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Latest revision as of 11:53, 7 October 2026

The Video Library is a subject index to the recordings embedded in this wiki. Follow an article link to watch the video with its introduction, related reading and sources. The recording links also open the original YouTube upload.

Recordings come from the authors, foundations, universities, museums, public agencies and established educational publishers identified beside each entry. A publisher's authority is relevant to its subject: a weather explanation supplies physical background, while an author's lecture presents that author's account. Neither establishes a universal meaning for an image.

The index covers 52 embedded recordings, checked on 7 October 2026. Titles, channels and running times identify the selected uploads. Availability and captions may change.

Choosing a recording

For a first introduction, begin with James Geary on metaphor or Jane Hirshfield on literary metaphor.
For an extended theoretical presentation, try Mark Turner's university lecture or George Lakoff on embodied cognition.
For Campbell speaking about his work, use the Joseph Campbell Foundation entries below and read the article's context alongside the excerpt.
For a story or image, choose its subject section, then compare the recording with the article's named sources or editions.

Use the glossary for unfamiliar terms and the reading record to note a claim, timestamp and question. Introductory talks, archival excerpts and research lectures serve different purposes. A selected video complements the article; it does not replace the cited evidence.

Language, meaning and communication

Article and embedded video	Recording and publisher	Running time
About Metaphors of Movement	A brief History of Metaphors of Movement - An Interview with Andrew T. Austin and Dale Turnbull Metaphors of Movement USA & Friends	20:33
Metaphor Categories	James Geary, metaphorically speaking TED	10:45
Conceptual Metaphor Theory	Idea Framing, Metaphors, and Your Brain - George Lakoff FORA.tv	5:12
Embodied Cognition	George Lakoff on Embodied Cognition and Language Central European University	1:28:38
Conceptual Blending and Mental Spaces	The Origin of Ideas Case Western Reserve University	54:46
Metaphor Across Languages and Cultures	How Language Shapes the Way We Think \| Lera Boroditsky \| TED TED	14:13
Metaphor and Gesture	Symposium on Data Science Methods for the Study of Co-Speech Gesture Red Hen	1:01:21
Visual and Multimodal Metaphor	Turner ICMC2022 Mark Turner	56:47
Semiotics	8. Semiotics and Structuralism YaleCourses	51:30
Metaphor in Politics and Public Debate	George Lakoff: Moral Politics University of California Television (UCTV)	58:57
Susan Sontag and Illness Metaphors	Introduction to the Metaphor in end-of-life care project by Elena Semino LancasterLAEL	6:30

Joseph Campbell and comparative mythology

Most entries in this section are Joseph Campbell Foundation recordings. The British Museum film linked from the Goddess article provides a curator's account of its own subject; it is not a recording of Campbell. For books, excerpts and official audio, see Joseph Campbell: Reading and Listening Guide.

Article and embedded video	Recording and publisher	Running time
Joseph Campbell	The Hero's Journey: A Biographical Portrait of Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell Foundation	57:25
Joseph Campbell's Four Functions of Myth	Four Functions of Mythology Joseph Campbell Foundation	1:15
Myth as Metaphor: Joseph Campbell's Approach	Understanding Mythology with Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell Foundation	27:51
The Hero's Journey	The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell Foundation	3:11
Follow Your Bliss: Meaning, Direction and Responsibility	Follow Your Bliss Joseph Campbell Foundation	4:49
Living a Personal Myth	Joseph Campbell - Jung, the Self, and Myth Joseph Campbell Foundation	5:29
Rites of Passage, Liminality and Thresholds	On Becoming an Adult Joseph Campbell Foundation	5:40
Ritual as Enacted Metaphor	Myth and Ritual - Q&A Joseph Campbell Foundation	3:17
Sacred Places and Symbolic Centres	Sacred Place Joseph Campbell Foundation	2:04
The Grail Quest and the Wasteland	Parzival: A Tale with Many Tellings Joseph Campbell Foundation	8:35
Love, Marriage and Sacred Union	Parzival - Medieval Troubadour Traditions of Love Joseph Campbell Foundation	3:16
Dragons, Treasure and the Thou Shalt	Slaying The Dragon Joseph Campbell Foundation	2:49
The Trickster: Boundaries, Reversals and Disruption	Joseph Campbell--Mythology of the Trickster Joseph Campbell Foundation	4:53
Serpents in Myth: Renewal, Knowledge and Danger	Lightning and the Snake - Q&A Joseph Campbell Foundation	2:31
Sacrifice, Surrender and Transformation	Psyche & Symbol - Ritual Sacrifice Joseph Campbell Foundation	3:17
The Artist as Mythmaker	The Radiance Behind All Things Joseph Campbell Foundation	3:25
The Return Journey: Bringing Experience Back into Everyday Life	The Homeric Legends: The Warriors' Returns Joseph Campbell Foundation	3:49
Planetary Mythology: Earth as a Shared Home	A New Mythology - The Planet Joseph Campbell Foundation	2:04
Mythology, War and Peace	The Homeric Legends: A Championship of Brutality and Humanity Joseph Campbell Foundation	7:03
Kundalini as a Symbolic Journey in Campbell's Lectures	Kundalini Yoga: Solar Plexus Chakra Symbology Joseph Campbell Foundation	3:59
The Goddess in Joseph Campbell's Interpretation of Myth	Tantric practice and divine feminine power \| Curator's Corner S6 Ep1 #CuratorsCorner The British Museum	11:34

Stories, literature and storytelling

Article and embedded video	Recording and publisher	Running time
Metaphor in Literature and Creativity	The art of the metaphor - Jane Hirshfield TED-Ed	5:38
Beowulf	The epic Nordic legend of the monster slayer - Iseult Gillespie TED-Ed	5:56
The Canterbury Tales	Everything you need to know to read “The Canterbury Tales” - Iseult Gillespie TED-Ed	4:36
Frankenstein	Frankenstein is More Horrific Than You Might Think \| Monstrum Storied	6:32
Dracula	How did Dracula become the world's most famous vampire? - Stanley Stepanic TED-Ed	5:05
The Golem	Golem: The Mysterious Clay Monster of Jewish Lore \| Monstrum Storied	6:59
Sisyphus	The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler TED-Ed	4:57
James Joyce, Everyday Life and Myth	Why should you read James Joyce's "Ulysses"? - Sam Slote TED-Ed	5:59
Idries Shah	The Power of Stories Webinar \| Idries Shah Foundation \| UNESCO Idries Shah Foundation	1:44:28
The Living Death Metaphor	Modern Zombies: The Rebirth of the Undead \| Monstrum Storied	17:58

Images in myth and the natural world

This section includes scientific explanations and story presentations. The article introduction explains which kind of context each supplies.

Article and embedded video	Recording and publisher	Running time
Clouds	How do clouds form? Met Office - Learn About Weather	1:26
Fog and Mist	What is fog? - The Science Behind Different Types of Fog - UK Weather - Met Office explains Met Office - UK Weather	5:57
Currents, Tides and Undertows	Rip Currents: Learn How to Spot One (green dye) National Weather Service (NWS)	0:30
Floods, Dams and Breaking Banks	Irving Finkel \| The Ark Before Noah: A Great Adventure The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures	58:19
Echoes, Silence and Unheard Voices	The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie TED-Ed	4:56
Flight	The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins TED-Ed	5:08
On Fire	The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie TED-Ed	4:47

Games, signs and philosophical arguments

Article and embedded video	Recording and publisher	Running time
Chess	A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler TED-Ed	5:40
Steganography	Secrets Hidden in Images (Steganography) - Computerphile Computerphile	13:13
The Ontological Argument	What Is the Ontological Argument? Cedarville University	4:53

Further browsing

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 == Language, meaning and communication ==
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 | [[About Metaphors of Movement#Video|About Metaphors of Movement]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4juJf5F4nbg A brief History of Metaphors of Movement - An Interview with Andrew T. Austin and Dale Turnbull]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@MetaphorsofMovementUSAnFriends Metaphors of Movement USA & Friends] || 20:33
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 | [[Susan Sontag and Illness Metaphors#Video|Susan Sontag and Illness Metaphors]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUYJtqEqDeY Introduction to the Metaphor in end-of-life care project by Elena Semino]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@LancasterLAEL LancasterLAEL] || 6:30
 |}
+</div>
 == Joseph Campbell and comparative mythology ==
 Most entries in this section are Joseph Campbell Foundation recordings. The British Museum film linked from the Goddess article provides a curator's account of its own subject; it is not a recording of Campbell. For books, excerpts and official audio, see [[Joseph Campbell: Reading and Listening Guide]].
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 | [[Joseph Campbell#Video|Joseph Campbell]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqTI10eXebs The Hero's Journey: A Biographical Portrait of Joseph Campbell]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@JosephCampbellFoundation Joseph Campbell Foundation] || 57:25
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 | [[The Goddess in Joseph Campbell's Interpretation of Myth#Video|The Goddess in Joseph Campbell's Interpretation of Myth]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU3eXB33OHs Tantric practice and divine feminine power &#124; Curator's Corner S6 Ep1 #CuratorsCorner]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@britishmuseum The British Museum] || 11:34
 |}
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 == Stories, literature and storytelling ==
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-! Article and embedded video !! Recording and publisher !! Running time
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 | [[Metaphor in Literature and Creativity#Video|Metaphor in Literature and Creativity]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0edKgL9EgM The art of the metaphor - Jane Hirshfield]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@TEDEd TED-Ed] || 5:38
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 | [[The Living Death Metaphor#Video|The Living Death Metaphor]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqPvWdX4ICE Modern Zombies: The Rebirth of the Undead &#124; Monstrum]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@pbsstoried Storied] || 17:58
 |}
+</div>
 == Images in myth and the natural world ==
 This section includes scientific explanations and story presentations. The article introduction explains which kind of context each supplies.
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 | [[Clouds#Video|Clouds]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q87Ekar3emA How do clouds form?]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@MetOfficeLearnAboutWeather Met Office - Learn About Weather] || 1:26
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 | [[On Fire#Video|On Fire]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_u91SjrEOE The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@TEDEd TED-Ed] || 4:47
 |}
+</div>
 == Games, signs and philosophical arguments ==
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 | [[Chess#Video|Chess]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeB-1F-UKO0 A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@TEDEd TED-Ed] || 5:40
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 | [[The Ontological Argument#Video|The Ontological Argument]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM4v_dQmOJ0 What Is the Ontological Argument?]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/@cedarvilleuniversity Cedarville University] || 4:53
 |}
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 == Further browsing ==