Robert Johnson and Jerry Ruhl on going on 'the quest', utilising symbols that arise from our own unconscious.
Robert Johnson and Jerry Ruhl on going on 'the quest', utilising symbols that arise from our own unconscious.
Finding your life’s work involves taking risks. First you need to firmly establish your identity, separating yourself from those you are attached to and following your desires. You must take ownership of how you feel, how you think, and what you want. You must assess your talents and limitations. And then you must begin to step out as God leads
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That means undergoing initiations at various thresholds in our lives where we are forced to dismantle the persona we’ve worked so hard to construct—to look in the shadows lurking behind our bright performances to see what is pulling our strings so we can reclaim that energy for new endeavours.
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The Hero’s Journey gets painfully oversimplified.
It’s not just a simple 12-step process that guarantees a great story.
But that’s how it’s often taught.
Yet in Hero of a Thousand Faces (and Power of Myth), Joseph Campbell explains the Hero’s Journey from a... See more