the hero's journey sometimes gets formulated as "you must go into the unknown, & bring something back"
I think there's a second, overlooked way: "you must go into the unknown - & bring others with you."
some people never 'come back' - they discover somewhere new & stay there
Rudra Dakinix.comthe hero's journey sometimes gets formulated as "you must go into the unknown, & bring something back" I think there's a second, overlooked way: "you must go into the unknown - & bring others with you." some people never 'come back' - they discover somewhere new & stay there
“The journey is not a straight line but a completed circle. The real destination is your own front door.”
The Rabbit Hole 🕳🐇 issue no.47
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
“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
-Terry Pratchett