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.
conquered demons shut vision
Our demons are out 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.
experience innermost life meaning people physical plane purely resonance seeking within
People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I think that what we're really seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonance within our innermost being and reality, so that we can actually feel the rapture of being alive.
contract strike workers
We do not think the Boeing IAM workers will strike when their contract expires on Sept. 2.
law realize second survival
At such moments, you realize that you and the other are, in fact, one. It's a big realization. Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.
heroism matter step
Heroism is a matter of integrity--becoming more and more at each step ourselves.
destiny enemies love thine
Love thine enemies because they are the instruments to your destiny.
sacrifice unity
When you make a sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.