In this bonus episode, The Psychological Implications of Mythology (Part 2), we continue Joseph Campbell’s exploration of depth psychology—moving from Freud and Adler into the profound insights of Carl Jung. Campbell examines how myth reflects the inner structure of the psyche, tracing the journey from childhood dependency to the mature process Jung called individuation. Along the way, he explores puberty rites, the tension between eros and power, and the ways mythic symbols reveal our lifelong

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In 1949, Joseph Campbell wrote a book called The #Hero with a Thousand Faces, based on his reading of countless stories and myths. Campbell had noticed that all of the stories he read contained similar motifs. The stories of Jesus, Muhammad, Moses, and the Buddha, as well as #Frodo , Luke Skywalker, and Simba, follow the same three phases: separation, initiation, and return. Separation is the call to adventure, often delivered by a passing wizard, a ghostly spirit, or a talking animal. It drags