Courses

Harness the Power of Your Perfectionism
Coming Soon!
In this course, we will dive deep into the root causes of perfectionism. Using the myth of Medusa as an enlightened pathway, you will see how to approach perfectionism differently. With a deeper sense of understanding, you will learn tools you can use to free yourself from the grip of perfectionism and gain even more control in your life.

The Power of Myth in American Cinema, with the Joseph Campbell Foundation
Hosted by Roundtable by 92nd Street Y, NY
October 21 – November 18, 2025
Mythic structures and archetypes shape U.S. films across genres—from westerns to noir to sci-fi. They even shape the ritual of movie-going itself. Join the Joseph Campbell Foundation to explore heroic journeys, cultural symbolism, and evolving national myths through films both popular and independent.

Joseph Campbell: Myth & Storytelling as a Gateway to Psyche and Soul
Hosted by Pacifica Graduate Institute
August 21 – November 13, 2025
The Joseph Campbell Foundation, in partnership with Pacifica Graduate Institute, is offering an enriching Graduate Certificate Program dedicated to the study of Joseph Campbell’s work. This unique program offers a deep dive into key ideas from Campbell’s expansive body of work and their relationship to storytelling.

Honoring the Feminine Divine: Introduction to Goddess Studies
Hosted by: Kosmos Institute
Dates TBD
This three-year mythological studies curriculum at Kosmos Institute offers a sturdy pathway into serious academic engagement with the mythological pantheon of human cultures. At this time the first year of the curriculum is available for viewing and enrollment, the second and third years will be unveiled in due course.

Lecture Clips & Interviews
Experience the Power of Myth at the Movies
Hosted by: Joseph Campbell Foundation
A webinar with the Joseph Campbell Foundation where we discuss archetypes in the movies, the newly updated Joseph Campbell book, Creative Mythology, and a recently published interview with Joseph Campbell.
Experience the Power of Myth at the Movies
Hosted by: Joseph Campbell Foundation
In this free webinar with the Joseph Campbell Foundation, you’ll learn about Goddesses and how mythic patterns of the feminine divine appear in movies, focusing on the archetypes of the Seeker, Wise One, and Healer. The symbols and images of these archetypes can inspire your creativity, offer insights into psychological patterns, and help you engage with these energies in your own life.
Joseph Campbell & Goddess Mythologies: Images of the Feminine Divine
Hosted by: Jung Society of Austin
In this clip of a talk for the Jung Society of Austin entitled Joseph Campbell & Goddess Mythologies: Images of the Feminine Divine, Stephanie Zajchowski, PhD, explores a key mythic theme of many goddess mythologies — transformation. Primarily focused on life and death, this mythic theme presents goddess figures as the transformation power throughout the process of birth and death, often referenced as the womb/tomb archetype.
Goddesses: A Skeleton Key Study Guide
Hosted by: Joseph Campbell Foundation
In this webinar, we discuss the recently published, Goddesses: A Skeleton Key Study Guide, a compelling study guide for Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine with points of interest, essay topics, discussion prompts, and creative prompts. We hope to help teachers and students enter into Campbell’s work and build on his ideas. 100% of the proceeds from the book go to support the work of the Joseph Campbell Foundation.

Webinars
Myth Lit Webinar: Margaret Mendenhall, PhD
This Myth Lit webinar is about Vox Eurydice: The Ascent of the Female Rescuer in German-Language Opera. Margaret Ann Mendenhall provides a mythological analysis of the emergence of the theme of a female heroine who saves a male character, which arose in German-language opera during the roughly one hundred years that spanned the lifetimes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Wagner. To learn more about Maggie’s work, visit her blog at mydailysoultrek.com.
Myth Lit Webinar: Maureen Murdock, PhD
This Myth Lit webinar is about the book Mythmaking: Self-Discovery and the Timeless Art of Memoir. Maureen Murdock grounds the practicalities of writing memoir in the supporting structures of myth. With her extensive research into memoir and insight as a therapist, Dr. Murdock guides us on the mythic journey of writing our own story. To learn more about Maureen’s work, visit her website at maureenmurdock.com.
Myth Lit Webinar: Vanya Leilani, PhD
This Myth Lit webinar is about the book The Flesh and the Fruit: Remembering Eve and the Power of Creative Transgression by Vanya Leilani, PhD. With compassion and insight, Dr. Leilani encourages readers to challenge hierarchical systems of power and live instead from wild knowing. To learn more about Dr. Leilani’s work, visit her website at drvanyaleilani.com.
Myth Lit Webinar: Joanna Gardner, PhD
This Myth Lit webinar is about The Practice of Enchantment: MythBlast Essays, 2020-2024 by Joanna Gardner. Dr. Gardner brings her expertise as a mythologist, writer, and teacher to these elegant essays about myth, the work of Joseph Campbell, and how those ideas can enliven and enchant everyday life. To learn more about Joanna’s work, visit her website at joannagardner.com.
Myth Lit Webinar: Dennis Patrick Slattery, PhD
This webinar is about A Pilgrimage Beyond Belief: Spiritual Journeys through Christian and Buddhist Monasteries of the American West, by Dennis Patrick Slattery. This page-turner of a memoir takes readers along on Dennis’s transformational journey as he visits a series of spiritual retreat centers. To learn more about Dennis’s work, visit Dennis’s website.
Myth Lit Webinar: Patrick Mahaffey, PhD
This webinar is about Integrative Spirituality: Religious Pluralism, Individuation, and Awakening, by Patrick Mahaffey. In this book, Patrick champions a vision of religious pluralism at which he has arrived through a career of study and practice across traditions.
Myth Lit Webinar: Jody Gentian Bower, PhD
This webinar is about Jane Eyre’s Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine’s Story. This book offers a fascinating and insightful analysis of stories by and about female protagonists. To learn more, visit Jody’s website.
Myth Lit Webinar: Arthur George
This webinar is about The Mythology of Wine by Arthur George. Art brings his expertise as a mythologist and wine maker to this informative and fascinating book that gathers a wide range of ancient myths in which wine plays an important part. To learn more about Art’s work, visit his website at https://mythologymatters.wordpress.com
