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The Power of Myth, A hero within us - Relate it with modern society
He has answers to your quest. He does not wait, does not think twice, does not vary in his statements but he answers all your questions. The questions that you had been asking yourself about the purpose of your being in this world, questions about nature, questions about what is right and what is wrong. <
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>Different people can have different uses for Joseph Campbell's study about mythology. If Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas can create movies out of it, you or anyone else can understand the power that mythology have had in the history of human life. An author like Dave Lakhani can refer Joseph Campbell's work when he is talking about Storytelling concept (marketing). That is entirely your own perception (like always) however the point is that this book is a must read. Even if you do not read the book but do get acquainted with the concept of mythology and storytelling and it's relation to human behavior. You would be presented with great insights and would smile on many occasions. <
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>This is a work of a scholar, hence, how I review should not matter. Also, would try to focus on one point. The review is not just about the book but the entire concept of Mythologies. The reference to Buddha, Mohammad, Christ who understood mythologies and it is said that they used the concept to convey their message to the masses. If you are seeking information about persuasion, grow up from persuading an individual to persuading masses to lead them to what is right. This is where Mythology comes into picture. At one instance, he even mentions that Mythologies are neither truth nor lies but it is something that is generated out of the day to day problems that individuals faced in history and even today. <
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>"How to live a human life under any circumstances, only myths can tell you that." excerpt from the interview. <
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>My next book in reading is his another great work "The Hero with 1000 faces." It is a journey of how heros are formed in Mythologies and the real hero that exists within all or us.

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Symbology light
This book, The Power of Myth, is a slightly expanded and re-edited version of the Moyers/Campbell interviews, now nicely illustrated and organized more or less by general topic or concept. It is not exhaustive, but does give one a taste of what Campbell's life work was all about. <
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>What was it all about? Man's short span on earth, consumed by a search for self-meaning, has generated innumerable stories, myths, symbols and subcontexts, archetypes familiar and unfamiliar, all pointing in generally the same direction, often strikingly similar in nature and tone. Campbell's work in comparitive religion and mythology contrasted and compiled and amazing variety of these, and through his many books charted the course of our search for ourselves, and meaning in the universe. Along the way he discarded more popular notions of organized religion in favor of a more individual path, neatly summarizable as, "Follow your bliss." <
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>The book itself is organized by concept, i.e. the Mother Goddess, the Hero, Love & Marriage, the Journey Inward, and so on, but again and again, through culture after culture, the message resonates the same. These conversations are often insightful, always wide-ranging, and from time to time deeply personal, but always interesting. While by itself this book will teach few people much, they may well steer them to Campbell's much deeper examination of the various topics he here touches upon, and in that sense the book is well worth reading if only to whet the neophytes appetites in that way. <
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>A well done and nicely illustrated volume with plenty to think about and consider.

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AN EYE OPENING GIFT, BLISS AND GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL
Joseph Campbell did follow his "bliss." He was not afraid to take the path that was difficult yet rewarding. The only path that would help us experience true happiness. Mr. Campbell conversation with Bill Moyers was insightful although I didn't really watch the actual interview. I was able to read the script in such way that made me feel that I did witness such witty exchange first hand. Cambell eloquently talk about the vital part of our existence linking the divine part of humanity, which only manifest when the ability our understanding become full circle and when we are able to follow our "bliss." <
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>"...if you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in your field of bliss, and they open doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be." <
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>Campbell simply insisted that we all follow our bliss, there is no other way around it. What ever it is that might take to find our "bliss" it certainly worth the journey. We certainly enter new level of understanding during the course of reading. It is vital to keep the same level enthusiastic one need to have taking such personal journey in finding yourself as if you are introduced to your inner life the first time. In real life whenever we are introduced to new person. We use our capacity to learn about the new person. We do not make the same effort learning about ourselves. Campbell reminds us the important of taking such journey and learning about our God given gift. Campbell: "Follow your bliss. Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it." <
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>I'm big believer knowing the symptoms and methods of finding my own "bliss." I certain like when Campbell offers such simple and universal yet deeper methods of staying on track. Campbell: "Our life evokes our character. You find out more about yourself as you go on. That's why it's good to be able to put yourself in situations that will evoke your higher nature rather that your lower." In our live times we do drift away and explore the many possibilities that we encounter in life. We may even suppress our true being for reasons. Now Campbell offered us to measure our journey to find our "bliss" to stay on track taking the journey while we are on our higher nature. <
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>Campbell continues to remind us to stay on the center and not to loose track even not to blind ourselves with temporary happiness as result our lower nature. Finding our "bliss" not to be a complicated journey but requires following our heart and returning to the center to be able to understand our surroundings fully. It is really finding the moment that we are really happier. Let us examine the Campbell's differentiation between just being excited for moment or experiencing true happiness in his conversation with Bill Moyer: "What about happiness? If I'm a young person and I want to be happy, what do myths tell me about happiness?" <
>Campbell: "The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy - not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what I call "follow your bliss." <
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>On the final analysis I strong recommend for anyone to read the book to draw a reasonable conclusion. However, I took the direct quote illustrating what our inward journey must consider in finding our bliss as Joseph Campbell recapitulate: "...When life comes into being, it is neither afraid not desiring, it is just becoming. Then it gets into being, and it begins to be afraid and desiring. When you can get rid of fear and desire and just get back to where you're becoming, you've hit the spot ... But the goal of your quest for knowledge of yourself is to be found at that burning point in yourself, that becoming thing in yourself, which is innocent of the goods and evils of the world as already become, and therefore desireless and fearless..." <
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>Don't you agree?