http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/joseph-campbell-shedding-skin en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</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>Nietzsche made a brilliant comment on this as well: </p><p><em>&quot;Shedding one's skin. The snake that cannot shed its skin perishes. So do the spirits who are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be spirit.&quot;</em></p><p>We MUST shed our old selves to transform into the new.</p><p>&hellip;</p><p>How&rsquo;s your skin?</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:12 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:176:176 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/176