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
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More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“There is a condescension on the part of the infinite to the mind of man. That is what looks like God.” Joseph Campbell
God, Infinite, Human Perception, Divine Understanding, Humility, Spirituality
Joseph Campbell God, Infinite, Human Perception, Divine Understanding, Humility, Spirituality“The images of Myth are reflections of Spiritual and Depth potentialities of every one of us. Through contemplating those we evoke those powers in our own lives to operate through ourselves.” Joseph Campbell
Mythical Images, Spiritual Reflection, Depth Potential, Mythology, Spirituality, Power
Joseph Campbell Mythical Images, Spiritual Reflection, Depth Potential, Mythology, Spirituality, Power“Making the inner meet the outer is the function of the artist.” Joseph Campbell
Art, Creativity, Inner Expression, Outer Reality, Self-expression, Transformation
Joseph Campbell Art, Creativity, Inner Expression, Outer Reality, Self-expression, Transformation“The water in which the mystic swims is the same water a madman drowns in.” Joseph Campbell
Mysticism, Madness, Perception, Depth, Consciousness, Water
Joseph Campbell Mysticism, Madness, Perception, Depth, Consciousness, Water“The hero journey is inside of you; tear off the veils and open the mystery of your self.” Joseph Campbell
Hero, Self-Discovery, Journey, Identity, Growth, Courage
Joseph Campbell Hero, Self-Discovery, Journey, Identity, Growth, Courage“A myth is something that has never happened, but is happening all the time.” Joseph Campbell
Myth, Timelessness, Reality, Perception, Storytelling, Imagination
Joseph Campbell Myth, Timelessness, Reality, Perception, Storytelling, Imagination“When you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.” Joseph Campbell
Inner Strength, Strength In Adversity, Strength, Inner, Adversity, Resilience
Joseph Campbell Inner Strength, Strength In Adversity, Strength, Inner, Adversity, Resilience“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“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“You don’t ask what a dance means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what the world means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what you mean. You enjoy it.” Joseph Campbell
Life’s Enjoyment, Meaning In Experience, Enjoyment, Life, Meaning, Experience
Joseph Campbell Life’s Enjoyment, Meaning In Experience, Enjoyment, Life, Meaning, Experience“The object becomes aesthetically significant when it becomes metaphysically significant.” Joseph Campbell
Aesthetics, Metaphysics, Significance, Beauty, Art, Perception
Joseph Campbell Aesthetics, Metaphysics, Significance, Beauty, Art, Perception“Vegetarianism is the first turning away from life, because life lives on lives. Vegetarians are just eating something that can’t run away.” Joseph Campbell
Vegetarian Philosophy, Life Ethics, Food Chain, Perspectives, Humor, Controversy
Joseph Campbell Vegetarian Philosophy, Life Ethics, Food Chain, Perspectives, Humor, Controversy“Mythological symbols touch and exhilarate centers of life beyond the reach of vocabularies of reason and coercion.” Joseph Campbell
Myth Symbols, Spiritual Language, Life Beyond Words, Reason Limits, Transcendence, Meaning
Joseph Campbell Myth Symbols, Spiritual Language, Life Beyond Words, Reason Limits, Transcendence, Meaning“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“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be.” Joseph Campbell
Personal Space, Reflection, Creative Time, Solitude, Mindfulness, Self-expression
Joseph Campbell Personal Space, Reflection, Creative Time, Solitude, Mindfulness, Self-expression“People forget facts, but they remember stories.” Joseph Campbell
Memory, Storytelling, Facts, Life Experiences, Legacy, Human Nature
Joseph Campbell Memory, Storytelling, Facts, Life Experiences, Legacy, Human Nature“Great Brahma from his mystic heaven groans, And all his priesthood moans.” Joseph Campbell
Brahma, Religion, Mysticism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Suffering
Joseph Campbell Brahma, Religion, Mysticism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Suffering“If you live with the myths in your mind, you will find yourself always in mythological situations. They cover everything that can happen to you. And that enables you to interpret the myth in relation to life, as well as life in relation to myth.” Joseph Campbell
Mythology, Life Interpretation, Ancient Wisdom, Mythic Thinking, Cultural Narratives, Perspective
Joseph Campbell Mythology, Life Interpretation, Ancient Wisdom, Mythic Thinking, Cultural Narratives, Perspective