Not Freud, not Jung, nor Thomas Mann, has brought so widespread and complete and understanding of Mythology to the Twentieth Century as Joseph Campbell. (James Hillman)

What is less well known in Campbell's approach to human psychology based on the energy patterns or configurations embodied in myths. Myths, in their most elemental form, shape our experience of both ourselves and our world. More than a mere Jungian, Joseph Campbell drew on his vast experience of primitive and oriental mythology, as well as modern psychological literature, to shape this perspective.