The function of ritual, as I understand it, is to give form to human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth.
Joseph CampbellA sound precipitates air, then fire, then water and earth- and that's how the world becomes.
Joseph CampbellIt may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).
Joseph CampbellIs the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?
Joseph Campbell