You may not be interested in politics, they say, but politics is interested in you. The same, if you believe famed mythologist Joseph Campbell, goes for myth: far from explaining only the origin of the world as believed by extinct societies, it can explain the power of stories we enjoy today — up to and including Star Wars. The man behind PBS’ well-known series The Power of Myth left behind many words in many formats telling us precisely why, and now you can hear a fair few of them — 48 hours worth — for free on this Spotify playlist. (If you don’t have Spotify’s software already, you can download it free here.) Among Campbell’s correspondents were artist/magician Marjorie Cameron Parson and dancer/filmmaker Maya Deren.
http://www.openculture.com/2015/08/48-hours-of-joseph-campbell-lectures-free-online.html
