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To help understand human psychology, look at the primate past. To help understand religion, discard what you were taught as a child and consider comparative religion and the history of religion.
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell  

This is the classic book from the fifties that broke new ground with a comparative view of mythology. Scholarly and thoughtful, it requires careful attention in reading–but it's well worth the effort!

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Myths to Live By
by Joseph Campbell

One of Campbell's most accessible books. This volume is a collection of lectures that were edited into a fascinating look at the aspects of mythology that speak to the psychology of the human race. Chapters include: The Confrontation of East and West in Religion, The Importance of Rites and Zen.

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Iron John a Book About Men
by Robert Bly

As a starting point, Robert Bly chose to use a folk tale sometimes called Iron John. Around this tale he weaves a thought provoking book that examines the male mind. The results are insightful and revealing to both men and women.  Bly, whose specialty is poetry, moves beyond self-help or self-realization by tapping into a man's mostly unacknowledged emotional self.

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Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck

This small book is a total, nonlinear treat in the form of a collection of loosely related stories. More like glimpses into the colorful life of the inhabitants of the fringes of Monterey, California than a novel it still is a treasure of images and insights. It's interesting to note that Joseph Campbell lived for a while in Monterey, sometimes working with the character that represents Doc and associating with Steinbeck himself.

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Watership Down
by Richard Adams

This tale of a group of rabbits undertaking the hero's journey in search of a new home is poignant and intelligent and affects the reader in truly deep and astonishing ways. The story both grows on you and grows in your heart as you become caught up in the rabbit's world.  This is truly inspired fiction.

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  Dharma Bums
by Jack Kerouac

The Dharma Bums
is based on experiences the famous beat generation writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California, after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding. It's the story of disillusionment with the material life and the search for a center of spirituality.

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