Joseph Campbell Function Quotations

Making the inner meet the outer is the function of the artist.

It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward.

It is the function of art to carry us beyond speech to experience.

The function of artists is "the mythologization of the world."

The experience of Eternity right here and now, is the function of life.

What is a god? A god is a personification of a motivating power of a value system that functions in human life and in the universe.

The function of (heroic) symbols is to give you a sense of Aha! Yes, I know what it is, it's myself.