Craig Batty, senior lecturer in screenwriting at RMIT University, writes about Joseph Campbell's work (The Hero of a Thousand Faces and The Hero's Journey) and how it influences the storytelling in some of people's favorite films. A great resource for young film students and writers alike, anyone can benefit from Campbell's teachings. Read the full article to learn more.  

As a producer of PBS's The Power of Myth, Joan Konner experienced Joseph Campbell's teachings from up close and many years later, his influence is still clear on her writing. In this inciting article, Konner, now Dean Emerita at Columbia College,  talks about Donald Trump and today's current political climate. She tries to make sense of it all, using Campbell's mythical archetypes.  

This article by Dan Bronzite, professional screenwriter and creator of Movie Outline 3 screenwriting software, may have just the right insight for you to slay that dragon and keep following your bliss! Writing a movie is challenging, and the stare of a blank page can be as scary as fire-spitting dragons. But thankfully, this arduous task can be made easier with the guidance of and inspiration of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey. Even still, other obstacles may arise:...

Recordings and TRANSCRIPTS of The Power of Myth, conducted by Bill Moyers and featuring Joseph Campbell, all recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch for PBS. Read the article published by Moyers & Company, which contains all of the interview's transcript, along with small clips of each episode! And if you want more of this amazing interview, go to the Joseph Campbell Foundation Youtube channel! to find many other clips and interesting interviews.

 PBS's most famous TV Series, The Power of Myth, was released in 1988, featuring Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, in an instigating conversation about life and myths. Now, on PBS's website, Bill Moyers "Faith & Reason" article brings in memories of Campbell and explores how myths might have developed through the years. Do they still ring true to a society so drastically changed? What is the lifespan of a myth, and how can it adapt to...

In a country where freedom of speech is seriously compromised, artists must find another way to express themselves. This article by The Calvert Journal writes about Russian rapper Oxxxymiron, who "dedicated an entire verse to Joseph Campbell’s comparative mythology study The Hero with a Thousand Faces [and] it immediately sold out on Ozon, one of Russia’s biggest online stores." Read more about the Russian rappers and their stories.

In this inspiring article, Brain Pickings explores the use of Joseph Campbell's wisdom in everyday life. Maybe it's a special room where creativity flourishes, maybe it's a state of mind. Whatever it is, finding you Bliss should always be in the forefront of your actions and thoughts. "If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that...

In this article for Oprah Magazine, Sally Fields talks about her career, the transitions that she has had to make and the struggle behind them. From acting on TV shows to directing Beautiful, a theatrical release, Sally used Joseph Campbell’s wisdom to realize that the first step, accepting the journey and launching yourself into it, is what makes a Hero truly heroic. Read the full article to learn more about Fields' journey.

  This Los Angeles Times article by Peter Barsocchini talks about one of the biggest talk show/game show hosts in American media history, Merv Griffin. Griffin was, above all, curious. He wanted to know about peoples lives, he needed to know about the stories behind celebrities' success. He said to have been the happiest when on stage, broadcasting his show to the nation. That happiness, that sense of accomplishment, comes from Griffin's chosen path:...

Ken Miyamoto writes for MovieMaker on the Heroine's Journey and it's new popularity. World renowned writer and mythologist, Joseph Campbell developed The Hero's Journey. It consists of a series of steps that take the Hero of any given story from The Ordinary World to The New World, hitting important stages on the way. Those heroes were brave, intelligent and capable... men. Since men dominated society, they also dominated storytelling, leaving women a much smaller role...

The Times of India features the new edition of The Bliss Catchers in this inspiring article by Priya Menon. The Bliss Catchers is a series curated by indian author Avis Viswanathan, inspired by Joseph Campbell's work. The great mythologist once said "Follow your bliss. Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it. Wherever you are — if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all...

The Polygon offers us an article by Julia Alexander on Adult Swim show Rick and Morty and a following video featuring Dan Harmon, the show's creator. Myths are often times used to explain and give meaning to things humans cannot understand. The same can be said about religion and the concept of God. Joseph Campbell is credited to have called God an "impersonable cosmic force" and has in different occasions talked about God being within, rather than...

Rabbi Bruce Warshal writes for the Jewish Journal about archetypal figures, power and progress. In the diverse, multicultural melting pot that is the United States of America, there is no overall binding myth. Joseph Campbell points out, in Bill Moyers' The Power of Myth, that there is no common ethos, no one Hero all Americans can relate to. There are, however, archetypal figures we all respect, due to the mythological role learned through generations. Read more about authority figures...

The New York Times published an incredible interview with Joseph Campbell himself, conducted by D. J. R. Bruckner, editor of the newspaper's Book Review. Joseph Campbell was a mythologist, a writer, a teacher and so much more. In this interview, Campbell talks about how he began to write, his work, his life, influences and impacts. Through 70 years of revolutionary work, Joseph Campbell may not consider himself a mentor or a guru, but the rest of the world...

Richard E Preston writes for the fan-based blog Winter Is Coming, offering a detailed analysis of Samwell Tarly, character from the HBO show Game Of Thrones.   Sam might not be the most common type of hero, but following the steps laid out by Campbell and writer Christopher Vogler, it may be impossible to deny this character's heroic features. Read the full article to know more! *Contains Spoilers Of The Show!*

Chris McCoy writes for the Memphis Flyer about Patty Jenkins, director of the 2017 Wonder Woman, who comes to change the image of a strong and powerful man as the stereotypical hero that has been engrained in people's brains. Joseph Campbell published The Hero With A Thousand Faces in 1949, and since then, various writers and filmmakers have used his work as a formula to create stories. There are various steps to the journey, a villain, sacrifice, near death experiences...

According to Sylvester Stallone, each generation must discover itself through storytelling. Campbell was a large influence not only in this idea, but also in his reasoning for joining Guardians of the Galaxy 2. “Early on in my career I became fascinated with mythology. Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces, and so on and so forth. When I started doing Rambo, [I came to understand] there’s an evolution that takes place. Every generation has...

With the recent establishment of Joseph Campbell Endowed Chair of Cinema Ethics at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, George Lucas has yet again praised Joseph Campbell for the inspiration he gave to the creation of Star Wars. If not for Campbell, Lucas says he would still be writing Star Wars today. Read more, including a glimpse into Jung's influence on Campbell's work here.

In this piece, Indie Film Hustle elaborates more on the influence Campbell played in the creation of the Star Wars mythos. If not for Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, the world would likely have missed out not only on the original Star Wars films created by Lucas, but even on the newer films such as Disney's Rogue One. The point here is that an entire saga of storytelling - which sits at the heart of...

CNN recently published an article on how we often find ourselves feeling stagnate in our careers, ready for something new to happen. Whether it's the increased desire for a promotion, or the calling to find a new line of work, the point of boredom is likely familiar to all of us. When viewed through the lens of the Hero's Journey, this feeling is what Campbell would call the ordinary world. And by following through...

In this lecture from Campbell, the Celtic roots of Halloween are explained to a congregation that is gathered for the "eve of holy days". Campbell elaborates: "Hallowe’en, the eve of the holy days (that’s what the word means), is a festival of the ancient Celtic world particularly. It is matched six months away by the festival of May Day and by the eve of Walpurgis Night which precedes it. The time of this festival...

In recent years, there's been an obvious trend in fitness. Countless people now incorporate things like a morning jog, lifting weights, or eating healthy into their daily lives. Why? Well, the answer is clear to most. They'll simply tell you that they do it because it makes them feel good. Yet the answer goes much deeper. Getting fit is a journey of self improvement that includes trials, mentors, and eventually a return with elixir... This...

Dominic Basulto writes for The Washington Post about the myth of the dystopian future, dating back to the Greek plays and still today filling up seats in theaters worldwide. As science advances more and more, technology becomes an essential part of people's everyday lives. It surrounds us, present every step of the way. Developing alongside it is a fear of crossing an invisible line and facing the consequences for going too far. Is this fear valid and necessary,...