Previously Unpublished Material in Joseph Campbell Collection Shows The Psychological Side of Myth
P.R. Contact: Monique Muhlenkamp

Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as “other people's religion.” But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment — or as he called it, “bliss.” For Campbell, myth supports the individual’s heroic path toward bliss.

In Pathways to Bliss, Campbell looks at this personal, psychological side of myth. Like his classic, bestselling books Myths to Live By and The Power of Myth, Pathways to Bliss draws from Campbell’s popular lectures, which highlight his remarkable storytelling and ability to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and the quest for transformation. Here he dwells on life’s important questions — questions that are often submerged beneath the frantic activity of daily life. Drawing on the cross-cultural symbols and stories combined with the teachings of modern psychology, he examines the ways in which our myths shape and enrich our lives. With characteristic wit and insight, Campbell draws connections between ancient symbols and modern art, schizophrenia and the Hero's Journey. He  shows the way that myth helps us each truly identify and follow our own bliss.About the AuthorPerhaps most responsible for bringing mythology to a mass audience, Joseph Campbell’s works rank among the classics in mythology and literature: Hero with a Thousand Faces, the four-volume The Masks of God, The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers, and many others. Among his many awards, Campbell received the National Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Contribution to Creative Literature and the 1985 Medal of Honor for Literature from the National Arts Club. A past president of the American Society for the Study of Religion, Campbell was professor emeritus at Sarah Lawrence College in New York until his death in 1987.

PATHWAYS  TO  BLISS: Mythology and Personal Transformation
By : Joseph Campbell • Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Price: $20.00 , Hardcover , 224 pages, 5 .5x 8.5” • ISBN:  1-57731-471-9