Joseph Campbell--The Dynamic of Life
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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Demonic or dynamic-tricksters and the disordering principle.
This video is a brief excerpt from interviews filmed with Joseph Campbell shortly before his death in 1987, previously unreleased by the Joseph Campbell Foundation - www.jcf.org
One of my greatest pleasures is to introduce someone to the work of Joseph Campbell.
just found out by him and I am 44 years old. Where have I been? I love it.
Yep, thanks to PBS in 1988 I was stopped in my tracks within 30 seconds. You can buy pbs.org or probably you tube has it all now mythos series is really good and power of myth. Jordan Peterson is the next generation.
Same, keep it up, the break is here.
I'm telling you...!
Agreed.
1:10 "This is fantastic" - when talking about demon with such a great depth and understanding. You can see that world and his unconscious did let him realise that because he was passionate about what he was doing. You can notice a very great passion of curiosity in his voice when he's pronouncing those words. Passion. Devotion. Curiosity. The core of joy in life that burns out the pain and turns the question od being into a great YES. Yes I love to be here with you. Yes, it's a painful journey but a great one indeed.
One of the wisest and most wonderful. Such an optimist, yet aware of our difficulties as we strive and become human. Please post more.
This is great! The dynamic of life has been turned into a negative principle..couldn't agree more..
Joseph Campbell´s insights were very important to me and they are a key element of the trilogy I´ve written, where I deal with a very particular form of hero called the Solar hero. I always remember these words of Campbell in "The Hero of Thousand Faces": "Obviously, this [heroic] work cannot be wrought by turning back, or away, from what has been accomplished by the modern revolution; for the problem is nothing if not that of rendering the modern world spiritually significant-or rather (phrasing the same principle the other way round) nothing if not that of making it possible for men and women to come to full human maturity through the conditions of contemporary life. Indeed, these conditions themselves are what have rendered the ancient formulae ineffective, misleading, and even pernicious. The community today is the planet, not the bounded nation"... In my books (which can be seen in my yoyube channel) I have finally accomplished this new readaptation of the hero to the conditions of the 21st century, and it would have been impossible without Campbells heroic accomplishments. We all owe a lot to our heros
I also got to meet him...and had the privilege of being able to sit with him and discuss my perceptions on the importance Mythology from a very different point of view. It was amazing
when you say your books, it's one you yourself wrote? if it's the one I watched videos about on your page, Operative Traditions, I looked at the description on Amazon and could you please explain the influence from Evola? It's a bit concerning, to put it nicely. But to keep from jumping to conclusions I thought I'd ask first, since the former tactic has rarely served me well. Thanks for the response in advance.
@@breandadavis3168 I make use of the works of Joseph Campbell, Julius Evola and many others as important contributions to my books but I don´t restrict my ideas to theirs, and aspire to integrate their frameworks into the problems I define in my work, which is mainly about the challenges that techno-industrial development presents to us. From Evola, I think it´s very useful and coherent his distinctions between tradition and modernity
i am grateful for great teachers, past and present,. thank you j.c.
@alfieqatar , yes, he was wonderful. I'm reading "the hero with a thousand faces" now. A brilliant work. Nobody does it like Joseph Campbell. This book shows just how much we have forgotten about ourselves, knowledge that is of immense age and that tells us who we are. Without that knowledge, we are nothing but a bunch of neurotics and psychotics.
wish there were some complete lectures on this channel
Enjoyed reading Campbell's books. The myths, legends and such! I like the discussion here, about fighting against our joy, as if it were somehow 'wrong', he's put a finger on it! Thanks for sharing this clip : )
Maybe you'll be able to help, even after 9 years, lol. But, why would people fight against their own joy? What is making people do that? Thought of unworthiness or something?
@@Patrix8558 polarity of opposites of desire and resistance. The individual exist inside polarity not knowing its true identity which is infinity. Opposites exist within infinity thus the fight is over.
Joseph Campbell is a huge influence on me. Have any of you seen the movie Finding Joe? It is a beautiful, inspiring documentary about the hero’s journey. It inspired me to follow my dreams and not settle in life. Follow your bliss!! findingjoethemoviedotcom/
Thank you so much for being on youtube.
a lot of the grace in this interview is lost when you cut it up like this
Where is the entire interview?
I loved watching the interview Joseph Campbell did with Bill Moyers a number of years ago. Check it out sometime...you will most certainly be ENLIGHTENED in the best way possible!
synchronicity....just like now when I found this
Just an FYI: If not for the tireless work of everyone at the Joseph Campbell Foundation, none of these clips would exist. People were hired to put these videos together from mountains of raw footage. Nothing comes for free The JCF is a not-for-profit organization running on a shoe string budget. Maintaining copyrights not only protects the foundation legally, but helps offset the cost of continuing to collate and publish unreleased material. There is a lot more to come. Please support the JCF.
0:55 The word "demon" comes from a Greek word, but it has nothing to do with the dynamic of life.
It comes from the verb "deo" ("δαίω" in Greek) which means something like "I distribute to each one his/her luck"
I'm Greek btw. But you can also search it.
Lichachron this is why I don't like Joesph Campbell, I feel like all he does is make shit up and speak out of his ass.
δαίμων is the term he is referring to.
In Plato's Symposium, the priestess Diotima teaches Socrates that love is not a deity, but rather a "great daemon" (202d). She goes on to explain that "everything daemonic is between divine and mortal" (202d-e), and she describes daemons as "interpreting and transporting human things to the gods and divine things to men; entreaties and sacrifices from below, and ordinances and requitals from above..." (202e) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(classical_mythology)
Man, your comment reminds me so much of this:
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Haha
“Demon” c.1200, "an evil spirit, malignant supernatural being, an incubus, a devil," from Latin daemon "spirit," from Greek daimōn "deity, divine power; lesser god; guiding spirit, tutelary deity" (sometimes including souls of the dead); "one's genius, lot, or fortune;" from PIE *dai-mon- "divider, provider" (of fortunes or destinies), from root *da- "to divide."
The malignant sense is because the Greek word was used (with daimonion) in Christian Greek translations and the Vulgate for "god of the heathen, heathen idol" and also for "unclean spirit." Jewish authors earlier had employed the Greek word in this sense, using it to render shedim "lords, idols" in the Septuagint, and Matthew viii.31 has daimones, translated as deofol in Old English, feend or deuil in Middle English. Another Old English word for this was hellcniht, literally "hell-knight."
The usual ancient Greek sense, "supernatural agent or intelligence lower than a god, ministering spirit" is attested in English from 1560s and is sometimes written daemon or daimon for purposes of distinction. Meaning "destructive or hideous person" is from 1610s; as "an evil agency personified" (rum, etc.) from 1712.
@@larrycrumbs9219 He's been confirmed on so much more. I'm sure him being wrong a few times is human, not talking out of his ass.
I love the intro to the video. Well done.
My God! At 1:45 I realised that a new Joseph Campbell film ought to be made and Jeff Bridges should play Campbell.
"follow your bliss" and doors will open to you...
The daimonic! Great video. Thanks to the JCF for posting!!!
funny story... I have probably read the hero with a thousand faces maybe 3 times now cover to cover but I have never owned a copy (always found it in libraries) but the other day I was in a book store and found the most pristine copy in paperback. I looked at it at a distance and pondered buying it. As I reached to pick it up the theme from Star Wars came blarring over the PA system in the store.... talk about a sign to do something!! of course I bought it...
uneedtherapy42 How did that episode work out for you? Are you a zen master yet?
Oh goodness! Every time I listen to him talk of such things, I get it-just a little more. He says the things the way i wish I could grasp them,.. He and Jung, put words to things I had suspected -or had seen happening in my life and the world about me- for so long, but could not formulate into words, and thus could not see clearly. I owe them both so much- and Marie-Louise Von Franz now too. Thank you for putting this up.
And Alan Watts. Best minds of the 20th century
facts 💜
Same. ❤️
A life well lived has a rhythm.
Ecctesiastes3 DRB
V.1 ALL things have their season and in their time all things pass under heaven. Con't. through v. 8.
A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war and a time of peace...
The excellence in God's works-
v. 15 That which has been made, the same continueth:
The things that shall be, have already been: And God restoreth that which is past.
v. 22 ...For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?
"For this is our legacy." me.
it is called the art of listening; some of hear words and do not understand at the deeper level of being.
HOW AWESOME THIS MAN IS!
Take about screwed up thinking, life is a gift, no one is promised anything beyond today.
the deity of our tradition does NOT despise the body or the physical. In "our tradition" the deity created all things good, and the body is so important to the deity that the deity became a human being with a physical body, and according to "our tradition" the body will become eternally glorious and the future is packed with physicality. Just sayin.
Fantastic.
where is the full talk from where this is taken located?
Amazing
Brilliant brilliant genius
fantastic stuff
do you know where i can find the whole interview?
www.jcf.org/works/
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You are missed professor.....
I am surprised that more of joseph campbell's work is not available, and because of its brevity, the work that is shown misrepresents his overall work. Campbell's mission was not to change the world, but to change individuals. His work isn't changing anyone as long as its kept locked in some storage room. Don't be the Dragon Campbell speaks of that just likes to guard the things it will never use. Please make his intent to change individuals a reality.
@TheSmackerlacker Your comment is interesting, because I think an atheist is one who interprets religion literally like a fundamentalist. If anything I would consider us enlightened, but I suppose semantics or lack of are up to the individual personality type.
Wow
pauses... “this is fantastic”
@liukuihan there is his name is christopher hitchens
Michelle De Montaigne addresses this problem.
all I have to say is, word up!
10 out 0f 10 for the art of talking without saying anything
@liukuihan We should post this comment to every video on the jcf youtube channel!!!
@JARvidz Well, thanks for the reply, it must have sparked some sort of interest in you, if i came off hopeless and dejected I'd only want to clear up that joseph cambell would not be my source of enlightenment, that is all.
Danav (the bad people in Sanskrit from which Deamon etc. may come) are the people living along Danyub river.
Disordering planest are the so called 'Vakri' planets in hindu tradition
So people reshaped the definition of demon. Does that mean people don't value life anymore? I doubt it. What's the message here?
+Sheryl St. Germain yes there are many hoursof video
+DistortedFaiths the message is that western religion namely Christianity, promotes denying the flesh and that the flesh is evil and something to overcome which is in contrast to the original meaning of these images
+DistortedFaiths
+DistortedFaiths the message is that western religion namely Christianity, promotes denying the flesh and that the flesh is evil and something to overcome which is in contrast to the original meaning of these images
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I assume that he's saying that we've lost touch with the myth and stories that make up the word.
I think that has resulted into more fear, and lots of scapegoating...Words are interesting.
inversion ?
All the great traditions/religions of the world are pessimistic. It's interesting how Campbell points out that this view actually evolved contrarily from a more optimistic archaic past.
@mythical89 You would actually HATE to know about my life? Even if it is sad and pitiful? You assume that it is as an opening statement, as an insult? I don't think you would hate to know, perhaps rather you would thrive to know, it would give you some kind of twisted reassurance. For what? I couldn't imagine the possible motives of a hatred filled heart. You completely misinterpreted my point. Those who understand, understand more, and those who remain ignorant, will never know the truth.
lol... i was just talking about something similar to this to my mom today.....
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No not really he accumulated an enormous amount of mythologies for all over the world but his analysis of their meanings is a bit matter of fact and not very deep
Half truths.
Life is to be despised, its a sinful existence, and the body is the temple of sin. Why wouldn't God stress this? Its true. This guy is so confused and lost he's disillusioned himself into thinking he's found truth, when really his logic is leading to death. Sure enjoy your awesome life, and marvel at its mysteries unaware and blind.
What a sick, broken and twisted believe. To despise the greatest known miracle. If thats not a real sin, i dont know what is.
was
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Heres a story of the trickster appearing 2 help me in my life.I was once badly addicted 2 amphetamines(drugs).Went 2 a detox-truly wanted 2 stop. But I could NOT stay put-I was mad!-mad 2 go out & take more again.I was trying HARD with my unaided will 2 stay-but it didnt look promising.We went 2 the park.Men played football.I had a sudden urge 2 join in & tackle the BIGGEST guy u EVER saw.I did.He came down on top of me,tearing my ligaments so bad,I couldn't walk.Couldnt leave.Trickster saved me
soozmct, in fact your inner voice was screaming "stop me from leaving the house, I can't do this on my own" and so somebody did.
@@kristine6996 Indeed, my friend
@@kristine6996 Funny how things work. Getting an email of your reply to my old comment, bought me back to view this video at such a perfect time, that’s it’s thrilling to hear it. I’ve been crushed by political correctness and boundaries and all those other euphemisms of our current culture for ‘no disorder here!’ ,that I feel like breaking free-feel my spontaneous life-force chained down. And as such, it is SO validating to hear Jo Campbell say this again, Don’t feel alone
This is why religion is so dangerous. It takes the idea of self knowledge, and flips it around to one truth, god.
there is only one truth and you can call it whatever you want but that doesnt make it what it is, the word many people use for that transcendental thing or void is normally God though. Any form they lay God to take is only an aspect of what God really would be and that would be the Truth, which transcends all words.
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