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- 1. The Hero’s Journey A Journey into Ourselves
- 2. The Hero • Journeys • Overcomes trials for reward • Often a search for self and a search for father • Undergoes transformation of consciousness • Gives life to something bigger than himself/herself • Examples: – Jesus, King Arthur, Gilgamesh, Harry Potter
- 3. Mother (Madonna) • Not always, but unusual birth gives added emphasis to the importance of the offspring • Gives birth to “the Hero With a Thousand Faces” (Campbell). • It is the one deed done by many people
- 4. Three types of Heroes (Campbell) Accidental Hero: Hero has followed a lure (deer, whale, footprints, whatever) Hero intentionally seeks the quest Hero is thrown into the adventure
- 5. Two Types of Deeds Physical: saving life, sacrifice Spiritual: learned or found supernatural and has passed on information
- 6. Typical Sequence • Departure • Fulfillment • Return •Same sequence seen in initiation rituals •Childhood to adulthood •Otto Rank: The birthing process Transformation from water creature to air- breathing creature
- 7. Departure: The Quest. The Call to Action • The lure, the knock on the door, the self- seeking
- 8. Action against what? • The femme fatale • Evil/supernatural • The other • And . . .
- 10. Resistance to the call to action Another side wants the status quo We resist the hero’s adventure. We like to be safe. We don’t have to go the distance ourselves.
- 11. Fulfillment: • The conflict takes place
- 12. Unconscious Realm • Water is often involved (Jonah, Water-jar boy, etc. . .) • The earth (womb) is yet another • Fire is another representative
- 13. The Tests Hero battles the ego 1. Is cut to pieces 2. Kills dragon (or whatever) 3. Escapes In all cases, he transcends his known human condition
- 14. Return: • Return to normal society if possible • What is brought back? – Sometimes only the story – Sometimes only an elevated state of mind – Sometimes an entire revolution
- 15. Rebirth • New consciousness • New individuality • New society? • New cultural perspective?
- 17. Search for Father Search for Self
- 18. Search for Self • Search for Father
- 19. Surrogate Father Figure • Wise old guide – “Lose your conscious self.”
- 20. Evil
- 21. Neo
- 22. We see elements of myth in our everyday lives. Where?
- 23. Hero Headlines • “Nine US miners rescued after three-day ordeal” – Talk show circuit – Pseudo celebrities • “Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom” • "The firefighters are true heroes"
- 28. Let go the conscious self
- 32. IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER “They will be mourned by their families; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown. . . . “In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.” (William Safire speech written for President Nixon in case moon landing went bad)