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
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.
want resurrection crucifixion
If you want resurrection, you must have crucifixion... The hoarder, the one in us that wants to keep, to hold on, must be killed.
live-life thinking important
I think it's important to live life with a knowledge of its mystery, and of your own mystery.
symbols highest
The dance is the highest symbol of life itself.
cancer life-is what-is-the-meaning-of-life
Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it.
song people ears
Poetry comes out of an elite experience, the experience of people whose ears are opened to the song of the universe.
eternity-of-life bliss function
The experience of Eternity right here and now, is the function of life.
life giving miracle
Essentially, mythologies are enormous poems that are renditions of insights, giving some sense of the marvel, the miracle and wonder of life.
life men womb
Mythology is the womb of man's initiation to life and death.
soul church landscape
A temple is a landscape of the soul.
hero night journey
There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his life something that was never beheld before.
selfish roots desire
Sin always finds it's root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification.
inspirational thinking people
I don’t think people are really seeking the meaning of Life. I think we’re seeking an experience of being alive…we want to feel the rapture of being alive
inspirational discovery people
Preachers err by trying to talk people into belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery.