Significance of the Whale Belly
Moyers: My favourite scene [in Starwars] was when they were in the garbage compactor and the walls were closing in, and I thought, “That's like the belly of the whale that swallowed Jonah.” Campbell: That's where they were, down in ......
Joseph Campbell - The Power of Myth "Nietzsche’s Three Transformations of the Spirit
In a kind of parable, Nietzsche describes what he calls the three transformations of the spirit. The first is that of the camel, of childhood and youth. The camel gets down on his knees and says, “Put a load on ......
Joseph Campbell - The Power Myth "Follow Your Bliss
Follow your bliss. If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are ......
Joseph Campbell - The Power Myth "The Importance of a Sacred Place
Bill Moyers: What does it mean, to have a sacred place? JOSEPH CAMPBELL: This is a term I like to use now as an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a room, or a certain hour a day ......
Joseph Campbell - The Power of Myth "The Cave You Fear
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger's lair before we would enter a dark cave. While caution is a useful instinct, ......
Joseph CampbellMaking Your Own Path
You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or path, it is someone else's path. You are not on your own path. If you follow someone else's way, you are ......
Joseph Campbell - The Hero's Journey "When Life Seems Most Challenging
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
Joseph Campbell