Heros Journey

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Heros Journey
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The Journey

• A process of separation, transformation and
  return
• All must be completed successfully to become
  heroic
• Individual growth
• 8 cumulative steps

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The Call

• Invites us into the adventure
• Face the unknown
• Gain something of physical or spiritual value
• Willingly or unwillingly

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The Threshold

• Jumping off point
• Interface between known and unknown
• threshold guardians try to block the passage,
  but become mentor/helper in quest once were
  ready for challenge (i.e. parents)

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The Challenges

• Early challenges are easier and build confidence
• Become more difficult
• tempters try to pull us from our call with
  fear, doubt or distraction
• Challenges strike our greatest weakness

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Into the Abyss

• Greatest challenge
• slay the dragon

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Transformation

• Part of us dies so that a new part can be born
  (i.e. fear dies to make way for courage)

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Revelation

• A dramatic change in the way we think or view life

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The Atonement

• Become at one with ourselves
• Incorporated the changes in ourselves spiritually

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The Return

• Return to our life
• May become richer, stronger, a great leader,
  spiritual guide or teacher

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Where do we see this today?

• Forrest Gump
• The Lion King
• Finding Nemo
• Your own life from childhood into adulthood