Mythos

1. S01E01Psyche & Symbol: The psychological impulse for and response to myth—Campbell begins "Psyche and Symbol" by explaining how a functioning mythology serves both the individual and the society. Then he explains t
2. S01E02The Spirit Land: How myths awakened American Indians to the mystery of life—"The Spirit Land" initiates us in to the world of the American Indian. He begins by looking at modern society and the cycle of life that we
3. S01E03On Being Human: The emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies—"On Being Human" moves from the psychological origins of myths to the origins of human beings in prehistoric times. By tracing the developme
4. S01E04From Goddesses to God: The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities—"From Goddess to God" takes on the first major transformation for humankind. It begins with the emergence of agriculture and culminates with
5. S01E05The Mystical Life: Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit—"The Mystical Life" describes that the seed of the soul is where the inner and the outer worlds meet. While the outer world changes with tim

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Inward Path: The core myths of the great Asian religions—Campbell introduces us to the core ideas at the heart of the Eastern traditions and explores what Aldous Huxley called the Perennial Philoso
2. S02E02The Enlightend One: The Buddha and enlightenment, East and West—Campbell uses stories of the Buddha's life and enlightenment to reflect the essence of the Buddhist religion. He explains the difference bet
3. S02E03Our Eternal Selves: Yoga and transcendence—Our Eternal Selves introduces us to the systems of yoga that grew out of the mainstream of India spiritually. Campbell demonstrates how the
4. S02E04The Way to Illumination: Kundalini yoga and the seven chakras—Perhaps the most sophisticated form of yoga, Kundalini Yoga, concentrates on the seven chakras or symbolic centers of our psychic energy. Ca
5. S02E05The Experience of God: Tibetan Buddhism and the spiritual journey that is death—Campbell demonstrates how Tibetan Buddhists turn the ritual experience of death into a spiritual exercise. Trace with him the stages of the

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Love as the Guide: The Arthurian romances, including Tristan and Iseult—Arthurian romances from 1150-1250 AD have two love forms: lust-zeal of the organs and agape- spiritual love. Christian of Troy writer of 'Tr
2. S03E02The Path of the Heart: Parzival and the Grail Quest—The Arthurian quest of the holy grail, or a meeting with God, grail being the passion of Christ. Wolfram von Escher Bach's "Parzival" (1210)
3. S03E03Beyond Space and Time: The Romantic philosophers—Discusses 18th- and 19th-century German Romantic Philosophies. The philosophy of Schopenhauer: Will in Nature.
4. S03E04Between Pairs of Opposites: Thomas Mann and The Magic Mountain—Revolutionary impacts on art and thought as it correlates with myth themes, life or art. Specifically looking at Tomas Mann's "The Magic Mou
5. S03E05Into the Well of Myth: The Joseph novels and modern myth—A close look at aspects of Mann's "Joseph and His Brothers" (4 novel series), its modern retelling of a Biblical tale, use of myth and other

Season 3 ranked & reviewed