The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLThe dreamer and his dream are the same…the powers personified in a dream are these that move the world.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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All we really want to do is dance.
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The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.
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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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God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It’s as simple as that.
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The god you worship is the one you’re capable of becoming.
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If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But you must be ready for it.
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And so Galahad decided that it would be a disgrace to set off on a quest with the other knights. Alone he would enter the dark forest where there was no path. This is the myth of The Hero’s Journey.
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Art is the set of wings to carry you out of your own entanglement.
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You must have a place to which you can go in your heart, your mind, or your house, almost every day, where you do not owe anyone and where no one owes you – a place that simply allows for the blossoming of something new and promising.
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The best things cannot be told, the second best are misunderstood. After that comes civilized conversation; after that, mass indoctrination; after that, intercultural exchange.
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A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder. Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won.
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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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Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world.
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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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Questing… is not an ego trip; it is an adventure to bring into fulfillment your gift to the world, which is yourself.
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