Week 31 · modern

Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell spent his life reading myths from every culture, every continent, across every century. And he found something startling...they're all telling the same story. A person leaves home, faces trials, meets a mentor, descends into darkness, and returns transformed. He called it the monomyth, or the hero's journey. George Lucas used it to write Star Wars. But Campbell didn't care about Hollywood. He thought your life was already following the pattern.

“"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." He said that to students who wanted to know the shortcut. There isn't one.”