The Iliad and the Odyssey

Others?

Attributes of a Hero

• Well aren’t I special!

Eight Step Transformation

• We usually divide the Journey into eight steps, but you must remember that the journey is a single process and an individual adventure towards growth and transformation. As such, the sequence of events and the duration of the experience will vary from one person to another.

Separation (from the known)

• The Call to Adventure
• Offers an opportunity to face the unknown.
• It promises physical or spiritual gain.
• Something must call the hero to action.
• Often times they don’t have a choice whether to answer the call or not.

The Threshold (Jumping off point)

• Cool Toys and Cool friends
• Early on the hero receives assistance from an older wiser figure.
• This helper may give our hero a symbol of protection/something cool to whoop on people and animals.

Allies Better known as Homies

• Along the journey the hero will find a loyal companion
• If they are lucky, it might be several loyal friends.
• This cool friends assist the hero on their journey home

Initiation and Transformation

• The hero will encounter trials and tests along the way.
• The hero will meet many foes (bad guys)
• The hero will have many challenges to overcome.
• These will help the hero grow stronger, wiser. They have to learn a lesson.

• The Challenges

Initiation and Transformation

• The greatest challenge is faced here.
• The lowest point for the hero on this journey
• They usually break emotionally and submit or give up to the lesson of the journey.

• The Abyss

Initiation and Transformation

• The hero achieves the goal of his/her quest
• The hero will gain understanding (rebirth)
• Must make peace with the new situation or the new you.

• The Revelation and the Atonement