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 CAMPBELLBoth the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLThe god you worship is the one you’re capable of becoming.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLAt the darkest moment comes the light.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLYou’ve got to say yes to this miracle of life as it is, not on condition that it follow your rules.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLHow do you find the divine power in yourself? The word enthusiasm means ‘filled with a god,’ so what makes you enthusiastic? Follow it. So I have a little word: follow your bliss. The bliss is the message of God to yourself. That’s where your life is.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLThe hero journey is inside of you; tear off the veils and open the mystery of your self.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLNothing 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 CAMPBELLYou’ve got to find the force inside you.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLWhen 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 CAMPBELLIf you follow your bliss…the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLApocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and our complacency are coming to an end.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLThe big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLYou have to strive every minute to get rid of the life that you have planned in order to have the life that’s waiting to be yours. Move, move, move.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLFollow your bliss. The heroic life is living the individual adventure. There is no security in following the call to adventure. Nothing is exciting if you know what the outcome is going to be.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLYour sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLYou have to learn to recognize your own depth.
JOSEPH CAMPBELL