The Hero with a Thousand Faces Spirituality Quotes

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Quote #10

And so, to grasp the full value of the mythological figures that have come down to us, we must understand that they are not only symptoms of the unconscious (as indeed are all human thoughts and acts) but also controlled and intended statements of certain spiritual principles, which have remained as constant throughout the course of human history as the form and nervous structure of the human physique itself. (239.1)

Our dreams, and the creativity that comes from our unconscious minds, are the way we have of interfacing with the fundamentals of the universe. Our bodies, the way our brains are physically put together, are the prefect way of collecting the signals from the great beyond and opening us up to what the world may hold for us.