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Joseph Campbell Quotes

Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it was against the wrong wall Picture Quote #1

Each of us has capacities. The real trick is knowing the machinery of the boat in which you are crossing the channel Picture Quote #1

If you can see your path clearly in front of you, it’s probably someone else’s Picture Quote #1

I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing Picture Quote #1

Our life evokes our character. You find out more about yourself as you go on. That’s why it’s good to put yourself in situations that will evoke your higher nature rather than your lower Picture Quote #1

The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of which illumination is to be won Picture Quote #1

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The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others Picture Quote #1

The call to adventure is the point in a person’s life when they are first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not Picture Quote #1

Myths are so intimately bound to culture, time, and place that unless the symbols, the metaphors, are kept alive by constant recreation through the arts, the life just slips away from them Picture Quote #1

All the old bindings are broken. Cosmological centers now are anywhere and everywhere. The earth is a heavenly body, most beautiful of all, and all poetry is now archaic that fails to match the wonder of this view Picture Quote #1

I think what we lack isn’t science, but poetry that reveals what the heart is ready to recognize Picture Quote #1

When you are on your path, and it is truly your path, doors will open for you where there were no doors for someone else Picture Quote #1

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Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes Picture Quote #1

Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path Picture Quote #1

Mythological symbols touch and exhilarate centers of life beyond the reach of vocabularies of reason and coercion Picture Quote #1

Both the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable Picture Quote #1

The function of ritual... is to give form to the human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth Picture Quote #1

Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your attention on what you are experiencing now... that source of eternal energy is here, in you, now Picture Quote #1

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The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for Picture Quote #1

Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now Picture Quote #1

If you want to see what a society really believes in, look at what the biggest buildings on the horizon are dedicated to Picture Quote #1

If you want to know what a given society believes in, look at what its largest buildings are devoted to Picture Quote #1

Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss Picture Quote #1

Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life Picture Quote #1

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You don’t ask what a dance means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what the world means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what you mean. You enjoy it Picture Quote #1

A hero is not a champion of things become, but of things becoming; the dragon to be slain by him is precisely the monster of the status quo Picture Quote #1

Breaking out is following your bliss pattern, quitting the old place, starting your hero journey, following your bliss. You throw off yesterday as the snake sheds its skin Picture Quote #1

If you follow your bliss... the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living Picture Quote #1

There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his life something that was never beheld before Picture Quote #1

It’s characteristic of democracy that majority rule is understood as being effective not only in politics but also in thinking. In thinking, of course, the majority is always wrong Picture Quote #1

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Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it was against the wrong wall (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Each of us has capacities. The real trick is knowing the machinery of the boat in which you are crossing the channel (Joseph Campbell Quotes) If you can see your path clearly in front of you, it’s probably someone else’s (Joseph Campbell Quotes) I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Our life evokes our character. You find out more about yourself as you go on. That’s why it’s good to put yourself in situations that will evoke your higher nature rather than your lower (Joseph Campbell Quotes) The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of which illumination is to be won (Joseph Campbell Quotes) The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others (Joseph Campbell Quotes) The call to adventure is the point in a person’s life when they are first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Myths are so intimately bound to culture, time, and place that unless the symbols, the metaphors, are kept alive by constant recreation through the arts, the life just slips away from them (Joseph Campbell Quotes) All the old bindings are broken. Cosmological centers now are anywhere and everywhere. The earth is a heavenly body, most beautiful of all, and all poetry is now archaic that fails to match the wonder of this view (Joseph Campbell Quotes) I think what we lack isn’t science, but poetry that reveals what the heart is ready to recognize (Joseph Campbell Quotes) When you are on your path, and it is truly your path, doors will open for you where there were no doors for someone else (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Mythological symbols touch and exhilarate centers of life beyond the reach of vocabularies of reason and coercion (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Both the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable (Joseph Campbell Quotes) The function of ritual... is to give form to the human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your attention on what you are experiencing now... that source of eternal energy is here, in you, now (Joseph Campbell Quotes) The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now (Joseph Campbell Quotes) If you want to see what a society really believes in, look at what the biggest buildings on the horizon are dedicated to (Joseph Campbell Quotes) If you want to know what a given society believes in, look at what its largest buildings are devoted to (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life (Joseph Campbell Quotes) You don’t ask what a dance means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what the world means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what you mean. You enjoy it (Joseph Campbell Quotes) A hero is not a champion of things become, but of things becoming; the dragon to be slain by him is precisely the monster of the status quo (Joseph Campbell Quotes) Breaking out is following your bliss pattern, quitting the old place, starting your hero journey, following your bliss. You throw off yesterday as the snake sheds its skin (Joseph Campbell Quotes) If you follow your bliss... the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living (Joseph Campbell Quotes) There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his life something that was never beheld before (Joseph Campbell Quotes) It’s characteristic of democracy that majority rule is understood as being effective not only in politics but also in thinking. In thinking, of course, the majority is always wrong (Joseph Campbell Quotes)

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