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The Power of Myth is a television series originally broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill

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    The Power of Myth Season 1 Episode 5 - Love and the Goddess
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #1 - Love and the Goddess

    S1:E5

    Campbell talks about romantic love, beginning with the 12th century troubadors, and addresses questions about the image of women - as goddess, virgin, Mother Earth. The Troubadours, Eros, romantic love, Tristan, libido vs. credo, separation from love, Satan, loving your enemy, the Crucifixion as atonement, virgin birth, the story of Isis, Osiris and Horus, the Madonna, the Big Bang, the correlation between the earth or mother Goddess and images of fertility (the sacred feminine).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Power of Myth Season 1 Episode 3 - The First Storytellers
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #2 - The First Storytellers

    S1:E3

    Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, and the decline of ritual in today's society. Animal memories, harmonization with body and life-cycle, consciousness vs. its vehicle, killing for food, story: “The Buffalo's Wife,” buffalo massacre, initiation ritual, rituals diminishing, crime increasing, artists, the Shaman, the center of the world.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Power of Myth Season 1 Episode 4 - Sacrifice and Bliss
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #3 - Sacrifice and Bliss

    S1:E4

    Campbell discusses the role of sacrifice in myth, which symbolizes the necessity for rebirth. He stresses the need for every one of us to find our sacred place in the midst of today's fast-paced, technological world. Chief Seattle, the sacred Earth, agricultural renewal, human sacrifice, sacrifice of the Mass, transcendence of death, story: “The Green Knight,” societal dictates vs. following bliss, “hidden hands” guiding life's work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Power of Myth Season 1 Episode 1 - The Hero's Adventure
    8.1/10(74 votes)

    #4 - The Hero's Adventure

    S1:E1

    Long before medieval knights charge off to slay dragons, tales of heroic adventures were an integral part of all world cultures. Campbell challenges everyone to see the presence of a heroic journey in his or her life. About Campbell, hero types, hero deeds, Jesus Christ, the Buddha, Krishna, movie heroes, Star Wars as a metaphor, an Iroquois story: the refusal of suitors, dragons, dreams and Jungian psychology, “follow your bliss,” consciousness in plants, Gaia, Chartres cathedral, spirituality vs. economics, emerging myths, “Earthrise” as a symbol.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Power of Myth Season 1 Episode 6 - Masks of Eternity
    8.1/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Masks of Eternity

    S1:E6

    Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion, and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others. Identifying with the infinite, the circle as a symbol, clowns and masks, epiphanies and James Joyce, artistic arrest, the monstrous as sublime, the dance of Shiva, that which is beyond words.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Power of Myth Season 1 Episode 2 - The Message of the Myth
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    #6 - The Message of the Myth

    S1:E2

    Campbell compares the creation story in Genesis with creation stories from around the world. Because the world changes, religion has to be transformed and new mythologies created. People today are stuck with myths that don't fit their needs. Creation myths, transcending duality, pairs of opposites, God vs. Nature, sin, morality, participation in sorrow, the Gospel of Thomas, Old Time Religion, computers, religion as “software,” the story of Indra: “What a great boy am I!,” participation in society.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Love and the Goddess" is the worst rated episode of "The Power of Myth". It scored 7.9/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/25/1988. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The First Storytellers".