Now we arrive at the end of the Journey. There’s a few important things to consider. The first one is, how is the Hero’s return going to change his ordinary world? Who needs to be punished and who will find freedom? What will our hero have learned about himself and the world? Will the elixir […]
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Our hero is running back to his ordinary world. Before he returns, there is one last threshold that must be crossed. If you recall, back when our hero crossed into this mysterious world, he was another person. Perhaps he was more naive, or weak, or egotistical. Through the trials he has endured in the other
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Hello dear readers. I post today with a small plea (I promise, more in the way of helpful posts soon). My wife is a visual artist. While her primary medium is photography, she is also a Photoshop guru and creates altered art. We have talked at length about combining my love for writing and her
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Our hero has crossed two major thresholds so far. The first brought him to the other world. The second delivered him to his ordeal. Now, he needs to cross a third. After the ordeal, our hero seized his reward and felt pretty good about himself. He celebrated, became a man, found love, recounted his amazing
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OK, I’m going to admit something embarrassing… I am lazy. I know, I know, it’s hard for you to believe, especially when I haven’t posted a blog entry for over 5 days, but it’s true. I fall so madly in love with ideas, but the second they require true work I buckle. While this usually
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The hero has survived death. He is forever changed. Luckily, it’s time he was allowed to breathe. As I stated last time, the ordeal occurs about midway through the story. It often represents the hero’s opportunity to obtain the thing he has been seeking in the special world. Perhaps he came seeking a restorative elixir,
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Our hero has been through a lot. Now, he faces the greatest and darkest of moments, The Ordeal. The ordeal is about change. When this is over, our hero will never be the same. Often, the ordeal results in a symbolic death for our hero who is then reborn. Once the rebirth has occurred, he
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