Atlas Obscura offers us an unusual article by Eric Grundhauser on the world famous blue-faced performers, The Blue Man Group, which has been around since 1991. Throughout the years, these three characters have been played by numerous artists, who all…
Watch this CNN interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, The Atlantic’s Molly Ball and The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik, brought in to discuss Hillary Clinton’s political journey throughout her campaign. Comparing Clinton’s trajectory to the Mono-Myth structure laid out by…
Gideon Linchfield writes for The Atlantic about near-death-experience survivors, who have much to tell about their journey to the other world. The many reports of what happened to them have been studied by scientist world-wide, but with no conclusive answer so far.…
This blog post written by Keith Barber for Yes! Weekly explores a man’s journey from a tragic break-up to finding his bliss, while always leaning on Campbell’s work for inspiration and motivation. Learn more about Campbell’s bliss teachings.
The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink‘s star Molly Ringwald writes for The New York Times about her abilities not only to play characters, but also to write them. Speaking of her new book, When It Happens to You, Ms. Ringwald…
In this NY Times SundayReview article, we learn how comedian Mike Nichols struggles to overcome the fear of disappointing the father while excelling in his career. While analyzing the multiple archetypal figures that surround people’s lives, Joseph Campbell poses the father…
In this 2 part article by Lucas Seastrom for Starwars.com, we learn how George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga, met his own personal hero, Joseph Campbell. When looking outwards, to a galaxy far far away, these two masters…
In this in-depth analysis of HBO’s phenomenal series Game of Thrones, a fan-based blog, Winter Is Coming, explains how Arya Stark goes through all the stages of The Hero’s Journey. From a fragile but strong-willed little girl to a relentless fighter,…
Natasha Dern writes for The Huffington Post about simply understanding what your passion is and following your bliss can be the best of plans. Some may say that, in life, there are too many paths to be taken. There are too many…
Craig Chalquist, Ph.D. writes for The Huffington Post about the Apollo crew, first to touch the Moon’s surface. There is still much to be understood about the Universe. New planets to be found and alternative theories to test. Looking out into…
The Huffington Post recently published an article by Gary Hart that explores the dangers of myths created to form opinions and win votes. According to Joseph Campbell, Myths are stories of humanity’s search for truth and for meaning. They can be illuminating,…
This Huffington Post article by Derek Bares explores the mythical side of Burning Man event, following Campbell’s four functions of mythology. By building, relishing in and destroying an entire city, Burning Man allows it’s participants to ponder on the shape of…
In this The Huffington Post article, award-winning author Dennis Jones shares his story on how Joseph Campbell’s message about “following Your Bliss” opened doors and transformed his life. This uplifting article encourages everyone to find their true calling and personal path…
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Mike Sager interviews Woody Harrelson for the Esquire, and the actor references Joseph Campbell when talking about his life balance. “He’s like, you reach this point — and I’m paraphrasing badly — but you get to this point where you realize…
Richard E Preston writes for the website Winter Is Coming about Jon Snow from the HBO show Game of Thrones. According to Preston, Snow is hand crafted to represent the Hero. The article explains this in more depth, and even…
Brendan Hornbostel writes for the LA Times about The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. and the influence Joseph Campbell had in his solo project. According to Hammond, if it wasn’t for Campbell and Jung, we may have never seen this “side” of…
Peter Howell interviews Keanu Reeves for The Star, exploring why audiences are drawn to the vengeful hero archetype. Reeves shares his knowledge of Campbell and what he thinks it does at a subconscious level to the viewers.
Melissa Parker conducts a fantastic and genuine interview with Jeff Bridges for Smashing Interviews. During the talk, Bridges brings up the famous quote from Joseph Campbell “Follow your bliss” when asked how he lives his life.
Jen Yamato writes for The Daily Beast about director George Miller and Jospeh Campbell. In the interview, he explains that Joseph Campbell has illustrated why we tell stories to begin with. He goes on to share a quote that in…
Todd Wilms writes for Forbes and breaks down the 17 stages of the Hero’s Journey and how it relates to Fantasy and Fairytales in relation to our current generation. Wilms establishes a connection between the current rise of Social Media…
The New York times published an interview with renown author Dan Brown. When asked if he could meet any author in his lifetime, his answer was “Joseph Campbell”. Though many might share Brown’s wish, this author has an unique reasoning…
In an incredible Book Fountain in Bücherbrunnen, Germany, a Joseph Campbell quote is inscribed in German. On this page are some images of the quote and a translation. You need a…
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