part of Joseph Campbell’s

The Hero’s Journey

Monomyth

Call to Adventure

Supernatural Aid/Mentor

Threshold Guardian

Abyss (death and rebirth)Transformation

Atonement

Return

Known

Unknown

Call to Adventure

» Hero leads a mundane life in the ordinary world» Receives information that forces him/her to

head off into the unknown.

Supernatural Aid /mentor

» Guide and magical helper come » Give aid» Often give a magical item or talisman

Threshold/ Guardian

» A sense of danger as well as opportunity is conveyed.

» Guardian or gatekeeper of the threshold tests the hero for worthiness.

» Gatekeepers are terrifying creatures

Belly of the whale

» “Death” and rebirth» The final separation from the hero's known

world and self.» Form of self-annihilation» Hero must journey inward

Transformation

» The Road of Trials» a series of tests, tasks, or ordeals that the hero

must undergo

Atonement

» Confrontation with whatever holds the ultimate power in the hero’s life

» Often a father or father figure

Return

» Hero has gained wisdom and power» Often a balance between the material and

spiritual worlds» The ability to pass back and forth between the

ordinary and supernatural at will.