The Virgin Birth
In the fifth episode of The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers discuss the mythology of love — from kāma to agape to courtly romance — and the role of the female as the giver of life and form. In this clip, Moyers asks Campbell about the meaning of "The Virgin Birth". Campbell discusses how the Virgin Birth is a metaphor for a spiritual transformation and the awakening of one's own humanity and capacity for compassion.