Hello, I'm Peter Donat. At the conclusion of the previous program of transformations of myth through time Joseph Campbell told the story of Tristan and Isolde Two lovers destroyed by love a destruction born of the barren wasteland that was christianized…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. In this program of transformations of myth through time, Joseph Campbell brings us to an exploration of the mythology of ancient Egypt. To most of us Egypt still means the sphinx, the pyramids, monuments along the thin ribbon of…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. In the previous programs of transformations of myth through time, Joseph Campbell has spoken of mythic forms specific to cultures as different as the navajo Indian and the ancient Egyptian. However as we view these programs, we are…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. In the previous program on transformations of myth through time, Joseph Campbell spoke of the birth of western civilization in the arthurian romances of the 12th century. These stories were to crystallize the conflict then existing…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. According to Joseph Campbell, Mythology is often defined as other people's religion. It is a definition that forces us to confront the disdain with which we sometimes hold the religious convictions of others. In the previous program…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. In the two previous programs of transformations of myth through time, Campbell introduced us to the perennial philosophy of the east and to the way to enlightenment represented in the life of the buddha. The eastern religions were…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. This program of transformations of myth through time concludes Joseph Campbell's Presentation on the eastern way. Campbell has guided us through the myths, rituals and practices of Hinduism and Buddhism, all focused in one way or…

Hello I'm Peter Donat. In the previous program of transformations of myth through time, Campbell revealed how a mystical reading of religious symbols beyond the purview of reason was condemned as heresy by the eastern fathers of the Christian Church. Rejected…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. The program you're about to see from psychology to spirituality is the second half of Joseph Campbell's Presentation of the kundalini yoga, as Campbell established in part one. This yoga system teaches meditation practices to unite the…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. So far in transformations of myth through time, Campbell has traversed the mythic ground from our cave dwelling ancestors to the high civilization of ancient Egypt. He has taken us across the mythological divide into the realm of…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. Joseph Campbell's Transformations of myth through time is a series of programs presenting Campbell's Unique vision of the mythological evolution of the human species. The programs are drawn from a number of lectures Campbell delivered…

Hello, I'm Peter Donat. In the first program of transformations of myth through time, Joseph Campbell took us back to the origins of our spiritual life in the great temple caves of early man. Through the magical animal forms that populated the walls of…