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Series I – lectures up to 1970Always at his best as an impromptu speaker, Campbell shines in these recordings, both as a scholar and as a master storyteller. These lectures are from early in his career, including recordings of his famous lectures at the Cooper Union.Series I consists of six volumes, each with five audio lectures (at about 60 minutes each).Volume 1: Mythology and the IndividualThese five talks, recorded early in Campbell’s career as a public speaker, explore the ways in which mythology serves and shapes the individual. They were among those that Campbell kept in his study and used as the basis for later investigations of myth, symbolism, the psyche, and spiritual awakening. Provocative and exhilarating, full of wit and wisdom, they are windows into one of the greatest minds of our time.Volume 2: Inward Journey: East and WestThese five talks, recorded early in Campbell’s career as a public speaker, explore the roots of myth, its psychological manifestations, and the ways in which it has expressed itself differently in India and East Asia on the one hand and Europe and the Middle East on the other. These recordings, which have been remastered, were among those that Campbell kept in his study and used as the basis for later investigations of myth, symbolism, the psyche, and spiritual awakening. Provocative and exhilarating, full of wit and wisdom, they are windows into one of the greatest minds of our time.Volume 3: The Eastern WayThese five lectures, recorded early in Campbell’s career as a public speaker, explore the myths and symbols of the religions in India and East Asia. They were among those that Campbell kept in his study and used as the basis for later investigations of myth, symbolism, the psyche, and spiritual awakening. Provocative and exhilarating, full of wit and wisdom, they are windows into one of the greatest minds of our time.Volume 4: Man and MythThese five lectures, recorded early in Campbell’s career as a public speaker, examine the way in myth and symbols affect and serve the individual, tying together lessons from religion, anthropology, art and modern psychology. They were among those that Campbell kept in his study and used as the basis for later investigations of myth, symbolism, the psyche, and spiritual awakening. Provocative and exhilarating, full of wit and wisdom, they are windows into one of the greatest minds of our time.Volume 5: Myths and Masks of GodThese five lectures, recorded early in Campbell’s career as a public speaker, explore what it means to approach and experience the divine. They were among those that Campbell kept in his study and used as the basis for later investigations of myth, symbolism, the psyche, and spiritual awakening. Provocative and exhilarating, full of wit and wisdom, they are windows into one of the greatest minds of our time.Volume 6: The Western QuestThese five lectures, recorded early in Campbell’s career as a public speaker, explore how the modern European cultural explosion from the Middle Ages to the present, with its emphasis on the individual’s quest for fulfillment, has expressed itself mythologically. Provocative and exhilarating, full of wit and wisdom, they are windows into one of the greatest minds of our time.Series II – lectures from 1970 to 1978Lectures from the middle of Campbell’s career, starting just after the moon landing in 1969 and counting to the late 1970s.Volume 1: A Brief History of World MythologyIn Series II.1 Joseph Campbell provides a “brief history of World Mythology” by introducing us to the functions of Mythology and how the functions differ from East to West. Lectures include an interpretation of the sound of AUM, how Buddhism works in China, Jung, Thomas Mann, James Joyce, Grail Mythology, the relationship of schizophrenia and shamanism to the Hero Journey, and other topics. This tour de force is Joseph at his best.Unique among the volumes in the Joseph Campbell Audio Collection, this collection includes eleven separate recordings from a single week-long workshop — all recorded at the renowned Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. “A Brief History of World Mythology” provides over twelve hours of Campbell covering his subject as no one else could.Volume 2: Mythological PerspectivesIn this series, Joseph Campbell offers an overview of world mythology through a variety of lenses. The topics range from Christianity to the East, including a lecture that ties Carl Jung and Buddha into similar realms. The final question is “What is Your Myth Today?”Volume 3: Christian Symbols and IdeasIn this series, Joseph Campbell offers an overview of world mythology through a variety of lenses. The topics range from Christianity to the East, including a lecture that ties Carl Jung and Buddha into similar realms. The final question is “What is Your Myth Today?”Volume 4: Psychology and Asia PhilosophiesIn Volume 4, Campbell delves deep into the relationships involving Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and the concepts involved in Kundalini Yoga. His thoughts on aesthetic realization, Dante’s “La Vita Nuova” and his thoughts about women as the goddess, the universe. Whether it’s Yoga in relation to modern psychology or the chakras of transformation, he is unparalleled in his clear concise blending of these ideas. In the last lectures of this Volume, he relates the archetypes to mythology and closes out by offering a detailed look at the four aims of Indian life.Volume 5: Your Myth TodayThe ever changing story of mythology is brought to us with a modern perspective by Joesph Campbell. In this volume, he talks of mythology of today, his thoughts on how it relates to violence in America. Whether it’s life, literature, art or “The Way of Beauty” you don’t want to miss his 20th century perspective on the ageless story of man!Volume 6: Mythic Ideas and Modern CultureJoseph Campbell presents mythic ideas and concepts with a unique perspective of modern cultures. As he discusses art and it’s relationship to mythology today, he explores the confrontation of religion and society and addresses the concept of “The Psychological Basis of Freedom.” These lectures continue to illuminate and enlighten us as we move forward in the 21st century.Series III – lectures from 1983 to 1986Lectures from the end of Campbell’s career, starting in the early eighties.Volume 1: The Mythic Novels of James JoyceRecorded over 3 days in November of 1983, these lectures (Series III.1)…Lecture I.1.1 The Celebration of LifeLecture I.1.2 The Individual in Oriental MythologyLecture I.1.3 Symbolism and the IndividualLecture I.1.4 New HorizonsLecture I.1.5 The Vitality of MythLecture I.2.1 The Thresholds of MythologyLecture I.2.2 The Inward JourneyLecture I.2.3 Confrontation of East and West in ReligionLecture I.2.4 Imagery of Rebirth YogaLecture I.2.5 The World SoulLecture I.3.1 Oriental MythologyLecture I.3.2 The Mystical Traditions of IndiaLecture I.3.3 HinduismLecture I.3.4 BuddhismLecture I.3.5 Creativity in Oriental MythologyLecture I.4.1 Man and MythLecture I.4.2 Mythic LivingLecture I.4.3 Society and SymbolLecture I.4.4 The Necessity of RitesLecture I.4.5 Personal MythsLecture I.5.1 Interpreting Symbolic FormsLecture I.5.2 Mythic VisionLecture I.5.3 Experiencing the DivineLecture I.5.4 History of the GodsLecture I.5.5 The Religious ImpulseLecture I.6.1 Origins of Western MythologyLecture I.6.2 The Mythology of LoveLecture I.6.3 The Arthurian TraditionLecture I.6.4 The Grail LegendLecture I.6.5 The Forest AdventurousLecture II.1.1 The Function of MythologyLecture II.1.10 Birth of the ModernLecture II.1.11 Mythological ConclusionsLecture II.1.2 Mythology East and WestLecture II.1.3 The Sound Aum and Kundalini YogaLecture II.1.4 Buddhism in ChinaLecture II.1.5 Shift to Western PsychologyLecture II.1.6 – C.G. Jung – Myth and ShadowLecture II.1.7 Thomas Mann and James JoyceLecture II.1.8 Grail MythologyLecture II.1.9 Birth of the Perennial PhilosophyLecture II.2.1 Mythic Themes in Literature and ArtLecture II.2.2 Hermes, Alchemy and the Voyage of UlyssesLecture II.2.3 Psychosis and the Hero’s JourneyLecture II.2.4 Mythology in the Modern AgeLecture II.2.5 Creative MythologyLecture II.3.1 The Symbols of the Christian FaithLecture II.3.2 Tarot and the Christian MythLecture II.3.3 The Mythic ImageLecture II.3.4 The Mythic GoddessLecture II.3.5 Mythologies of Alienation and RaptureLecture II.4.1 Freud Jung & Kundalini Yoga Pt. 1Lecture II.4.2 Freud Jung & Kundalini Yoga Pt. 2Lecture II.4.3 Freud Jung & Kundalini Yoga Pt. 3Lecture II.4.4 Archetypes & MythologyLecture II.4.5 Four Aims of Indian LifeLecture II.5.1 – Mythologies – New Old & TodayLecture II.5.2 – Myth & Violence in America Vol. 5 Your Myth TodayLecture II.5.3 – Androgyne as Mystical SymbolLecture II.5.4 Cosmology and the Mythic ImageLecture II.5.5 The Mythic Approach to Life Literature and ArtLecture II.5.6 The Way of BeautyLecture II.6.1 Modern Myths of QuestLecture II.6.2 the Psychological Basis of FreedomLecture II.6.3 Mythology of TodayLecture II.6.4 Confrontation – Religion & SocietyLecture II.6.5 Mythology & ArtLecture III.1.1 On the Wings of ArtLecture III.1.2 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManLecture III.1.3 Ulysses Pt. 1Lecture III.1.4 Ulysses Pt. 2Approved : Recordings from JCF – 400$ worth bought by me.With Description and also converted to Apple Audio Book format.Enjoy