“If your private dreams are out of accord with the public mythology you’ll be in trouble if you’re forced to live in that system – many visionaries and leaders… they’ve moved out of the society that would have protected them and into the dark forest, the world of fire, of original experience. Original experience has not been interpreted for you so you’ve got to work out your life for yourself… The courage to face trials and to bring in a whole new body of possibilities into the field of interpreted experience for other people to experience is the hero’s deed.” ~Joseph Campbell

Posted on October 29, 2013 by underthebluedoor • Posted in Art, General, Quotes • 2 Comments

Art by Anne Bachelier

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