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The Hero's Journey |
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hero is often considered
to be someone born with outstanding ability, courage, and bravery.
But are heroes really born that way... are they superior beings? Many
artists have depicted the hero's journey as a great battle with evil
or a quest for something sacred that will help their community. Other
heroes must complete a bigger-than-life task. We love these stories!
Gawain, Percival, and Galahad quest for the Holy Grail and Jason
for the golden fleece. Hercules must complete twelve nearly
impossible tasks as an act of penance. What are your dragons? Sometimes, the hero's journey involves learning to believe in ourselves and our ability to play our part. We may even need to grow into and accept our ability to lead others, overcoming guilt or confusion--you remember Simba in The Lion King? Joseph Campbell taught that the hero's journey is primarily a journey to the center of yourself, an inner journey to wholeness and understanding. So it's possible to see your entire life as a hero's journey. And at the end of your life, you have the opportunity to look back with wonder, awe, and compassionate understanding at all that you have learned and experienced.
Your
hero's journey begins with birth and it continues through
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The author of "The Hero's Journey" pages on the Lyricalworks site is Melissa Osborne. Artist credits are noted on each page. |
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brain before she can return home with a new appreciation for her loved
ones. And in the recent movie, Titanic, Rose must learn to
take hold of her own life and make it truly her own. 