Joseph Campbell

Mythology is to relate found truth to the living of a life.

Joseph Campbell

Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in reserve. And these are not disclosed unless required.

Joseph Campbell

One of our problems today is that we are not well acquainted with the literature of the spirit. We re interested in the news of the day and the problems of the hour.

Joseph Campbell

One thing that comes out in myths is that at the bottom of the abyss comes the voice of salvation. The black moment is the moment when the real message of transformation is going to come. At the darkest moment comes the light.

Joseph Campbell

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that.

Joseph Campbell

Our actual ultimate root is in our humanity, not in our personal genealogy.

Joseph Campbell

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

Joseph Campbell

People who don’t have a concept of the whole can do very unfortunate things.

Joseph Campbell

Perhaps some of us have to go through dark and devious ways before we can find the river of peace or the highroad to the soul’s destination.

Joseph Campbell

Poetry comes out of an elite experience, the experience of people whose ears are opened to the song of the universe.

Joseph Campbell