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“As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm.
Jump.
It is not as wide as you think.” [p. 298]
As a fan of Joseph Campbell's writings I was excited to see a book titled "A Joseph Campbell Companion", especially prefixed by the words "Reflections on the Art of Living". It sounded like something right up my alley. How could you possibly go wrong with a title like that? The short answer is that this book is not organized in a helpful way. I was expecting something akin to Anne Charter's "Portable Beat Reader" where each section is well organized and documented and each entry is titled and
QUOTE: As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think. [p. 298]

Joseph Campbell has been a major revelation and a guru every since I first saw and heard him on the Bill Moyers special on Mythology. Campbell was a world famous scholar of mythology, but his works on mythology are not what you should read (unless you too are a mythologist). It is the wisdom that Campbell picked up as a mythologist that is what needs to be read. He wrote several wisdom books, but some of his best stuff was his verbal teachings, and the compilations of his sayings that abound in
Loved this book. Aligns to my personal philosophy and way of being. If you're a fan of Campbell, pick this up;-)
"Grandpa being as you studied mythology your whollle life... sit down and tell us what you think matters most in the living of it." All over the map... joyously broad... probably the closest you could get to having a very personal conversation with one of the foremost scholars of mythology. Campbell seems to have done more than merely study mythology in the cold clinical way I had always assumed... he "bought in" and drew deep life lessons from his studies that he applied to his own life. There
This is a fantastic view of Joseph Campbell in how he integrated his experience in mythology with building his own personal life. It's more than an autobiography and more than a self-help book, it's his journey and there are lessons that can be found by reading it. Finding a way to put aside the "Thou Shalt"'s is something I can use in my own life; especially in today's world where it can seem that one aspect of life takes over every other element. This is a book I will read again and again.
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Title | : | A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living |
Author | : | Joseph Campbell |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
Published | : | May 12th 1995 by Harper Perennial (first published 1991) |
Categories | : | Philosophy. Nonfiction. Fantasy. Mythology. Spirituality. Psychology. Religion |
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QUOTE:“As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm.
Jump.
It is not as wide as you think.” [p. 298]
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Original Title: | A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living |
ISBN: | 0060926171 (ISBN13: 9780060926175) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.41 From 2206 Users | 165 ReviewsWrite Up Regarding Books A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the integration of Western, Eastern & Aboriginal philosophies. Having just finished a Bhuddist book, I felt like this book was stuck in the duality, and could not give it more than 4 stars. In terms of morality, duality is the second stage, and quite basic. There is right and wrong, but there is also grey. I was also stuck on the fact that Campbell placed so much emphasis on the differences between men and women.Women have life thrust upon them, and menAs a fan of Joseph Campbell's writings I was excited to see a book titled "A Joseph Campbell Companion", especially prefixed by the words "Reflections on the Art of Living". It sounded like something right up my alley. How could you possibly go wrong with a title like that? The short answer is that this book is not organized in a helpful way. I was expecting something akin to Anne Charter's "Portable Beat Reader" where each section is well organized and documented and each entry is titled and
QUOTE: As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think. [p. 298]

Joseph Campbell has been a major revelation and a guru every since I first saw and heard him on the Bill Moyers special on Mythology. Campbell was a world famous scholar of mythology, but his works on mythology are not what you should read (unless you too are a mythologist). It is the wisdom that Campbell picked up as a mythologist that is what needs to be read. He wrote several wisdom books, but some of his best stuff was his verbal teachings, and the compilations of his sayings that abound in
Loved this book. Aligns to my personal philosophy and way of being. If you're a fan of Campbell, pick this up;-)
"Grandpa being as you studied mythology your whollle life... sit down and tell us what you think matters most in the living of it." All over the map... joyously broad... probably the closest you could get to having a very personal conversation with one of the foremost scholars of mythology. Campbell seems to have done more than merely study mythology in the cold clinical way I had always assumed... he "bought in" and drew deep life lessons from his studies that he applied to his own life. There
This is a fantastic view of Joseph Campbell in how he integrated his experience in mythology with building his own personal life. It's more than an autobiography and more than a self-help book, it's his journey and there are lessons that can be found by reading it. Finding a way to put aside the "Thou Shalt"'s is something I can use in my own life; especially in today's world where it can seem that one aspect of life takes over every other element. This is a book I will read again and again.
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