REV - 17 Stages of the Hero's Journey - STAGES ONLY

Heroes exist in a world is considered ordinary or uneventful by those who live there.

• The Ordinary World

• The Call to Adventure

• Refusal of the Call

• The Road of Trials

• The Ultimate Boon (helpful thing)

Hero receives calling to the unknown.

• The Ordinary World

• The Call to Adventure

• Freedom to Live

• The Road of Trials

• The Ultimate Boon (helpful thing)

Obligations or fear prevent hero from starting the journey.

• Refusal of the Call

• The Call to Adventure

• Freedom to Live

• The Road of Trials

• The Ultimate Boon (helpful thing)

Magical (or nonmagical) helper appears or becomes known.

• Meeting the Mentor (Supernatural Aid)

• The Call to Adventure

• Freedom to Live

• Apotheosis (God-like Status, Peace, and Fulfillment)

• Meeting with the Goddess/Love

Hero leaves its known world and ventures into the unknown.

• Crossing the First Threshold

• The Ultimate Boon (helpful thing)

• Freedom to Live

• Apotheosis (God-like Status, Peace, and Fulfillment)

Hero must pass a series of test to begin the transformation.

• Atonement (making peace) with the Hero’s Father (or other person of importance) –

• The Call to Adventure

• Refusal of the Call

• The Road of Trials

• The Ultimate Boon (helpful thing)

Hero experiences unconditional love.

• Meeting the Mentor (Supernatural Aid)

• The Call to Adventure

• Freedom to Live

• Apotheosis (God-like Status, Peace, and Fulfillment)

• Meeting with the Goddess/Love

Hero faces temptation that will distract from ultimate quest.

• Meeting the Mentor (Supernatural Aid)

• The Call to Adventure

• Freedom to Live

• Apotheosis (God-like Status, Peace, and Fulfillment)

• Woman as Temptress (or any Temptation)

Hero must confront the person that holds ultimate power in their life.

• Atonement (making peace) with the Hero’s Father (or other person of importance) –

• Magic Flight

• Rescue from Without

• The Road of Trials

• The Ultimate Boon (helpful thing)

Hero moves to a state of divine knowledge (usually through some form of death).

• Atonement (making peace) with the Hero’s Father (or other person of importance) –

• Magic Flight

• Rescue from Without

• The Road of Trials

• Apotheosis (God-like Status, Peace, and Fulfillment)