JOSEPH CAMPBELL
Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904- October 30, 1987) was an American professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion
It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
The closer we get to revelation, the more attractive old habits become.
“Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human manifestation…”
When people get married because they think it’s a long-time love affair, they’ll be divorced very soon, because all love affairs end in disappointment. But marriage is a recognition of a spiritual identity.
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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.
The closer we get to revealation, the more attractive old habits become.
The conquest of fear yields the courage of life. That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure– fearlessness and achievement.
