The function of (heroic) symbols is to give you a sense of Aha! Yes, I know what it is, it's myself. Joseph Campbell More Quotes by Joseph Campbell More Quotes From Joseph Campbell I think that Jean Houston has broken through to a new understanding of the sense and uses of inward-turned contemplation-a n understanding that leaves the Freudian schools of technique and theory far behind. The accent is not on the curing of disease but on the enlargement, rather, of our health. Joseph Campbell broken school thinking The schizophrenic is drowning in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight. Edgar Cayce made the same observation in his readings Joseph Campbell reading swim water The Deadheads are doing the dance of life and this I would say is the answer to the atom bomb. Joseph Campbell atoms bombs dancing Hell is life drying up. Joseph Campbell hell The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of which illumination is to be won. Joseph Campbell illumination noble solitude Seek to know the power that is within you. Joseph Campbell within-you power knows There's always the possibility of a fiasco. But there's also the possibility of bliss. Joseph Campbell fiasco bliss possibility There have been systems of religion where the mother is the prime parent, the source, and she's really a more immediate parent than the father, because one is born from the mother...so that the image of the woman is the image of the world. Joseph Campbell parent mother father The folktale is the primer of the picture-language of the soul. Joseph Campbell folktales language soul Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path. Joseph Campbell following-your-own-path bliss steps A myth doesn't have to be real to be true. Joseph Campbell being-real being-true real There is no security in following the call to adventure. Joseph Campbell security following adventure The realms of the gods and demons - heaven, purgatory, hell - are of the substance of dreams. Myth, in this view, is the dream of the world. Joseph Campbell views dream heaven To find your own way is to follow your bliss. This involves analysis, watching yourself and seeing where real deep bliss is -- not the quick little excitement , but the real deep, life-filling bliss. Joseph Campbell deep-life analysis real What gods are there, what gods have there ever been, that were not from man's imagination? Joseph Campbell imagination men religion When an idea is important to a person or culture it will find its way into imagery. Joseph Campbell important culture ideas The passage of the mythological hero may be over ground, incidentally; fundamentally it is inward--into depths where obscure resistances are overcome, and long lost, forgotten powers are revivified, to be made available for the transfiguration of the world. Joseph Campbell hero overcoming long You are the Hero of your own Story. Joseph Campbell suspense-novels suspense hero The purpose of the journey is compassion. When you have come past the pairs of opposites, you have reached compassion. Joseph Campbell compassion journey past Your ego is your embodiment and your self is your potentiality and that's what you listen to when you listen for the voice of inspiration and the voice of 'What am I here for? What can I possibly make of myself?' Joseph Campbell voice self inspirational