The Eternal Feminine Principle: The Sacred Secrets of Nature

Author's Name: Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell's mythological writings have been widely accepted worldwide, as has any scholar in his field. Although he never wrote a book on the feminine goddesses in the ancient traditions of the world, between 1972 and 1986 Campbell gave more than twenty lectures and workshops on the goddesses and the feminine principle, exploring the forms, functions, symbols, and themes of the feminine sacred, tracing it through its transformations across time and space.

Dr. Saffron Rosie, professor of mythology and editor of this book, and curator of the archive of Joseph Campbell's works, has based the chapters of this book on Joseph Campbell's lectures and workshops on the feminine principle, which demonstrate his own understanding of the uniqueness of the feminine form in mythology, and what this means for women.