April 12, 2018
This week I want to continue the exploration of what, in her MythBlast last week, Dr. Melander called "the use of myth." The uses of myth are as various as they are abundant, and exert...
April 4, 2018
In the month of April, the Joseph Campbell Foundation is celebrating the impending release of several new editions of two Campbell classics, The Mythic Dimension and Primitive Mythology, both coming soon as eBooks and audio...
February 20, 2018
A few days ago, I came across this sentence from Joseph Campbell in his essay "Symbol Without Meaning" in The Flight of the Wild Gander. "The highest concern of all the mythologies, ceremonials, ethical systems, and...
May 18, 2017
We're excited to announce that we've released one of Joseph Campbell's earliest, most influential articles as an eSingle! Campbell wrote "Bios & Mythos" for a collection of essays, Psychoanalysis and Culture, printed in 1951 to celebrate...
May 16, 2017
What is myth... and why should anybody care? What do you think? I ask this because that one of the most marvelous ways to play with mythology is to assess our own answers to this question. And...
May 4, 2017
Are you hungering for a quest? Join JCF President Bob Walter for Your Hero’s Journey® Redux: A Mythological ToolBox® PlayShop this July. Five days of inspired, inspiring, creative, chaotic, joyful, and challenging play at the extraordinary...
February 24, 2017
Shivaratri, The Great Night of Shiva, is celebrated this year on the 24th of February, the 6th night of the Phalgun, and devotees fast and maintain vigil all night. This, the largest of Shiva celebrations, centers on the...