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THE HERO’S JOURNEY. THE PATTERN OF ALL HUMAN EXPERIENCE. Adapted from The Hero’s Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life by Reg Harris and Susan Thompson. THE HERO’S JOURNEY …. WHO “INVENTED” THE JOURNEY?. EIGHT-STEP TRANSFORMATION. BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE HERO’S JOURNEY. THE SEPARATION.
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THE HERO’S JOURNEY THE PATTERN OF ALL HUMAN EXPERIENCE Adapted from The Hero’s Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life by Reg Harris and Susan Thompson
THE SEPARATION THE CALL THE THRESHOLD THRESHOLD GUARDIANS HELPER(S) MENTOR(S) OR GUIDE(S)
THE INITIATION THE CHALLENGES INTO THE ABYSS TRANSFORMATION AND REVELATION THE ATONEMENT
If these challenges can’t be overcome, the initiate can’t go on; the adventure ends and the initiate must turn back.
Part of the Transformation process is a Revelation, a sudden, dramatic change in the way one thinks or views life. This change is crucial because it makes the initiate a truly different person.
RETURN AT A HIGHER LEVEL CHALLENGES AND TEMPTATIONS THRESHOLD THE KNOWN THE UNKNOWN THE KNOWN