Vinculums of the Nexus
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The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.
~Joseph Campbell
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Follow your bliss.
~Joseph Campbell
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The agony of breaking through personal limitations is the agony of spiritual growth.
~Joseph Campbell
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A bit of advice given to a young Native American at the time of his initiation: "As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It’s not as wide as you think."
~Joseph Campbellfrom A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
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Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of your fate.†Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.†It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment–not discouragement–you will find the strength is there. Any disaster that you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow.
Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. You’ll see that this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.~Joseph Campbellfrom A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living -
You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or a path, it is someone else’s path. You are not on your own path. If you follow someone else’s way, you are not going to realize your potential.
~Joseph Campbellfrom A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living