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JournalWho are your heroines? Tell me about the women you admire and respect. Explain your choices.
Abyss
Crossing of the Threshold
Call to Adventure
Supernatural Aid
Return The Journey
The Hero’s JourneyA public transformationSocietalHeroic deeds are visible to many
Separation from the feminine
Identification with the masculine
Road of Trials
Boon of success
Awakening to feelings of spiritual aridityInitiation and
descent to the realm of the goddess
Urge to reconnect with the feminine
Healing the mother/daughter split
Healing the wounded masculine
Sacred marriage
The Heroine’s JourneyThe journey inward
The female journey is a journey of self discovery
Focus upon emotional transformationFinding balance in an unbalanced society
The first six stages are led with the mind (intellectual journey)
The last four stages are led with the heart/soul
SeparationDaughter sees her mother as vulnerable, self loathing or
powerless
Cultural distortions of female body cause a disconnect
Daughter separates herself from perceived negativityShe is cutting off key parts of herself which will need to
be resolved later in the journey (loss of integrity or balance)
Identification with the masculineConnection with father figure and outward forms of power
Masculine role is heroic with freedomFather affirms a young girl’s sense of self
Road of trialsThe journey towards adulthood and overcoming many myths:DependencyInferiorityContentment through the affirmation of others
Boon of successFocus on product instead of process. There is a struggle to achieve which becomes an
addiction. One is never satisfied
AwakeningSpiritual aridityfeeling out of synch with one’s self. The river of creativity has dried up Painful stage that causes one to transform. Beginning to look “down and in” rather than “up and
out”
Initiation and DescentMoving into a different state of being. Feeling of sadness, undirected. This descent has a task to recover the discarded parts of one’s self
that were originally lost. Often looked at as depression but this descent is necessary as a “call
of the soul”. Creating oneself anew and undertaking these challenges.
Demeter/Persephone myth “Shattering the mirror” of the feminine occurs in separation and then
needs to be put back in order. It will invariably strengthen the individual and clarify their sense of self.
Lots of work needs to be done at this stage. A reexamination of one’s values
Urge to reconnect with the feminineListening to one’s intuition. Returning to the sense of self that was there before a focus
on achievement.
Healing the mother/daughter splitlooking at one’s ability to express feelings. Grief comes from a recognition of the loss. Accepting who the mother was and identifying with her
place in her time. Sense of compassion. A need to learn about “being” instead of “doing”.
Healing the wounded masculineIdentifying what denies your limits. What is the driver in oneself that causes loss?
Then…Find the positive aspects of masculine nature (protecting
oneself, taking action, developing an internal man with heart, developing compassion for oneself).
Growing an internal, supportive father. Developing a benevolent, loving aspect of one’s
masculinity.
Sacred marriageIntegration of masculine and feminine. Finding balance between masculine and feminine.Integrating all aspects of one’s nature.
Maureen Murdock articleRead and annotate for her ideas regarding this journey
Create a gist statement on the back of this article which responds to the following question:What is the major difference between the hero’s journey and the heroine’s journey? What did you find most important about this difference?