Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and our complacency are coming to an end.

I prefer the gradual path My feeling is that mythic forms reveal themselves gradually in the course of your life if you know what they are and how to pay attention to their emergence. My own initiation into the mythic depths of the unconscious has been through the mind, through the books that surround me in this library. I have recognized in my quest all the stages of the hero's journey. I had my calls to adventure, my guides, demons, and illuminations.

The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag.

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.

What is required is the finding of that Immovable Point within one's self, which is not shaken by any of those tempests which the Buddhists call 'the eight karmic winds': 1-fear of pain, 2-desire for pleasure; 3-fear of loss; 4-desire for gain; 5-fear of blame, 6-desire for praise; 7-fear of disgrace; [and] 8-desire for fame.

There is no security in following the call to adventure.

The warrior’s approach is to say ‘yes’ to life: ‘yes’ to it all.