The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight.
JOSEPH CAMPBELL
Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight.
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All we really want to do is dance.
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The problem of making the inner meet the outer of today is, of course, the function of the artist.
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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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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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You have to learn to recognize your own depth.
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If you follow your bliss…the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living.
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Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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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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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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Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
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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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All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.
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Respect your curses, for they are the instruments of your destiny.
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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.
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If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.
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