Joseph Campbell held a unique place in the culture for his ability to bring the healing power of myth and archetype to contemporary audiences. This simple, beautifully designed collection of cards continues that work, helping readers connect to wisdom ancient and modern on a daily basis. Including a built-in prop-up frame for display, Follow Your Bliss contains timeless quotes from a wide range of Campbell’s work, divided into four guiding themes from his teachings: The Psychological, The Sociological, The Cosmological, and The Metaphysical. Practical yet provocative, each card features the brushstroke Zen circle that is the imprimatur of The Joseph Campbell Foundation, with a distinct color for each category in the deck. Enclosed in a box with an intricate tapestry border design, Follow Your Bliss is an ideal gift for both the committed seeker and the casual reader looking for simple guidance in a chaotic world.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Play Black Jack With Joseph Campbell,
This review is from: The Follow Your Bliss Deck: 52 Inspiration Cards (Cards)
"What you have to do, you do with play. The universe is God's play." - Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) was perhaps one of the foremost authors responsible for bring mythology to a mass audience. The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers introduced myth, symbol, and archetypes to a contemporary audience and Campbell's works influence many to this day. The Follow Your Bliss deck is a set of 52 playful inspiration cards, each of which features a quotation on the psychological, cosmological, sociological, or metaphysical aspects of Joseph Campbell's work. The unique box has a built-in frame for displaying a favorite card or a rotation of reflections. Interestingly, these cards also functions as thought-provoking playing cards. Yes, you read right. Individuals can now play blackjack with Joseph Campbell! The quotes found in the Follow Your Bliss Deck are culled from books in New World Library's Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series which includes The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion, Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation, and others. The back of the cards feature an intricate tapestry with subdued hues of burnt orange, cornflower blue, and gold, as well as the open circle logo of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. The other side depicts a quote from Campbell, arranged according to four background colors/suits. Symbols of traditional playing cards-A-10 and J-K-are in the upper left corner of each card, enabling game play. Some of the quotes found in the Follow Your Bliss Deck include: "There's nothing you can do that's more important than being fulfilled. You become a sign, you become a signal, transparent to transcendence; in this way, you will find, live, and become a realization of your own personal myth." (Pathways to Bliss) "It is the function of art to carry us beyond speech to experience." (Sake and Satori) "Since divinity is the essence of every being, we must not let our moral judgments obscure from us the fact that God is shining through all things, even those of which we cannot approve." (Baksheesh & Brahman) "Myths, like dreams, are an upworking of the unconscious mind." (A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake "Life throws up around us these temptations, these distractions, and the problem is to find the immovable center within. Then you can survive anything. Myth will help you do that. This doesn't mean you shouldn't go out on picket lines about atomic research. Go ahead, but do it playfully. The universe is God's play." (Myths of Light) An attractive collection, the Follow Your Bliss Cards is a great way to have Campbell's wisdom at your fingertips. If you enjoy mythology and Joseph Campbell, you'll likely take great pleasure in using this deck. It would also make a great gift for those interested in myth, symbol, and existential exploration. (To see 3 card images from this deck, visit the Reviews--Decks section at JanetBoyer.com)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Follow Your Bliss: 52 Inspiration Cards,
By
This review is from: The Follow Your Bliss Deck: 52 Inspiration Cards (Cards)
I bought these cards as a gift for my husband. We both really appreciate Joseph Campbell and the wisdom that is found in his words. My husband is very happy with the cards, keeps them by his bedside and reads them regularly. They are very nice examples of the many "pearls of wisdom" that have come from the genius of Joseph Campbell.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Love Joe, but the cards are so-so,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Follow Your Bliss Deck: 52 Inspiration Cards (Cards)
I LOVE Joseph Campbell and carried a Joseph Campbell Reader around for about 10 years, so thought i'd buy this deck. Unlike the reader, full of brief, elegant, entertaining and accessible vignettes - this deck somehow found a way to include some of the more arduous and obscure quotations. I've tried for many moons to rotate through, but this deck doesn't touch me in the way so many other JC products do.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
