Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in reserve. And these are not disclosed unless required.
Joseph Campbell
Hesitation, Inner Secrets, Psychological Depth, Self-discovery, Hidden Potential, Patience
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Hero Courage | Heart Wisdom | Aesthetics | World View | Journey Support | Moral Clarity | Humility | Timeless Stories | Regrets | Life Cycle | Worship And Potential | Majority Rule | Inner Journey | Personal Adventure | Living Wisdom | System Comparison | Moving Forward | Inner Despair | Varied Perspectives | Self Potential | More
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“The call is to leave a certain social situation, move into your own loneliness and find the jewel, the center that’s impossible to find when you’re socially engaged. You are thrown off-center, and when you feel off-center, it’s time to go. This is the departure when the hero feels something has been lost and goes to find it. You are to cross the threshold into new life. It’s a dangerous adventure, because you are moving out of the sphere of the knowledge of you and your community.” Joseph Campbell
Lonely Journey, Hero’s Call, Self Discovery, Threshold Crossing, Inner Transformation, New Beginnings
Joseph Campbell Lonely Journey, Hero’s Call, Self Discovery, Threshold Crossing, Inner Transformation, New Beginnings“Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt: “The Fates lead him who will; him who won’t, they drag.” Joseph Campbell
Fate, Free Will, Destiny, Choice, Life, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Fate, Free Will, Destiny, Choice, Life, Philosophy“How to teach again what has been taught correctly it incorrectly 1000 thousand times, throughout the millenniums of mankind’s prudent folly? That is the hero’s ultimate difficult task. How to render back into light-world language the speech-defying pronouncements of the dark? Many failures attest to the difficulties of this life-affirmative threshold.” Joseph Campbell
Hero Teaching, Life Struggles, Language Barrier, Teaching, Wisdom, Heroism
Joseph Campbell Hero Teaching, Life Struggles, Language Barrier, Teaching, Wisdom, Heroism“The imitation of Christ is the joyful participation in the sorrows of the world.” Joseph Campbell
Heroic Sacrifice, Spiritual Journey, Selfless Devotion, Inner Peace, Religious Philosophy, Divine Compassion
Joseph Campbell Heroic Sacrifice, Spiritual Journey, Selfless Devotion, Inner Peace, Religious Philosophy, Divine Compassion“People can go very badly awry in this individual quest. But when the quest is fortunate, there comes a lifetime of creative innovative action.” Joseph Campbell
Individual Quest, Creativity, Innovation, Life Journey, Personal Growth, Fortune
Joseph Campbell Individual Quest, Creativity, Innovation, Life Journey, Personal Growth, Fortune“Chief Seattle, of the Indians that inhabited the Seattle area, wrote a wonderful paper that has to do with putting oneself in tune with the universe. He said.” Joseph Campbell
Chief Seattle, Spiritual Harmony, Universe Tune, Wisdom, Nature, Spirituality
Joseph Campbell Chief Seattle, Spiritual Harmony, Universe Tune, Wisdom, Nature, Spirituality“The courage to face the trials and to bring a whole new body of possibilities into the field of interpreted experience for other people to experience – that is the hero’s deed.” Joseph Campbell
Courage Trials, Hero’s Achievement, Possibilities Expansion, Bravery, Contribution, Experience
Joseph Campbell Courage Trials, Hero’s Achievement, Possibilities Expansion, Bravery, Contribution, Experience“The Hindus, for example, don’t believe in special revelation. They speak of a state in which the ears have opened to the song of the universe. Here the eye has opened to the radiance of the mind of God. And that’s a fundamental deist idea.” Joseph Campbell
Hinduism Belief, Revelation State, Divine Radiance, Spirituality, Religion, Enlightenment
Joseph Campbell Hinduism Belief, Revelation State, Divine Radiance, Spirituality, Religion, Enlightenment“They are equals, but not the same, because when you lose the tension of polarities you lose the tension of life.” Joseph Campbell
Polarities, Equality, Balance, Tension, Life Forces, Duality
Joseph Campbell Polarities, Equality, Balance, Tension, Life Forces, Duality“Where we had thought to travel outward, we will come to the center of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world.” Joseph Campbell
Inner Journey, Self Existence, World Connection, Life, Transformation, Unity
Joseph Campbell Inner Journey, Self Existence, World Connection, Life, Transformation, Unity“Economics and politics are the governing powers of life today, and that’s why everything is so screwy.” Joseph Campbell
Economics, Politics, Life, Society, Social Issues, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Economics, Politics, Life, Society, Social Issues, Philosophy“Behind all these manifestations is the one radiance, which shines through all things. The function of art is to reveal this radiance through the created object.” Joseph Campbell
Art And Radiance, Creative Illumination, Art, Radiance, Creativity, Illumination
Joseph Campbell Art And Radiance, Creative Illumination, Art, Radiance, Creativity, Illumination“Don’t do anything that isn’t play.” Joseph Campbell
Play, Enjoyment, Fun, Freedom, Life, Creativity
Joseph Campbell Play, Enjoyment, Fun, Freedom, Life, Creativity“And more important, all the life-potentialities that we never managed to bring to adult realization, those other portions of ourself, are there; for such golden seeds do not die. If only a portion of that lost totality could be dredged up into the light of day, we should experience a marvelous expansion of our powers, a vivid renewal of life.” Joseph Campbell
Personal Potential, Self-expansion, Lost Possibilities, Life Growth, Renewal, Transformation
Joseph Campbell Personal Potential, Self-expansion, Lost Possibilities, Life Growth, Renewal, Transformation“When we follow our bliss, we are met by a thousand unseen helping hands.” Joseph Campbell
Following Bliss, Unseen Forces, Spiritual Guidance, Life Path, Personal Growth, Intuition
Joseph Campbell Following Bliss, Unseen Forces, Spiritual Guidance, Life Path, Personal Growth, Intuition“It is by means of our own victories, if we are not regenerated, that the work of Nemesis is wrought: doom breaks from the shell of our very virtue.” Joseph Campbell
Victory, Virtue, Fate, Nemesis, Personal Growth, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Victory, Virtue, Fate, Nemesis, Personal Growth, Philosophy“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“If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.” Joseph Campbell
Letting Go, Personal Growth, Change Embrace, Adaptability, Flexibility, Progress
Joseph Campbell Letting Go, Personal Growth, Change Embrace, Adaptability, Flexibility, Progress