The Hero's Journey

Within The Hero's Journey, stage one is the Departure stage. What steps exist within the Departure stage?

• The Call to Adventure

  Refusal of the Call

  The Beginning of the Adventure

• The Road of Trials

  The Experience with Unconditional Love

  The Ultimate Boon

• Refusal of the Return

  The Magic Flight

  Rescue from Without

  The Crossing or Return Threshold

• The Magic Flight

  The Road of Trials

  Refusal of the Call

  The Ultimate Boon

What is the Call to Adventure?

• The hero experiences and is transformed by a series of tests, tasks, or challenges. The hero usually fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.

• The future hero often refuses to accept the call to adventure. The refusal may stem from a sense of duty, and obligation, a fear, or insecurity.

• The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.

• The hero begins the adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world to venture into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown.

What is the Refusal of the Call?

• The hero begins the adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world to venture into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown.

• The future hero often refuses to accept the call to adventure. The refusal may stem from a sense of duty, an obligation, a fear, or insecurity.

• The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.

• The hero experiences support (physical and/or mental) from a friend, family member, mentor, etc.

What is the Beginning of the Adventure?

• The goal of the quest is achieved. The boon can be a physical object or an intangible item such as knowledge, courage, or love. The Road of Trials makes the hero strong enough to achieve this goal.

• The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.

• The future hero often refuses to accept the call to adventure. The refusal may stem from a sense of duty, an obligation, a fear, or insecurity.

• The hero begins the adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world to venture into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown.

Within The Hero's Journey, stage two is the Initiation stage. What steps exist within the Initiation stage?

• The Road of Trials

  The Experience with Unconditional Love

  The Ultimate Boon

• The Call to Adventure

  Refusal of the Call

  The Beginning of the Adventure

• Refusal of the Call

  The Road of Trials

  Rescue from Without

• Refusal of the Return

  The Magic Flight

  Rescue from Without

  The Crossing or Return Threshold

What is The Road of Trials?

• The hero experiences support (physical and/or mental) from a friend, family member, mentor, etc.

• The hero experiences and is transformed by a series of tests, tasks, or challenges. The hero usually fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.

• The hero experiences adventure and perhaps danger as he or she returns to life as it was before the Call to Adventure.

• The goal of the quest is achieved. The boon can be a physical object or an intangible item such as knowledge, courage, or love. The Road of Trials makes the hero strong enough to achieve this goal.

What is the Experience with Unconditional Love?

• The hero experiences and is transformed by a series of tests, tasks, or challenges. The hero usually fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.

• The goal of the quest is achieved. The boon can be a physical object or an intangible item such as knowledge, courage, or love. The Road of Trials makes the hero strong enough to achieve this goal.

• The hero experiences support (physical and/or mental) from a friend, family member, mentor, etc.

• At this final point in the adventure, the hero must retain the wisdom gained on the quest, integrate that wisdom into his or her previous life, and perhaps decide how to share the wisdom with the rest of the world.

What is the Ultimate Boon?

• The hero experiences adventure and perhaps danger as he or she returns to life as it was before the Call to Adventure.

• The hero must often have powerful guides and rescuers to bring him or her back to everyday life. Sometimes the hero does not realize that it is time to return, that he or she can return, or that others are relying on him or her to return.

• The hero experiences adventure and perhaps danger as he or she returns to life as it was before the Call to Adventure.

• The goal of the quest is achieved. The boon can be a physical object or an intangible item such as knowledge, courage, or love. The Road of Trials makes the hero strong enough to achieve this goal.

Within The Hero's Journey, stage three is the Return stage. What steps exist within the Return stage?

• The Road of Trials

  The Experience with Unconditional Love

  The Ultimate Boon

• The Ultimate Boon

  The Beginning of the Adventure

  The Magic Flight

• The Call to Adventure

  Refusal of the Call

  The Beginning of the Adventure

• Refusal of the Return

  The Magic Flight

  Rescue from Without

  The Crossing or Return Threshold

What is the Refusal of the Return?

• The hero experiences adventure and perhaps danger as he or she returns to life as it was before the Call to Adventure.

• When the goal of the adventure is accomplished, the hero may refuse to return with the boon or gift, either because the hero doubts the return will bring change or because the hero prefers to stay in a better place rather than return to a normal life of pain and trouble.

• At this final point in the adventure, the hero must retain the wisdom gained on the quest, integrate that wisdom into his or her previous life, and perhaps decide how to share the wisdom with the rest of the world.

• The hero must often have powerful guides and rescuers to bring him or her back to everyday life. Sometimes the hero does not realize that it is time to return, that he or she can return, or that others are relying on him or her to return.