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“ A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from the mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.”
- Joseph Campbell,
“The Hero with a Thousand Faces”
*They may not always be in order*
Ordinary World Call to Adventure Refusal of the Call Supernatural Aide/Mentor Crossing of the First Threshold Rebirth (Belly of the Whale)
The Call to AdventureThe adventure begins with the hero
receiving a call to action, such as a threat to the peace of the community, or the hero simply falls into or blunders into it.
Refusal of the CallIn some stories, the hero initially refuses
the call to adventure. When this happens, the hero may suffer somehow, and may eventually choose to answer, or may continue to decline the call.
Supernatural Aid/MentorAfter the hero has accepted the call, he
encounters a protective figure (often elderly) who provides special tools and advice for the adventure ahead, such as an amulet or a weapon
The Crossing of the First ThresholdThe hero must cross the threshold
between the world he is familiar with and that which he is not.
RebirthThe hero, rather than passing a
threshold, passes into the new zone by means of rebirth, and becomes ready for the adventure ahead.
The Road of Trials Meeting with the Goddess Temptation from True Path Atonement with the Father Apotheosis The Ultimate Boon
The Road of TrialsOnce past the threshold, the hero
encounters a dream landscape of ambiguous and fluid forms. The hero is challenged to survive a succession of obstacles.
Meeting with the GoddessThe ultimate trial is often represented as
a marriage between the hero and a queenlike, or mother-like figure. When the hero is female, this becomes a male figure.
Temptation from True PathHis awareness expanded, the hero may
fixate on the disunity between truth and his subjective outlook, inherently tainted by the flesh.
Atonement with the FatherThe hero reconciles the tyrant and
merciful aspects of the father-like authority figure to understand himself as well as this figure.
ApotheosisThe hero's ego is disintegrated in a
breakthrough expansion of consciousness. Quite frequently the hero's idea of reality is changed (see a larger point of view).
The Ultimate BoonThe hero is now ready to obtain that
which he has set out, an item or new awareness that, once he returns, will benefit the society that he has left.
Refusal of the Return The Magic Flight Rescue from Without The Crossing of the Return
Threshold Master of Two Worlds Freedom to Live
Refusal of the ReturnHaving found a better world with better
advantages, the hero might refuse to return and give back to his world.
The Magic FlightWhen the hero acquires the wealth he
searched for, he is sometimes chased by those who want to prevent the wealth from being distributed.
Rescue from WithoutThe hero may need rescuing from the
ordinary world – either from refusing or being blocked to return. The hero is humbled that he can not do it alone.
The Crossing of the Return ThresholdThe hero returns to the world of common
day and must accept it as real.
Master of Two WorldsBecause of the wealth they achieve or
due to his experience, the hero may now perceive both the divine and human worlds.
Freedom to LiveThe hero bestows the boon to his fellow
man.
Activity
Create a chart on a piece of paper like the one to the right.
In each box, place the time when each criteria occurs in the film, and also describe how it occurs (a couple do not apply).
Submit after film.
Ordinary World Road of Trials Refusal of Return
Call to AdventureMeeting With the Goddess Magic Flight
Refusal of Call Temptation from Path
Rescue From Without
Supernatural Aid Atonement with Father
Crossing of Return Threshhold
Crossing the First Threshhold Apotheosis
Master of Two Worlds
Rebirth Ultimate Boon Freedom to Live