Hero

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Heros or Archetypal Journey

• Key Vocabulary
• Hero, archetype, tragedy, quest, and the
  eight-step transformation

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Hero

• someone that is distinguished by exceptional
  courage, nobility, and strength

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Archetype

• representing an original type after which other
  similar things are patterned
• recurring patterns of human behavior, symbolized
  by standard types of characters in movies and
  stories

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Quest

• the act of searching for something

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Tragedy

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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Freewrite(5 Minutes)

• What journey in life have you experienced?
• What was the end result of your journey?
• Did you experience or undergo a change or
  transformation?

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Eight-Step Transformation
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Every challenge or change we face in life is a
journey.
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Every move to a new school, job, or city opens
the chance to stop being what we were and to
start being what we can become.
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The journey is a process of self-discovery and
self-integration, of maintaining balance and
harmony in our lives.
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As with any process of growth and change, a
journey can be confusing and painful, but it
brings opportunities to develop confidence,
perspective and a new way of being in our world.
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Understanding the Journey pattern can help us
understand the literature we read, the movies we
see, and the experiences which shape our life.
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REMEMBER The journey is a single process, an
individual adventure towards growth and
transformation.
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5-Step Journey
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The Departure
The hero is called to adventure although he is
reluctant to accept.
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Departure 1 Superman leaves Planet Krypton in
the crystal star even though he is a child and
does not fully comprehend this experience.
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Departure 2 Superman leaves his aging mother
behind in his small town of Smallville.
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Initiation
The hero crosses a threshold into a new, more
dangerous world, gaining a more mature
perspective.
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1st Threshold He leaves his home in Smallville
as Clark Kent and creates a new home as Superman
(initiation).
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2nd Threshold He leaves his home once again and
moves to the city of METROPOLIS to work at the
Daily Planet and to live a dual life (Clark Kent
Superman).
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2nd Threshold He leaves his home once again and
moves to the city of METROPOLIS to work at the
Daily Planet and to live a dual life (Clark Kent
Superman).
He leaves his world in Smallville and finds his
first (new) love in Lois Lane.
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The Road of Trials
The hero is given supernatural aid, and he
endures tests of strength,
resourcefulness, and endurance.
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The Innermost Cave
The hero descends into the innermost cave, an
underworld, or some other place of great trial.
Sometimes this place can be within a heros own
mind. Because of this trial, the hero is reborn
in some wayphysically, emotionally, or
spiritually. Through this experience, the hero
changes internally.
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The Return Reintegration with Society
The hero uses his new wisdom to restore fertility
and order to the land.
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8-Step Journey
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SEPARATION (from the known) SEPARATION (from the known)
1. The Call
2. The Threshold (with guardians, helpers, and mentors)
INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION
3. The Challenges
4. The Abyss
5. The Transformation/Apotheosis
6. The Revelation
7. The Atonement
THE RETURN (to the known world) THE RETURN (to the known world)
8. The Return (with a gift) to assume new role in life 8. The Return (with a gift) to assume new role in life
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SEPARATION (from known)
1. THE CALL
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SEPARATION (from the known) SEPARATION (from the known)
1. The Call Invites us into the journey willingly or by force Gives us a chance to face the unknown and gain something new May be a quick or traumatic change or it may sneak up on us
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Departure 1 Superman leaves Planet Krypton in
the crystal star even though he is a child and
does not fully comprehend this experience.
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Departure 2 Superman leaves his aging mother
behind in his small town of Smallville.
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SEPARATION (from known)
2. THE THRESHOLD (guardians and helpers)
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SEPARATION (from the known) SEPARATION (from the known)
2. The Threshold (with guardians, helpers, and mentors) -once we are called, we must PASS OVER the threshold into the UNKNOWN which may be filled with challenges and dangers the jump start for the journey -we encounter threshold guardians they protect us by keeping us from taking journeys for which we are unready or unprepared -once we are READY, the guardians step aside and point the way Helpers and Mentors
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1st Threshold He leaves his home in Smallville
as Clark Kent and creates a new home as Superman
(initiation).
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2nd Threshold He leaves his home once again and
moves to the city of METROPOLIS to work at the
Daily Planet and to live a dual life (Clark Kent
Superman).
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INITIATION TRANSFORMATION
3. THE CHALLENGES -SERIES of challenges -experie
nces TEMPTERS that try to pull you away from your
path using fear, doubt, or distraction
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INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION
3. The Challenges -face a series of challenges or temptations that strike our greatest weakness -Problem trying to tell the difference between guardians and tempters -Tempters try to PULL US AWAY from our path using fear, doubt, or distraction
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TEMPTER
(Physical) Weakness Kryptonite
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INITIATION TRANSFORMATION
4. THE ABYSS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE (must face
it ALONE)
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INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION
4. The Abyss -GREATEST CHALLENGE of the journey -we must face it ALONE
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GREATEST (mental/emotional) CHALLENGE Lois
Lane dies in the earthquake caused by Lex Luthor.
Superman is angry that his superpowers cannot
save her. (He remembers the death of his adopted
father.) He decides to FIND A WAY to save her.
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INITIATION TRANSFORMATION

• TRANSFORMATION / APOTHEOSIS
• REVELATION
• ATONEMENT

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INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION
5. Transformation or the Apotheosis 6. Revelation -when we conquer the Abyss and overcome our fears, our transformation becomes complete -final step in this process a moment of death and rebirth (a part of us dies so that a new part can be born) / EXAMPLE fear dies to make way for courage -Apotheosis is the realization that we are now godlike -we experience a REVELATION (dramatic change in the way we think or view life) -we are not just changed, but we are DIFFERENT
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INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION INITIATION AND TRANSFORMATION
7. The Atonement We are AT ONE with our new self We are FULLY reborn We have been restored to harmony in our life and in our world until our next call
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TRANSFORMATION / APOTHEOSIS He is transformed
because he conquers the Abyss (he saves Lois Lane
using his super powers). This represents a
moment of death (disillusioned when Lois Lane
dies) and rebirth (he CAN and DOES save Lois
Lane). The transformation is complete. He
experiences the Apotheosis because his super
powers have become LIMITLESS (he saves a
life). He becomes god-like.
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REVELATION He experiences a dramatic change in
the way he thinks or views life. He father
reveals to him that he must NEVER use his
powers to change the natural course of human
life. He DISOBEYS, and he decides to think for
himself. RESULT He matures. He becomes
DIFFERENT. He becomes a MAN. ATONEMENT He knew
that what he did went against everything that he
had been taught. However, he finds a sense of
PEACE or CLOSURE to his decision. With Lois
Lane alive, he feels that HARMONY exists in his
life once again.
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The Return
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THE RETURN (to the known world)
8. The Return (with a gift) to assume NEW ROLE in life FINAL STAGE OF OUR JOUNEY RETURN TO EVERYDAY LIFE We discover our gift (new level of skill or awareness) BEGIN CONTRIBUTING TO OUR SOCIETY (save or renew a city/community) DISADVANTAGES 1) may be rejected by society 2) society may not be able to grasp/accept your gifts 3) HERO may become frustrated and leave society to be on his/her own
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Warden This country is safe again, Superman,
thanks to you.
Superman No sir. Dont thank me, Warden.
Were all part of the same team. Good night.
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What is this hero or archetypal journey?
It is the pattern that we follow in our own
lives as we face challenges and move from child
to teenager, from teenager to adult, from adult
to old age, and from old age into death.
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RESOURCES
Lifes Great AdventureThe Heros Journey by Reg
HarrisLink http//www.yourheroicjourney.com/