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
fall done ifs
You know the rule: If you are falling, dive. Do the thing that has to be done.
ideas fixed ifs
If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.
stuck ifs
If we fix on the old, we get stuck.
inspirational fall ifs
If you are falling....dive.
outcomes exciting ifs
Nothing is exciting if you know what the outcome is going to be.
path fronts ifs
If you can see your path clearly in front of you, it's probably someone else's.
anyone doors follow open
When you follow your bliss... doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else.
depth consciousness myth
A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in accord with that wisdom, which is the wisdom that is inherent within you anyhow. Your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own life.
real compassion humanity
You know, when real trouble comes your humanity is awakened. The fundamental human experience is that of compassion.
goes several
When Boeing goes down, it goes down for several years,
sacrifice unity
When you make a sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.
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.
contract strike workers
We do not think the Boeing IAM workers will strike when their contract expires on Sept. 2.
destiny enemies love thine
Love thine enemies because they are the instruments to your destiny.