The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell New World Library ISBN: 978-1-57731-593-3 Non-Fiction, Mythology Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

The Hero with a Thousand Faces is the work that first introduced me to Joseph Campbell. It was then and continues to be one of my favorite books of all time. Each time I read this valuable resource, I uncover another layer of usefulness. This time, I was specifically looking at how the cycle of the Hero’s Journey directly related to the cycle of healing.

The Hero with a Thousand Faces presents Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. By looking at mythology worldwide, he noticed some very significant similarities in the journeys taken by the hero or heroine of these stories, hence the cycle.  In this work, Campbell presents a number of snippets from different myths showing that indeed such a pattern exists. Indeed, it is a template still used by the best pieces of fiction and some of the most memorable movies.

The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a must have for anyone the least bit interested in mythology as well as every psychologist, writer, and healer on the planet.  This is one of those books that quickly becomes dog-eared with consistent reuse.

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