In this, the culmination of his master work, Campbell displays the marvelous beauty of the spiritual fabric mankind has draped itself with. He guides us through the weaving of the fabric and explains the origin of the yarn. He allows us to perceive the imperfections and gently come to terms with our own deeply rooted faiths. Unlike Dawkins, who tears the fabric to shreds and shoves it up our asses, Campbell, steeped in Jungian thought, maintains the development of fuller consciousness through dream, myth, and realization. Campbell is subtle and unassuming. He comes and goes within our intellectual circles, but this is in accord with our growing comprehension of his work. He is years ahead of us, and farther out than most of us wish to travel. Better to browse through a Bullfinch and stay in your comfort zone, than drown in Campbell and tread the long lonely road of the spiritual warrior.
Until you have read this work, do not pretend to know him through the Power Of Myth with Bill Moyers. This is a monumental achievement and deserves the many long quiet nights you need to invest in it. ( )