borrowed from changingminds.org:
I. Separation / departure
The first section of the story is about the separation of the hero from the normal world. Separation has symbolic echo of infant transition away from the mother and so has a scary feel to it.
| I.1 | The Call to Adventure | |
| I.2 | Refusal of the Call | |
| I.3 | Supernatural Aid | |
| I.4 | Crossing of the First Threshold | |
| I.5 | Entering the Belly of the Whale |
II. Initiation
In the main part of the story the hero is initiated into true heroic stature by various trials and rites. Through daring and battle, the true character emerges.
| II.1 | Road of Trials | |
| II.2 | The Meeting with the Goddess | |
| II.3 | Woman as Temptress | |
| II.4 | Atonement with the Father | |
| II.5 | Apotheosis | |
| II.6 | The Ultimate Boon |
III. Return
After initiation the hero can cleansed and return in triumph to deserved recognition, although this in itself may not be without its trials and tribulations.
| III.1 | Refusal of the Return | |
| III.2 | Magic Flight | |
| III.3 | Rescue From Without | |
| III.4 | Crossing of the Return Threshold | |
| III.5 | Master of the Two Worlds | |
| III.6 | Freedom to Live |
2 comments:
i remember learning this in English in high school.
Interesting stuff. Have any of you ever read "The Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell? He was a big proponent of the power of archetypes as well, alog with Carl Jung.
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