No tribal rite has yet been recorded which attempts to keep winter from descending; on the contrary: the rites all prepare the community to endure, together with the rest of nature, the season of the terrible cold.
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For we have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heros of all time have gone before us.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote highlights that we are not alone in our endeavors; many have taken similar journeys before us.
Joseph Campbell suggests that while embarking on a personal journey or adventure can seem daunting, we are supported by the legacy of heroes and figures from history who have faced similar challenges. Their experiences and triumphs serve as a source of inspiration and courage, reminding us that we are part of a larger narrative that transcends time.
Themes
AdventureInspirationHeroJourneyLegacy
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about pursuing dreams, this quote can encourage individuals to embrace their paths.
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All quotes →Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half contends that they are not facts at all. As a result we have people who consider themselves believers because they accept metaphors as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphors are lies.
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Christianity isn’t moving people’s lives today. What’s moving people’s lives is the stock market and the baseball scores. What are people excited about? It’s a totally materialistic level that has taken over the world. There isn’t even an ideal that anybody’s fighting for.
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Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and our complacency are coming to an end. The exclusivism of there being only one way in which we can be saved, the idea that there is a single religious group that is in sole possession of the truth—that is the world as we know it that must pass away. What is the kingdom? It lies in our realization of the ubiquity of the divine presence in our neighbors, in our enemies, in all of us.
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The demon that you can swallow gives you it’s power, and the greater life’s pain, the greater life’s reply.
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And if there was no Fall, what then of the need for Redemption? What god was offended and by whom? Some especially touchy cave bear whose skull had been improperly enshrined?
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