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 life arriving
Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.
insecure way secure
The insecure way is the secure way.
inspirational heaven eternity
The experience of eternity right here and now is the function of life. Heaven is not the place to have the experience; here is the place to have the experience.
thinking cells wind
Eternity is not a long time; rather, it is another dimension. It is that dimension to which time-thinking shuts us. And so there never was a creation. Rather, there is a continuous creating going on. This energy is pouring into every cell of our being right now, every board and brick of the buildings we sit in, every grain of sand and wisp of wind.
inspirational world alive
We save the world by being alive ourselves.
inspirational life motivational
The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
inspirational fall ifs
If you are falling....dive.
character goes-on evoke
Our life evokes our character. You find out more about yourself as you go on. That's why it's good to put yourself in situations that will evoke your higher nature rather than your lower.
energy possibility release
Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life's possibilities.
art shining radiance
Behind all these manifestations is the one radiance, which shines through all things. The function of art is to reveal this radiance through the created object.
kings men world
It's only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.
fall successful compassion
Successful marriage is leading innovative lives together, being open, non-programmed. It’s a free fall: how you handle each new thing as it comes along. As a drop of oil on the sea, you must float, using intellect and compassion to ride the waves.
ubiquity vision realization
Our demons are our own limitations, which shut us off from the realization of the ubiquity of the spirit . . . each of these demons is conquered in a vision quest.
reading water swim
The schizophrenic is drowning in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight. Edgar Cayce made the same observation in his readings