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Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth (1988) [2010 Edition] NTSC [2xDVD9 – 11 M4Vs]Format: H.264/MPEG-4 AVCImage Size: 640*432AAC – MPEG-4 audioAudio: EnglishSubtitles: EnglishChapters: YesHigh Quality m4v rips. Ripped by me, shaolinsun.Note: You can reduce the file size and re-render if you like, but due to the source resolution of the original DVDs there will be significant quality loss.These are ripped with the same settings and quality as my other Joseph Campbell uploads.I am in the process of doing the whole ‘Collected Works’ in this quality…—–SYNOPSIS:These stimulating conversations between inspirational scholar Joseph Campbell and veteran journalist Bill Moyers created a national sensation when they first aired on public television. In lively, expansive dialogues, the two men discuss how myths hold the key to understanding human experience. They may vary superficially from culture to culture, but at their deepest level they all reveal the path to self-fulfillment, social integration, and ultimately, transcendence.Join Campbell and Moyers as they touch on topics as diverse as world religions, marriage, the virgin birth, and pop culture. Filmed at George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch and New York’s American Museum of Natural History, this series fires the imagination and the intellect.Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth is essential viewing for anyone old enough to appreciate its vital teachings. One of the greatest interviews ever recorded, this six-part, six-hour encounter between teacher- mythologist Campbell and student-journalist Bill Moyers (recorded in the two years preceding Campbell’s death in 1988) covers a galaxy of topics related to Campbell’s central themes: Mythology is humanity’s universal method of seeking the transcendental, and “follow your bliss” is the timeless formula for spiritual satisfaction. Campbell himself is the embodiment of these themes, an erudite scholar and quintessential storyteller, recalling a wide spectrum of myths from throughout history (Japanese, Native American, Egyptian, Mayan, and many more) to illustrate humankind’s eternal quest to grasp the mysteries of creation. Historical artifacts and illustrations bring these timeless stories to life.An astute interviewer, Moyers is an acolyte in perfect harmony with Campbell-as- mentor, wording questions with penetrating perfection as their intellectual dance reaches exhilarating heights of meaning and fascination. Moyers also finds the perfect hook for a global audience, examining Campbell’s admiration of George Lucas’s Star Wars saga as a popular tapestry of ancient myths, and Lucas himself is interviewed in a DVD bonus segment (“I’m not creating a new myth,” he says, “but telling old myths in a new way”). Campbell’s seemingly endless well of knowledge reaches a simple conclusion: we need myths to survive like we need oxygen to breathe, as a life force with which to understand our existence–past, present, and future. Extras:. Never-Before-Released Conversation With Campbell From Bill Moyer’s Journal. Selections From Moyers’ Interview With Star Wars Creator George Lucas. Profiles Of Campbell’s Influence. Episode Photo Galleries. Bill Moyers Biography. Excerpts From The Film Sukhavatti