Myth Resources: a Database of All Things Mythological
Book for all ages / Education / Primary
The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales is a collection of Native American stories from across the continent. Those familiar with Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth will recognize the...
Think Spiritual is a podcast dedicated to exploring the wonder of the human soul. In this particular episode, Mark relates how the 2017 film, Thor: Ragnarok is a modern-day mythology that expresses one of...
What is the meaning of Shiva dancing on a dwarf named Avidya? Why does Vishnu sleep upon an endless snake? To what did the Buddha awaken? What do we mean by soul? The practice...
Goddesses for Every Day is a “book of days” with a different archetype, and her myth, for every day of the year. 366 goddesses range across time and cultures, informing us of a rich...
From primary-coloured, straight guys to tarnished beings in a revisionist world, superheroes are our cultural barometer. From the blog post: “They’re our Greek myths,” says Laurence Maslon, the author of Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and...
This is a hand-made high school textbook created from 1998-2004 for a senior elective in World Mythology. There is no license or restriction – feel free to use, remix, etc. Here is an abridged...
This essay explores The Epic of Gilgamesh by fielding what Robert A. Segal, in his Theorizing About Myth, calls the “three major questions [that] can be asked of myth: what is its subject matter,...
One of the most common requests the Joseph Campbell Foundation receives is for Joseph Campbell’s reading list – the books he assigned in his mythology course at Sarah Lawrence College. It’s a lengthy list....
In Finding the Gold Within, filmmaker Karina Epperlein follows six young men as they enter their first year of college. Each has personal circumstances to overcome as he works to escape the straitjacket of...
ePublications / Practical Campbell Essays
In this Practical Campbell essay, Stephen Gerringer follows a single mythic image, letting it take him wherever the wind blows. Air, Wind, and Breath are subtle expressions of a universal archetype common not just...
