http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/joseph-campbell-hero-rsquo-s-forest en-us 60 <p>I&#8217;ll call this a test as my replies have not been accepted for over a week by the system.</p> <p>Joseph Campbell is my number 2 hero and mentor. He woke me up years ago with his TV progam about Myths with Bill Moyer&#8217;s interviewing him. As a result I have read his biography and many of his favorite books including his own edited version of Carl Jung&#8217;s writings. But one of his favorites was the Upanishads. And I listened to the audio book version of his The Hero of a Thousand Faces. I mention all this to show how much I respect Campbell. Even though I admire him greatly I strongly believe there is little worry that I will follow anyone else&#8217;s life path. For as soon as I start understanding my personal experiences I begin my very own set of experiences that are unique to me. Perhaps my heros show me the general way out of the forest but they don&#8217;t ever determine my individual steps along the way.</p> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:04:00 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:175:681 waltww http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/175 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. </em></p><p align="center"><em>Where there is a way or a path, it is someone else&rsquo;s path. You are not on your own path.</em></p><p align="center"><em>If you follow someone else&rsquo;s way, you are not going to realize your potential.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center">~ Joseph Campbell, 20th Century Philosopher &amp; Mythology Expert</p><p align="center">from <em>A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living</em></p><p>That pretty much sums it up.</p><p>Are you following someone else&rsquo;s path? If so, you aren&rsquo;t going to realize your potential.</p><p>Engage in your hero&rsquo;s journey!</p><p>Find your own way.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:12 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:175:175 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/175