Introduction: the Hero's journey: the world of Joseph Campbell -- I. In the beginning: origins of man and myth -- II. Where people lived legends: American Indian myths -- III. And we washed our weapons in the sea: gods and goddesses of the Neolithic period -- IV. Pharaoh's rule: Egypt, the Exodus, and the myth of Osiris -- V. The sacred source: the perennial philosophy of the East -- VI. The way to enlighhtenment: Buddhism -- VIII. From id to ego in the Orient: Kundalini yoga -- VIII. From psychology to spirituality: Kundalini yoga -- IX. The descent to heaven: the Tibetan Book of the Dead -- X. From darkness mto light: the mystery religion of Ancient Greece -- XI. Where there was no path: Arthurian legends and the Western way -- XII. A noble heart: the courtly love of Tristan and Isolde -- XIII. In search of the Holy Grail: the Parzival legend