Pathways with Joseph Campbell16 Dec 2025

Bonus: The Gods of Egypt

Recorded in 1963 for WNET-TV New York, this rare lecture features Joseph Campbell guiding us through the long, layered emergence of The Gods of Egypt, tracing how five millennia of cultural mingling—from Paleolithic hunters to Neolithic farmers to Near Eastern migrants—slowly shaped the myths that would define Egyptian civilization. Campbell follows the evolution of sacred animals, mother-goddess figures, burial rites, and symbolic art that culminated in the unification of Egypt and the rise of the pharaoh as a living embodiment of cosmic order. He then unfolds the great mythic drama of Osiris, Isis, Horus, and the solar god Re, showing how themes of death, rebirth, and divine kingship became the spiritual heartbeat of the Nile. This bonus episode offers a vivid, revealing look at how Egypt’s iconic gods were not born fully formed, but forged across centuries of imagination and ritual

Pathways with Joseph Campbell is hosted by Brad Olson, PhD and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive Producer, John Bucher. Editing and audio services by Tristan Batt.

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EP 48: The Vitality of Myth

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6 Jan 1h 22min

EP 46: Symbols of the Christian Faith

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2 Dec 20251h 25min

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