THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Joseph Campbell Eastern Philosophies I have photographed wild horses

I have photographed wild horses in Nevada

throwing stick

and rewarding

— Erica Jong

during a test

THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Joseph Campbell Eastern Philosophies I have photographed wild horsesSince its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbells revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the Heros Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the worlds mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world