Hero's Journey

This allows us to get to know the Hero and identify with them before the journey begins.

• The Ordeal

• The Ordinary World

• Call to Adventure

• The Road Back

This disrupts the comfort of the Hero's ordinary world and presents a challenge.

• Call to Adventure

• Refusal of the Call

• Crossing the Threshold

• Tests, Allies, Enemies

This happens because of fears and insecurities that have surfaced. Hero is not willing to change.

• Meeting the Mentor

• Return with the Elixir

• Refusal of the Call

• The Ordeal

This may be a physical person, or an object such as a map, logbook, etc.

• Meeting the Mentor

• The Road Back

• Call to Adeventure

• Approach to the inmost cave

Hero finally commits to the journey.

• The Ordinary World

• The Ordeal

• Tests, Allies, and Enemies

• Crossing the Threshold

Hero finds out who can be trusted.

• Tests, Allies, and Enemies

• The Ressurection

• The Ordeal

• Reward

This leads us to the heart of the journey.

• Approach to the inmost cave

• Refusal of the Call

• Reward

• Crossing the Threshold

The central life or death crisis.

• The Call to Adventure

• The Ordeal

• Return with the Elixir

• Tests, Allies, and Enemies

Hero earns what he sought after.

• The Ordeal

• Reward

• The Road Back

• The Ressurection

Finally recommit to completing the Journey and accept the Road back to the ordinary world.

• The Road Back

• Reward

• Return with the Elixir

• The Resurrection