Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human manifestation.
Joseph CampbellFor we have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heros of all time have gone before us.
Joseph CampbellThere are now no more horizons. And with the dissolution of horizons we have experienced and are experiencing collisions, terrific collisions, not only of peoples but also of their mythologies. It is as when dividing panels are withdrawn from between chambers of very hot and very cold airs: there is a rush of these forces together.
Joseph CampbellMyth must be kept alive. The people who can keep it alive are the artists of one kind or another.
Joseph CampbellAnything you do has a still point. When you are in that still point, you can perform maximally.
Joseph CampbellWhen you look at that nature world it becomes an icon, it becomes a holy picture that speaks of the origins of the world. Almost every mythology sees the origins of life coming out of water. And, curiously, that's true. It's amusing that the origin of life out of water is in myths and then again, finally, in science, we find the same thing. It's exactly so.
Joseph Campbell