History Quote by Joseph Campbell

The connection between psychology, mythology, and literature is as important as the connection between psychology and biology and the hard sciences.

— Jordan Peterson

“Mythology and religion are relevant and remarkable, as they each represent imaginative truths – projections of human beings innermost desires – intermixed with fragments…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Psychology is ultimately mythology, the study of the stories of the soul.

— James Hillman

“Myths have always been archetypal realities, that through history or legend, remind the human being of his origin, his destiny, and the meaning of…

— Javier Cazañ

The disinterested imaginative core of mythology is what develops into literature, science, philosophy. Religion is applied mythology.

— Northrop Frye

I've come to the conclusion that mythology is really a form of archaeological psychology. Mythology gives you a sense of what a people believes,…

— George Lucas

“We have looked for myths that include us in great novels, music, the latest comic book, or even some stupid advertising campaign. We'll look…

— Kate Bornstein

“For most of human history, myths have survived through changing times because they did not demand to be seen as a literal retelling of…

— Jonah Sachs

“Psychoanalysis and Greek mythology are two sides of the same medallion. To put it differently: without classical mythology, there would be no psychoanalysis. If…

— Helen Morales

“Myths may not satisfy the demands of rationality or science, but they contain profound wisdom - provided one believes they do and is willing…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a primitive people's beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true…

— Ambrose Bierce

“Being mythological does wonders for one's ego.”

— Sylvia Plath