Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.
JOSEPH CAMPBELL
We’re so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.
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Where you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.
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Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and our complacency are coming to an end.
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We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. –
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I always tell my students, go where your body and soul want to go. When you have the feeling, then stay with it, and don’t let anyone throw you off.
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It’s only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.
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Whatever the hell happens, say, ‘This is what I need.’
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You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.
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If you are on the right path you will find that invisible hands are helping.
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Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it was against the wrong wall.
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We’re not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.
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Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.
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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.
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It is the function of art to carry us beyond speech to experience.
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It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
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The purpose of the journey is compassion. When you have come past the pairs of opposites, you have reached compassion.
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