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
giving heroic function
The function of (heroic) symbols is to give you a sense of Aha! Yes, I know what it is, it's myself.
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.
eternity-of-life bliss function
The experience of Eternity right here and now, is the function of life.
artist world function
The function of artists is "the mythologization of the world."
art speech function
It is the function of art to carry us beyond speech to experience.
spirit function prime
It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward.
artist function
Making the inner meet the outer is the function of the artist.
fun book thinking
Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing joy. What you have to do, you do with play. I think a good way to conceive of sacred space is as a playground. If what you're doing seems like play, you are in it. But you can't play with my toys, you have to have your own. Your life should have yielded some. Older people play with life experiences and realizations or with thoughts they like to entertain. In my case, I have books I like to read that don't lead anywhere.
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Everybody's going to be looking at these little bits and pieces and deciding what they like and don't like. There's enough attractive pieces in that business that quite a few people will express an interest.
community eat heart pray spend three time work
I had my heart set on three things: One, the choral office; two, the habit; and community life. We spend a lot of time together. We work together, eat together, pray together,
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I've heard youngsters use some of George Lucas' terms -- "the Force" and "the dark side." So it must be hitting somewhere. It's a good sound teaching, I would say.
high rate speed
It was a combination of a high rate of speed and an inexperienced driver. It's an unbelievable tragedy.
courage takes
It Takes Courage To Do What You Want
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Smiths' share price targets range from down 4 percent to 20 gain, highlighting a debate about what Smiths should be worth.