Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbellwas an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. His philosophy is often summarized by his phrase: "Follow your bliss."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth26 March 1904
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational spiritual religious
The psychological dangers through which earlier generations were guided by the symbols and spiritual exercises of their mythological and religious inheritance, we today (in so far as we are unbelievers, or, if believers, in so far as our inherited beliefs fail to represent the real problems of contemporary life) must face alone, or, at best with only tentative, impromptu, and not often very effective guidance. This is our problem as modern, "enlightened" individuals, for whom all gods and devils have been rationalized out of existence.
inspirational marriage affair
Marriage . . . is not a love affair; it is an ordeal. (92)
doors path
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.
following-your-own-path steps bliss
Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path.
integrity matter steps
Heroism is a matter of integrity--beco ming more and more at each step ourselves.
inspirational god function
What is a god? A god is a personification of a motivating power of a value system that functions in human life and in the universe.
artist function
Making the inner meet the outer is the function of the artist.
inspirational pride bows
He must put aside his pride, his virtue, beauty and life and bow or submit to the absolutely intolerable.
artist perfection faults
Both the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable.
giving way depth
The function of ritual... is to give form to the human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth.
inspirational god thinking
It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).
inspirational real people
Mythology may, in a real sense, be defined as other people's religion. And religion may, in a sense, be understood as popular misunderstanding of mythology. (8)
inspirational ego messengers
How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick.
inspirational light oedipus
The latest incarnation of Oedipus, the continued romance of Beauty and the Beast, stand this afternoon on the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, waiting for the traffic light to change.