Ep. 15. The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell and the Monomyth
06/18/22 • 42 min
The hero’s journey is the mythological representation of the challenges we all face in life and the path that must be travelled to overcome them. But more than that, it represents what famous mythologist Joseph Campbell saw as the generic-representation of the process of personal development and maturity that each person must undergo in order to become balanced, healthy members of society. This usually means dealing with repressed emotional issues, making difficult decisions, having the courage to suffer, and accepting all the consequences. Campbell was influenced in his wide study of religion and mythology by psychologists such as Freud and Jung, who often used dream analysis, myths and folk stories to illustrate their insights. Campbell once wrote:
“A myth is a public dream and a dream is a private myth”
Both Jung and Campbell believed that certain archetypical ideas were expressed collectively. In other words, they believed that we all have similar mental representations of subconscious phenomena. These phenomena are expressed in dreams and stories that intuitively seem to resonate with all people, despite their cultural backgrounds and personalities. It is something that is imprinted on our DNA, like the instinctive fear all newly hatched chicks have of a snake, or snake-like object, despite never having seen one.
The hero’s journey is a myth found in all cultures that provides a framework, or path to resolution of an unfolding life drama, that we can all learn from, and take comfort in. This is why Campbell called it the “monomyth”, or the singular story that defines the human experience.
#herosjourney, #josephcampbell, #monomyth,
The video montage of this podcast can be found on my Triarius Project Youtube channel, by following this link:
https://youtu.be/KHOhHwzO_2Y
or via my Triarius Project website at www.triariusproject.com
The hero’s journey is the mythological representation of the challenges we all face in life and the path that must be travelled to overcome them. But more than that, it represents what famous mythologist Joseph Campbell saw as the generic-representation of the process of personal development and maturity that each person must undergo in order to become balanced, healthy members of society. This usually means dealing with repressed emotional issues, making difficult decisions, having the courage to suffer, and accepting all the consequences. Campbell was influenced in his wide study of religion and mythology by psychologists such as Freud and Jung, who often used dream analysis, myths and folk stories to illustrate their insights. Campbell once wrote:
“A myth is a public dream and a dream is a private myth”
Both Jung and Campbell believed that certain archetypical ideas were expressed collectively. In other words, they believed that we all have similar mental representations of subconscious phenomena. These phenomena are expressed in dreams and stories that intuitively seem to resonate with all people, despite their cultural backgrounds and personalities. It is something that is imprinted on our DNA, like the instinctive fear all newly hatched chicks have of a snake, or snake-like object, despite never having seen one.
The hero’s journey is a myth found in all cultures that provides a framework, or path to resolution of an unfolding life drama, that we can all learn from, and take comfort in. This is why Campbell called it the “monomyth”, or the singular story that defines the human experience.
#herosjourney, #josephcampbell, #monomyth,
The video montage of this podcast can be found on my Triarius Project Youtube channel, by following this link:
https://youtu.be/KHOhHwzO_2Y
or via my Triarius Project website at www.triariusproject.com
Previous Episode
Ep. 14. Shakespeare: The Genius we never knew
William Shakespeare was arguably the greatest writer in history. His works have been translated into every living language. He’s been credited with literally inventing a tenth of the entire English language, or almost 2000 new words and phrases, many of which remain in common usage to this day. Yet, he was an aspiring tradesman’s son during a time of great civil upheaval. He apparently left school at 13 only to be forced into a murky marriage at the age of 18. Despite these challenges he somehow managed to pen works that showed an incredible breadth and depth of knowledge of law, medicine, botany, geography, politics, history, religion and human psychology that mark him as a true renaissance man. And yet, we have so few pieces of material evidence about him that we could fit everything we know of his life, into literally one paragraph. We can’t even be sure that the portraits we instantly recognise are actually his. And yet, there are over a thousand books that have been written about him, almost all of which are based on pure speculation. Some even suggest that the man we assume to be the greatest treasure of the English Speaking World could not possibly be the obscure son of an illiterate glovemaker; but merely a front-man or pseudonym for a restless aristocrat wanting to keep anonymous. Join us, as we dive into the life and times of William Shakespeare; take a brief look at his works, themes and their significance, and review some of the ongoing controversies that have plagued our understanding of his legacy to this very day.
#williamshakespeare, #shakespeare, #shaksper, #controversy, #antistratfordian, #oxfordian, #Edwarddevere, #francisbacon, #baconian, #hamlet, #macbeth, #sonnets, #renaissance, #cypher,
Further links related to content in the video:
Medieval Perfect Storm (on this Channel)
https://youtu.be/qavGsly6y98
Brutus (on this Channel)
https://youtu.be/45BabLOPZio
Joseph Campbell's Monomyth or Hero's Journey, on the Triarius Project Channel:
https://youtu.be/KHOhHwzO_2Y
Iron John on the Triarius Project Channel:
https://youtu.be/HcF_dd3agMw
Cracking the Shakespeare Code with Petter Amundsen:
https://youtu.be/XpJzi3Junuc
The Shakespeare Mystery:
https://youtu.be/wkqcLJZ9I3s
9 Fake Facts about Shakespeare- A quick summary by Dr. Ros Barber
https://youtu.be/vPIKgfEWRo0
Diana Price and Shakespeare's lack of a Literary Trail
https://youtu.be/GEQNWpo1PSs
Shakespeare was a fake- by Alexander Waugh at Brunel University
https://youtu.be/XGn6eJkQlig
Who Wrote Shakespeare? Public debate
https://youtu.be/HgImgdJ5L6o
Shakespeare Authorship Question. Prof Paul Cantor:
https://youtu.be/dMM_Un6W_mQ
Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare?
By Dr. Ros Barber-
https://youtu.be/l8oJy318BDo
By Tom Regnier-
https://youtu.be/EAprYZnjGX4
Websites of prominent Anti-Stratfordian Groups:
https://deveresociety.co.uk/edward-de-vere-as-shakespeare/
https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/the-oxfordian/
https://sirbacon.org/wells.htm
Shakespeare Authorship Question and trustworthiness:
https://youtu.be/5h1HJSNzDDI
Traditional Shakespeare Sites:
https://shakespeareauthorship.com/
Next Episode
Ep. 16. Iron John (Der Eisenhans): A Brothers Grimm Fairytale Interpreted as an Initiation Manual for Men
The Grimm brothers fairy tale Iron John (or Der Eisenhans in German) was the subject of study by prize winning American poet and author Robert Bly, who was a prominent figure in the mythopoetic men's movement that began in the 1980's. In it he saw the remnants of pre-industrial male initiation, told through the story of a young prince, who goes off to live with a wild, hairy man in the forest, encounters a magical golden spring, and then later works anonymously as a servant in the castle of a great king. He eventually goes on to perform great feats of bravery and skill, to eventually win the hand of a princess. The many peculiar adventures of the boy were interpreted by Bly as metaphors for the necessary steps in becoming a man. In this video, I've split the story into four parts, and following each one, I've offered interpretations of the symbology and meaning as well as some contemporary context according to my own understanding, as well as that of Bly's book. If you want to skip the interpretations and go straight into the story, the relevant parts on the time line are shown below:
Part1 2:09 - 14:12
Part2 22:41 - 27:06
Part3 35:39 - 39:53
Part4 41:50 - 48:52
#eisenhans, #robertbly, #ironjohn, #maleinitiation, #masculinity, #manhood, #mythopoetic
For the video montage of this episode please visit the Triarius Project Youtube Channel, or follow this link:
https://youtu.be/HcF_dd3agMw
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