You changed the definition of a myth from the search for me… - Joseph Campbell

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You changed the definition of a myth from the search for meaning to the experience of meaning. CAMPBELL: Experience of life.

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Joseph Campbell (26 March 1904 – 30 October 1987) was an American professor, writer, and orator most famous for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion.

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Birth Name: Joseph John Campbell Smith

Alternative Names: Joseph John Campbell • Joseph Cambell

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How does the ordinary person come to the transcendent? For a start, I would say, study poetry. Learn how to read a poem. You need not have the experience to get the message, or at least some indication of the message. It may come gradually. (92)

Hay más realidad en una imagen que en una palabra

The black moment is the moment when the real message of transformation is going to come. At the darkest moment comes the light.

You changed the definition of a myth from the search for meaning to the experience of meaning. CAMPBELL: Experience of life. - Joseph Campbell

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