Odyssey

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The Hero’s Journey

The Separation

Initiation and Transformation

The Return

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Separation

The Call

Invites us into the adventure

May be a sudden traumatic change

May be a vague sense of discontent.

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The Call

Can take many forms

Something is taken from us

Something is lacking in life

Desire to restore honor

To win rights for our people

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The Threshold

When called to adventure, we must cross the Threshold.

The Threshold is the “jumping off point”

The gateway to the unknown

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Threshold Guardians

People, beings or situations that block passage

They have two functions:

Protect us from journeys we are unready for

Pointing the way

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Helpers

At the threshold, we will encounter helpers.

Often they bring a talisman to help us through the ordeal.

The most important of these helpers is the mentor.

Helpers and guides appear throughout the journey

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The Initiation

The Challenges

The Abyss

The Transformation and Revelation

The Atonement

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The Challenges

Once past the Threshold, we begin the journey into the unknown.

The journey can be outward into a physical unknown.

The journey can be inward to a psychological unknown.

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Tempters

Tempters try to pull us away from our path.

They may pretend to be a friend or helper.

They use fear, doubt or distraction.

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The Abyss

The Abyss represents the greatest challenge in the journey.

In the Abyss the hero faces his greatest fear, and must face it alone.

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The Abyss cont.

Here the hero must “slay the dragon,” which often takes the shape of something he dreads, or has repressed, or needs to resolve.

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Transformation