Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
Joseph Campbell
Personal Sanctuary, Sacred Space, Sanctuary, Sacred, Personal, Space
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“When you follow your bliss, you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open the doors to you.” Joseph Campbell
Following Bliss, Life’s Connections, Bliss, Life, Connections, Journey
Joseph Campbell Following Bliss, Life’s Connections, Bliss, Life, Connections, Journey“Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.” Joseph Campbell
Personal Responsibility, Accountability In Life, Responsibility, Life, Accountability, Choices
Joseph Campbell Personal Responsibility, Accountability In Life, Responsibility, Life, Accountability, Choices“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” Joseph Campbell
Life Balance, Universe Connection, Harmony, Spiritual Alignment, Self-awareness, Nature
Joseph Campbell Life Balance, Universe Connection, Harmony, Spiritual Alignment, Self-awareness, Nature“Art is the clothing of a revelation.” Joseph Campbell
Artistic Expression, Revelation In Art, Art, Expression, Revelation, Creativity
Joseph Campbell Artistic Expression, Revelation In Art, Art, Expression, Revelation, Creativity“My definition of mythology is “other people’s religion”, which suggests that ours must be something else. My definition of religion, then, is “misunderstood mythology” – and the misunderstanding consists in mistaking the symbol for the reference. So all the historic events that are so important to us in our tradition should not be important to us in any way except as symbols of power within ourselves.” Joseph Campbell
Mythology, Religion, Symbols, Spirituality, Understanding, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Mythology, Religion, Symbols, Spirituality, Understanding, Philosophy“We have to let go of our plans if we are to become the person we are meant to be.” Joseph Campbell
Letting Go, Personal Growth, Self Transformation, New Beginnings, Inner Discovery, True Potential
Joseph Campbell Letting Go, Personal Growth, Self Transformation, New Beginnings, Inner Discovery, True Potential“Vegetarians are people who cannot hear tomatos screaming.” Joseph Campbell
Humor, Vegetarianism, Perspective, Life Choices, Compassion, Diet
Joseph Campbell Humor, Vegetarianism, Perspective, Life Choices, Compassion, Diet“The myth does not point to a fact; the myth points beyond facts to something that informs the fact.” Joseph Campbell
Myth, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Insight
Joseph Campbell Myth, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Insight“There’s nothing militant about Jesus. I don’t read anything like that in any of the gospels. Peter drew his sword and cut off the servant’s ear, and Jesus said, “Put back thy sword, Peter.” But Peter has had his sword out and at work ever since.” Joseph Campbell
Religion, Peace, Wisdom, Violence, Spirituality, Leadership
Joseph Campbell Religion, Peace, Wisdom, Violence, Spirituality, Leadership“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. I think ritual is terribly important.” Joseph Campbell
Ritual, Myth, Wisdom, Consciousness, Spiritual Practice, Self-connection
Joseph Campbell Ritual, Myth, Wisdom, Consciousness, Spiritual Practice, Self-connection“First you must find your trajectory, and then comes the social coordination.” Joseph Campbell
Life Trajectory, Social Coordination, Path Finding, Life, Success, Direction
Joseph Campbell Life Trajectory, Social Coordination, Path Finding, Life, Success, Direction“I will never forget the experience I had when I was in Japan, a place that never heard of the Fall and the Garden of Eden. One of the Shinto texts says that the processes of nature cannot be evil. Every natural impulse is not to be corrected but to be sublimated, to be beautified. There is a glorious interest in the beauty of nature and cooperation with nature, so that in some of those gardens you don’t know where nature begins and art ends – this was a tremendous experience.” Joseph Campbell
Nature, Beauty, Japan, Spirituality, Art, Harmony
Joseph Campbell Nature, Beauty, Japan, Spirituality, Art, Harmony“The mighty hero of extraordinary powers, able to lift Mount Govardhan on a finger, and to fill himself with the terrible glory of the universe, is each of us: not the physical self visible in the mirror, but the King within.” Joseph Campbell
Inner Strength, Heroic Self, Strength, Hero, Inner, Power
Joseph Campbell Inner Strength, Heroic Self, Strength, Hero, Inner, Power“The conquest of fear yields the courage of life. That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure – fearlessness and achievement.” Joseph Campbell
Conquering Fear, Courageous Life, Heroic Adventure, Personal Growth, Fearlessness, Life Challenges
Joseph Campbell Conquering Fear, Courageous Life, Heroic Adventure, Personal Growth, Fearlessness, Life Challenges“I should have said, ‘Follow your blisters.’” Joseph Campbell
Persistence Advice, Overcoming Challenges, Work Hard, Effort, Resilience, Humor
Joseph Campbell Persistence Advice, Overcoming Challenges, Work Hard, Effort, Resilience, Humor“Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life.” Joseph Campbell
Character, Resilience, Life Lessons, Growth, Strength, Adversity
Joseph Campbell Character, Resilience, Life Lessons, Growth, Strength, Adversity“The mind of man, cleansed of secondary and merely temporal concerns, beholds with the radiance of a cleansed mirror a reflection of the rational mind of God.” Joseph Campbell
Mental Clarity, Spiritual Vision, Divine Understanding, Inner Peace, Pure Thoughts, Enlightenment
Joseph Campbell Mental Clarity, Spiritual Vision, Divine Understanding, Inner Peace, Pure Thoughts, Enlightenment“Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.” Joseph Campbell
Life Lessons, Experience, Uncertainty, Change, Journey, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Life Lessons, Experience, Uncertainty, Change, Journey, Philosophy“You really can’t follow a guru. You can’t ask somebody to give The Reason, but you can find one for yourself; you decide what the meaning of your life is to be. People talk about the meaning of life; there is no meaning of life – there are lots of meanings of different lives, and you must decide what you want your own to be.” Joseph Campbell
Self-discovery, Individual Meaning, Life’s Purpose, Guru, Personal Path, Meaning-making
Joseph Campbell Self-discovery, Individual Meaning, Life’s Purpose, Guru, Personal Path, Meaning-making