Return to the Forest [Philosophy: East And West no. 5] (KPFA)
Alan Watts
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The transcript explores Joseph Campbell's paper on the evolution of religious cosmologies, contrasting hunting cultures' shamanism with agrarian societies' structured religions symbolized by the mandala. It discusses the social and psychological implications of these cultural shifts, the breakdown of unified worldviews in modernity, and the individual's journey toward authentic self-discovery beyond societal norms.
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