Bill Moyers Książki

The paperback edition of this monumental best-seller, with nearly half a million copies in print, has transformed American perspectives on health and illness, serving as a companion to the acclaimed PBS series. Bill Moyers's work has become a pivotal reference in discussions about alternative medical treatments and the mind's influence on recovery. Through engaging interviews with experts and everyday individuals, Moyers delves into the emerging field of mind/body medicine. The book highlights its application in treating stress, chronic diseases, and neonatal issues across various American hospitals. It investigates the chemical foundations of emotions and their dual potential to harm or heal, while also examining the integration of traditional Chinese medicine with modern practices in China. Personal accounts of alternative therapies are featured, including a Massachusetts center that merges Eastern meditation with Western group therapy, and a California retreat where cancer patients support one another despite the absence of a cure. Key topics include the roles of doctor and patient, the healing environment, community support, self-regulation, meditation, stress reduction, and the interplay between emotions and the immune system. Combining insightful interviews with a visually engaging presentation, this work stands as a landmark contribution to the understanding of healing and wholeness.

Czy wspólna mitologia mieszkańców całej planety jest możliwa? Kiedy mój syn oglądał „Gwiezdne wojny” po raz dwunasty, zapytałem go, dlaczego to robi. Odpowiedział, że z tego samego powodu, dla którego ja przez całe życie czytam Stary Testament. Znalazł się w świecie nowego mitu. Potęga mitu to zapis rozmów Josepha Campbella z dziennikarzem Billem Moyersem, zainspirowanych przez Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Spotykali się na ranczu, które użyczył im George Lucas. Campbell, wybitny antropolog i religioznawca, porównuje mity różnych kultur, które poruszają fundamentalne tematy ludzkości: życie, ofiarę, miłość, bohaterstwo i pragnienie wieczności. Zauważa, że mitologia odgrywa w życiu współczesnego człowieka niewielką rolę, co prowadzi do braku harmonii z społeczeństwem, naturą i samym sobą. Campbell twierdzi, że mitologia Zachodu opiera się na przestarzałym światopoglądzie, który nie zgadza się z nowoczesnym postrzeganiem wszechświata. Uważa, że nowa mitologia jest potrzebna, ale jej powstanie może zająć dużo czasu, ponieważ zmiany zachodzą zbyt szybko, aby można było je zmitologizować. Czy jednak wspólna mitologia dla całej planety jest możliwa?

Journey with Bill Moyers across the landscape of America, listening and talking with scientists, writers, artists, philosophers and historians, as they share what's on their minds and in their hearts about issues that concern us all. Includes The National Soul, Crisis of Democracy, and Dissolving Boundaries.

Mid 20th Century version of de Tocqueville's journey and investigation of democracy in America.

Campbell talks about romantic love, beginning with the 12th century troubadours, and addresses questions about the image of woman--as goddess, virgin, Mother Earth. Moyers: " "In the middle ages amour was celebrated by wandering minstrels who sang of what the eyes have made welcome to the heart. It helped create a distinctive Western consciousness that exalted the individual experience of men and woman over the authority and traditions of the church and state."" Campbell: " "Virgin birth is the birth of spiritual man out of animal man.... When you are awakened at the level of the heart to compassion and suffering with the other person, that is the beginning of humanity.... It is the suffering that evokes the humanity of the human heart. Love, you might say, is the burning point of life and since all is sorrowful, so is love. And the stronger the love, the more that pain"-"that love bears all things. Love itself is a pain, you might say"-"that is, the pain of being truly alive.""