The central message of this groundbreaking, Emmy-award winning, six-part series documenting the encounter between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers is:
"Read myths. They teach you that you can turn inward, and you begin to get the message of the symbols. Read other people's myths, not those of your own religion, because you tend to interpret your own religion in terms of facts - but if you read the other ones, you begin to get the message. Myth tells you what the experience is."
The series highlights the life and thinking of Joseph Campbell, an erudite scholar and quintessential storyteller. Campbell recalls 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 and meaning of creation, life, death and the beyond.
If you would like to explore films with similar themes, please click on Joseph Campbell, Multifaith or Spirituality.