfighting, a serpent ritual and marriage. This is how it breaks down: the bull fighter or the priestess is the solar figure, the consciousness principle t
Read MoreArtist as True Seer – Joseph Campbell
“The artist is the true seer and prophet of his [sic] century, the justifier of life and as such, of course, a revolutionary far more fundamental in his penetration of the social mask of his day than any fanatic idealist spilling blood over the pavement in the name simply of ano
Read MoreListening Deeply to Planet Earth
OPUS awarded 13 New Mythos Grants in the winter of 2009 and all year we have been gifted in return with learning of new gems hidden in the manuscript and image collections. One of the inspirations for the grant came form Joe Campbell, of course. In the famous “Power of Myth̶
Read MoreNovember 02, 2010
Navajo Myth & Joseph Campbell
Last night was the monthly discussion group I lead on Joe Campbell and his work on mythology. We watched him give a lecture on the Navajo myth “Where the Two Came to Their Father”, a warrior initiation myth. The myth itself was published by Maude Oakes who got the myth fr
Read MoreQuotes from the archives: Joseph Campbell
“Living myths are not mistaken notions, and they do not spring from books. They are not to be judged as true or false but as effective or ineffective, maturative or pathogenic…They are not invented but occur, and are recognized by seers and poets, to be then cultivated and
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