If you realize what the real problem is-losing yourself-you realize that this itself is the ultimate trial.
Joseph Campbell
Self-awareness, Life Trials, Personal Journey, Identity, Inner Struggle, Realization
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More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“Myth is what we call other people’s religion.” Joseph Campbell
Religious Myth, Cultural Beliefs, Myth Interpretation, Religion, Philosophy, Understanding
Joseph Campbell Religious Myth, Cultural Beliefs, Myth Interpretation, Religion, Philosophy, Understanding“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Joseph Campbell
Blissful Opportunities, Universe’s Support, Bliss, Opportunities, Universe, Support
Joseph Campbell Blissful Opportunities, Universe’s Support, Bliss, Opportunities, Universe, Support“When you get to be older, and the concerns of the day have all been attended to, and you turn to the inner life – well, if you don’t know where it is or what it is, you’ll be sorry.” Joseph Campbell
Inner Life, Aging Reflection, Self-Knowledge, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Priorities
Joseph Campbell Inner Life, Aging Reflection, Self-Knowledge, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Priorities“The adventure of the hero represents the moment in his life when he achieved illumination – the nuclear moment when, while still alive, he found and opened the road to the light beyond the dark walls of our living death.” Joseph Campbell
Hero’s Illumination, Path To Light, Hero, Illumination, Light, Path
Joseph Campbell Hero’s Illumination, Path To Light, Hero, Illumination, Light, Path“Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life’s possibilities.” Joseph Campbell
Wealth And Potential, Energy Of Money, Wealth, Energy, Money, Potential
Joseph Campbell Wealth And Potential, Energy Of Money, Wealth, Energy, Money, Potential“No one in the world was ever you before, with your particular gifts and abilities and possibilities.” Joseph Campbell
Unique Potential, Individual Gifts, Life Possibilities, Potential, Self, Uniqueness
Joseph Campbell Unique Potential, Individual Gifts, Life Possibilities, Potential, Self, Uniqueness“And so every one of us shares the supreme ordeal – carries the cross of the redeemer – not in the bright moments of his tribe’s great victories, but in the silences of his personal despair.” Joseph Campbell
Supreme Ordeal, Personal Struggle, Redemption, Despair, Hero’s Journey, Human Experience
Joseph Campbell Supreme Ordeal, Personal Struggle, Redemption, Despair, Hero’s Journey, Human Experience“Religion is misunderstood mythology.” Joseph Campbell
Religious Myths, Misinterpretation, Religion, Mythology, Misunderstanding, Myths
Joseph Campbell Religious Myths, Misinterpretation, Religion, Mythology, Misunderstanding, Myths“Everything, all the time, is causing everything else.” Joseph Campbell
Interconnectedness, Life, Cause And Effect, Philosophy, Existence, Energy
Joseph Campbell Interconnectedness, Life, Cause And Effect, Philosophy, Existence, Energy“Myths are the world’s dreams. They are archetypal dreams and deal with great human problems. Myths and dreams come from the same place. They come from realizations of some kind that then have to find expression in symbolic form.” Joseph Campbell
Mythic Dreams, Archetypal Expression, Human Struggles, Mythology, Dreams, Expression
Joseph Campbell Mythic Dreams, Archetypal Expression, Human Struggles, Mythology, Dreams, Expression“Every hero must have the courage to be alone, to take the journey for himself.” Joseph Campbell
Hero Courage, Personal Journey, Self Discovery, Courage, Heroism, Independence
Joseph Campbell Hero Courage, Personal Journey, Self Discovery, Courage, Heroism, Independence“The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves.” Joseph Campbell
Self-awareness, Inner Voice, Personal Reflection, Lost Connection, Conscious Living, Silence
Joseph Campbell Self-awareness, Inner Voice, Personal Reflection, Lost Connection, Conscious Living, Silence“The crux of the curious difficulty lies in the fact that our conscious views of what life ought to be seldom correspond to what life really is.” Joseph Campbell
Life Expectations, Reality Check, Self-awareness, Perspective, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Joseph Campbell Life Expectations, Reality Check, Self-awareness, Perspective, Personal Growth, Wisdom“The insecure way is the secure way.” Joseph Campbell
Uncertain Path, Hidden Security, Risk Reward, Bold Decisions, Paradox Insights, Life Challenges
Joseph Campbell Uncertain Path, Hidden Security, Risk Reward, Bold Decisions, Paradox Insights, Life Challenges“What you have to do, you do with play. The universe is God’s play.” Joseph Campbell
Playful Living, Universal Dance, Play, Living, Universe, Dance
Joseph Campbell Playful Living, Universal Dance, Play, Living, Universe, Dance“He has yet to confront society with this ego-shattering, life-redeeming elixir, and take the return blow of reasonable queries, hard resentment, and good people at a loss to comprehend.” Joseph Campbell
Society, Ego, Life Lessons, Transformation, Resistance, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Society, Ego, Life Lessons, Transformation, Resistance, Philosophy“Man was not breathed into the earth. Man came out of the earth.” Joseph Campbell
Existence, Humanity, Earth, Origins, Nature, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Existence, Humanity, Earth, Origins, Nature, Philosophy“To translate knowledge and information into experience: that seems to be the function of literature and art.” Joseph Campbell
Knowledge In Art, Literature’s Purpose, Knowledge, Art, Literature, Purpose
Joseph Campbell Knowledge In Art, Literature’s Purpose, Knowledge, Art, Literature, Purpose“Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now.” Joseph Campbell
Perspective, Change, Awareness, Transformation, Divine Presence, Enlightenment
Joseph Campbell Perspective, Change, Awareness, Transformation, Divine Presence, Enlightenment“There is an Indian fable of three beings who drank from a river: one was a god, and he drank ambrosia; one was a man, and he drank water; and one was a demon, and he drank filth. What you get is a function of your own consciousness.” Joseph Campbell
Consciousness, Fable Meaning, Personal Perception, Spiritual Wisdom, Transformation, Life Choices
Joseph Campbell Consciousness, Fable Meaning, Personal Perception, Spiritual Wisdom, Transformation, Life Choices