Joseph Campbell The Myth

In the PBS video series “The Myth” Joseph Campbell is interviewed by Bill Moyers. They both discuss six topics on how mythology is constantly in our society, for example, in part one of the Myth they talk about the adventure of the hero, in part two they talk about how duality is good and evil, in part three they talk about harmony with the body, in part four they talk about spiritual enlightenment, in part five they talk about the different forms of love, finally in part six they conclude with saying who god is.

Heroes have been with everyone throughout the centuries. Joseph Campbell is a highly knowledgeable individual about mythological heroes; whether the hero be fictional, such as, Luke Skywalker, or historical for example, Jesus Christ.
I thought that Joseph Campbell was very thorough with his analogy, I especially liked how he said, computer chips are like religion, especially how all the little angels make the parts work in the computer chip itself. Likewise, we humans can liken ourselves to computers, in society most of everyone is following a system that leads to the end result, that is what appears on the computer screen itself; however, not all parts know what the other is doing; however, every working part leads to the same result with is a functioning
There are three types of love in our society today, one being spiritual love, the other lustful, lastly human love. Typically, love is often associated with God and even Satan. From the Koran it states that, the fall of Lucifer was because God told him to bow before man, but Lucifer would only bow before God himself. Lucifer’s spiritual love caused him everlasting damnation to that which he deeply loved forever. This story for me was very enlightening, also I love how Mr. Campbell brings such invigorating information about things that I never knew existed. The lustful parts are that considered of gods and goddesses. The human love is that of the desire that spouses have for each other; this love, is unlike any other that I have ever experienced before; moreover, the mother of the family is usually a sign for