Art Quote by Joseph Campbell

Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human manifestation…

— Joseph Campbell

“Find your myth. As Joseph Campbell observed, "Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural…

— Robert Moss

“The great mythologist Joseph Campbell stated 'Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestations'.…

— Sophie Cornish

Myths are the world's dreams. They are archetypal dreams and deal with great human problems. Myths and dreams come from the same place. They…

— Joseph Campbell

A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

— Alan Watts

The claim that myth is always a narrative spin-off of ritual; the claim that myth is the projection of human anxieties onto a cosmological…

— Robert Bringhurst

A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.

— Rollo May

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and…

— D. H. Lawrence

There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves.

— Philipp Meyer

A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some aspect of…

— Christopher Vogler

Mythology is composed by poets out of their insights and realizations. Mythologies are not invented; they are found. You can no more tell us…

— Joseph Campbell

Myth is the system of basic metaphors, images, and stories that informs the perceptions, memories, and aspirations of a people; provides the rationale for…

— Sam Keen