ESOTERIC QUOTES AND ART OF THE DAY - 12/12/17

Here are todays quotes paired with art, because in this busy world, we rarely have time to reflect on the inner, the hidden, and the little known powerful aspects of our human condition.

"Writer’s block results from too much head. Cut off your head. Pegasus, poetry, was born of Medusa when her head was cut off. You have to be reckless when writing. Be as crazy as your conscience allows."

~ Joseph Campbell


"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize."

~ Voltaire


"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."

~ Joseph Campbell


"The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables it to organize and sway the emotions of the masses, and make its tool of them."

~ Albert Einstein


“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.”

~ Carl G. Jung


"Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires."

~ Bertrand Russell


"Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber."

~ Terry Pratchett

With love,
Doc