Joseph Campbell Quotes (Author of The Power of Myth)
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Joseph Campbell Quotes (Author of The Power of Myth)
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive.”
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Joseph Campbell, who through his study of the human experience through our ancestors’ stories, concluded that “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”80
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
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It was, above all, the authentic life he lived that instructs us. When he said that myths are clues to our deepest spiritual potential, able to lead us to delight, illumination, and even rapture, he spoke as one who had been to the places he was inviting others to visit.
Joseph Campbell • The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell’s words ring so true here: “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path.”
Agalia Tan added
“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path.”
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Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell
A quote by Joseph Campbell
People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive… so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive. —JOSEPH CAMPBELL
Elizabeth Lesser • Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
I now agree with Joseph Campbell, who through his study of the human experience through our ancestors’ stories, concluded that “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”