The
Hero's Journey
The Hero’s Journey describes the life path of an ordinary, courageous hero; You.
The Hero’s Journey is a template describing the stages you go through on your life’s journey.
It shows you starting from your Known World, Crossing Thresholds and encountering Trials and Challenges .
You then emerge, having endured great hardships, embodying your true gifts and talents, bringing them into the world.
It shows your life’s journey as a natural cycle that takes you into achievement and transformation by way of challenges, hardship and courage.
To go through this journey, and to achieve your grand purpose in life, takes courage and vulnerability to open yourself to the simple nobility and humility of your true self.
The Hero's Journey shows us that most people are far more courageous and noble than we give them credit for, including you.
It shows us how we live lives of purpose and achievement, even though we may not know it at the time.
Part one
Preparation and Departure
All stories open in the Hero’s Known World. Two main events commonly occur:
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The Call to Adventure, and the gaining of Mentors, Helpers and Guides.
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And, Crossing the Threshold.
Part two
Initiation sees the Hero cross a significant threshold and moves into the Unknown World. This stage has many powerful life-changing events within it:
3.
The Road of Trials – challenges, temptations, allies and enemies.
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The Abyss – the place of darkness, despair and symbolic or actual death.
5.
Rebirth and Transformation
Part three
The Return
The Hero returns to the Known World, but this time as a transformed being.
You now bear the gifts and wisdom from your journey.
These gifts, when applied within your community, bring healing, wisdom, and regeneration.
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The Road Back, Rewards and Gifts.
7.
Re-Integration