The idea of the epic story is one whichpenneates history (Campbell 1949, 1991) to such na extent that it can be considered to be omnipresent. Campbell is the most significant student of epic stories and myths in a world context; he described his work (see Cousineau & Brown 1990) as an attempt to tell the story of humankind as the 'One Great Story'. By this he meant the saga of the spiritual awakening of mankind and the subsequent development of society . He believed that the many differing mythical and religious beliefs which are present througbout the world and throughout history, while seeming to be disparate, are neither discrete nor unique. Instead each is simply a cultural or ethnic manifestation of the elemental ideals which have forever transfixed the human psyche. Campbell adopted a comparative historical approach to mythology, religion and literature but, unlike most scholars, rather than concentrating upon differences he concentrated upon similarities. He was convinced that common themes and images could reveal mankind's common psychological roots. He argued that the recognition we have of images from primal cultures, contemporary work and from different cultures reflects the common spiritual ground from which all human life springs.