The return and reintegration with society, which is indispensable to the continuous circulation of spiritual energy into the world, and which, from the standpoint of the community, is the justification of the long retreat, the hero himself may find the most difficult requirement of all. For if he has won through, like the Buddha, to the profound repose of complete enlightenment, there is danger that the bliss of this experience may annihilate all recollection of, interest in, or hope for, the sorrows of the world; or else the problem of making known the way of illumination to people wrapped in economic problems may seem too great to solve.
Joseph CampbellTags: mythology-philosophy
It may seem odd to say that the men who made the myths disliked the irrational and had a love for facts; but it is true, no matter how wildly fantastic some of the stories are...
Edith HamiltonTags: fantasy creation facts mythology-philosophy
Like the wave of a magic wand, knowing the mythic heritage of a place can re-enchant the landscape.
Linda FoubisterTags: mythology-philosophy
Mythology, in other words, is psychology misread as biography, history, and cosmology.
Joseph CampbellTags: mythology-philosophy
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