I think of mythology as a function of biology; the energies of the body are the energies that … - Joseph Campbell

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I live in a perpetual present. I don't look back and I don't look forward. I just live from week to week.

Joseph Campbell

I think of mythology as a function of biology; the energies of the body are the energies that move the imagination. These energies are the source, then, of mythological imagery; in a mythological organization of symbols, the conflicts between the different organic impulses within the body are resolved and harmonized. You might say mythology is a formula for the harmonization of the energies of life.

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