Death is a disintegration of the old in favor of the true. Who are we, what are we, where are we, why are we, and how are we in this lifetime? We can ask the same of our ancestors and ancients, just as our children and descendants will ask the same of us.
https://wildhunt.org/2025/04/death-helps-us-find-balance-between-too-much-and-not-enough.html
A joyful heart is good medicine. Check out the Introduction/Trailer episode of The Laughing Mystics #podcast. Explore the intersections of religious mysticism and depth psychology served with curiosity, joy, and lots of laughter #Jungian #JosephCampbell #richardrohr open.spotify.com/episode/1Ln2...
A ritual is the enactment of a myth. By participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual...your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own life #JosephCampbell
TIL: That Joseph Campbell is trash, universal myths aren't going to save us but maybe folklore can. 
What's your favorite folk lore or public domain story that talks shit about rich people and/or monarchs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zR4lWyVN8
Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is. #JosephCampbell
To see life as a poem and yourself participating in a poem is what the myth does for you. #JosephCampbell
@GayDeceiver
The Odd Couple.
Laurel and Hardy.
Martin and Lewis
Abbott and Costello.
Take your pick.
Comic relief.
#Jung
#Archetypes
#HerosJourney
#JosephCampbell
The Greek goddess Athena carried a shield bearing the likeness of Medusa, whose essence (when directed by Asclepius, god of medicinal arts) bestowed both protection and healing.
The 1975 TV series Wonder Woman featured its hero, also bearing a shield, fighting the Nazis.
While they posed a genuine threat to the world, the show's villains were not the smartest.
Create Your Own Meaning!
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“The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning.” — Joseph Campbell 
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Life is what you make of it! Embrace your journey and define your purpose.
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Focus on what brings you joy, fulfillment, and connection. Remember, every moment is an opportunity to create meaning in your life! 
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#MeaningOfLife #JosephCampbell #CreateYourOwnPath #LiveFully #Inspiration #SelfDiscovery #JoyfulLiving #Empowerment #LifeJourney #Mindfulness
𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 -“𝗦𝗮𝗸𝗲 & 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀” -
Campbell's notes on his trip to India and Japan pre-Masks of God, less content-heavy than readers might want, but a comfortable read into his own manner and raw thinking on his experiences.
#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #3words #josephcampbell #sakeandsatori #japan #travelogue #mythology #buddhism #herosjourney
« The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature. »
― Joseph Campbell
· https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/723498183334969344/the-goal-of-life-is-to-make-your-heartbeat-match
Enjoyed a break from news to hear a bonus episode of the Joseph Campbell podcast, Pathways. I always like these old talks from the 60s & 70s but whew, he does blurt out some of those old sexist or racist things sometimes. #JosephCampbell #mythology https://pathways-with-joseph-campbell.simplecast.com/episodes/bonus-mythologies-of-quest-and-illumination
If you find #JosephCampbell interesting, the Pathways with Joseph Campbell #podcast has started its 4th season.
𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -
The next pile of books to immerse myself in!
#literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #Harukimurakami #myungmikim #commons #lingma #severance #yuhua #chinaintenwords #akira #katsuhirootomo #novelistasavocation #josephcampbell #sakeandsatori #aleksandarhemon #thelazarusproject #salmanrushdie #knife #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth
@mariapopova #JosephCampbell was a misogynist #Nazi sympathizer who built his popularity on perpetuation and lionization of the myth of the white, male, #Eurocentric person and ideology as the epitome of all #human achievement.
It is long past time to stop using any of his theories as anything but examples of incomplete, incompetent, and incorrect assumptions based on a limited and biased worldview.
#link, Part 1: https://youtu.be/Q9zR4lWyVN8?si=ZLidn8plixgiIE3a
#link, Part 2: https://youtu.be/ET4BJIdZKa0?si=nuaJzyvDbLTBpG_F
I don’t know about you, but I’ve absolutely had enough of it: the story structure known as the hero’s journey. While these stories make for great escapism, they’re not great for actually changing the world. Let’s let solarpunk stories dump the hero’s journey, even as a means to explore life in a solarpunk future. Let’s use all the other story structures instead.
-@xtinadlr
https://www.solarpunkpresents.com/blog/its-time-to-bring-the-heros-journey
Look at what arrived today, while I was hithering and thithering, from The Edmonton Book Store!
