8.1/1062 votes#1 - The Hero's Adventure
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/1988
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.
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- 8.2/1043 votes
#2 - The Message of the Myth
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/1988
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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- 7.9/1039 votes
#3 - The First Storytellers
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/1988
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.
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- 7.8/1038 votes
#4 - Sacrifice and Bliss
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/1988
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.
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- 7.9/1040 votes
#5 - Love and the Goddess
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/25/1988
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).
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- 8.0/1039 votes
#6 - Masks of Eternity
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/26/1988
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.
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The Best Episodes of The Power of Myth Season 1
Every episode of The Power of Myth Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Power of Myth Season 1!
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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Hero's Adventure" is the best rated episode of "The Power of Myth" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 62 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/21/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Message of the Myth".