The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth is a book and six part television documentary originally broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers. Most of it is filmed at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in California.

This documentary is full of wisdom, knowledge, truth (but not as religion knows truth).

Here are some quotes from the film:

“You have to have a feeling for where you are. You’ve got only one life to live and you don’t have to live it for six people. Pay attention to it.”

“Go where your body and soul want to go. When you have the feeling stay with it, and don’t let anyone throw you off.”

“If a person does not listen to the demands of their own spiritual and heart life and insists on a certain program, you’re going to have a schizophrenic crackup. The person has put themselves off center. They have aligned themselves with a programmatic life and it’s not the one the body is interested in at all.”

“The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves.”


“When people find out what it is that’s ticking in them, they get straightened out.”

“Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.”


“The influence of a vital person vitalizes.”

“We are the consciousness of the earth. We are the eyes of the earth. The voice of the earth.”

“This is it. If you don’t get it here, you won’t get it anywhere.”

“Follow your bliss.”

“It’s not the destination, but the journey.”

Watch the documentary on line:

PART I - The Hero's Adventure
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/insane-films-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-part-1-of-6-the-hero-s-adventure/10580775

PART II - The Message of the Myth
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/insane-films-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-part-2-of-6-the-message-of-the-myth/10580774

PART III - The First Storytellers
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/insane-films-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-part-3-of-6-the-first-storytellers/14703713

PART IV - Sacrifice and Bliss
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/insane-films-the-power-of-myth-part-4-of-6-sacrafice-and-bliss/14703706

PART V - Love and the Goddess
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/insane-films-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-part-5-of-6-love-and-the-goddess/14703699

PART VI - The Masks of Eternity
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/insane-films-the-power-of-myth-part-6-of-6-the-masks-of-eternity/14703674