#JosephCampbell #quote #Mythology
Survival, security, personal relationships, prestige, self-development–in my experience, those are exactly the values that a mythically-inspired person doesn’t live for. They had to do it the primary biological mode as understood by human consciousness. Mythology begins where madness starts. A person who is truly gripped by calling, by dedication, by belief, by a zeal, will sacrifice his security, will sacrifice even his life, will sacrifice personal relationships, will sacrifice prestige, and will think nothing of personal development; he will give himself entirely to his myth. Christ gives you the clue when he says, “He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.”
Joseph Campbell (Pathways to Bliss, 89)
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