Eternity is not future or past. Eternity is a dimension of now.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLMyths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
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Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
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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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Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world.
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You’ve got to find the force inside you.
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I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing.
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When you follow your bliss a kind of track opens up, that’s always been there, waiting for you. And the life that you should be living, is the one that you will be living.
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The dreamer and his dream are the same…the powers personified in a dream are these that move the world.
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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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Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.
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A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
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The Fates guide those who will and drag those who won’t!
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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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The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.
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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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