How Many Hero’s Journeys Have You Already Completed?
We are all living multiple hero’s journeys, though we rarely name them as such. The milestones of a human life—the healing, the beginnings, the losses, the triumphs—are the real epic tales. Our modern world often dismisses these passages as mundane. But the ancients knew better. They marked these transformations with ritual, ceremony, and community witness,…
What is the “Hero’s Journey”?
The Hero’s Journey is a classic story structure identified by scholar Joseph Campbell. It describes the common adventure of the archetypal hero who goes on a great quest, faces decisive crises, and returns home transformed. It unfolds in three essential acts and a series of key stages: ACT I: THE DEPARTURE The hero’s world is defined,…
