The hero’s journey

October 24, 2010 by


Below you find an interesting summary the journey each and everyone of us must undertake if we want to live a live that justifies our existence. We are all heros and heroines, so let’s face our Personal Legend!
The steps of the hero were codified by Joseph Campbell

Departure

1. The Call to Adventure
The call to adventure is the point in a person’s life when they are first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not.
2. Refusal of the Call
Often when the call is given, the future hero refuses to heed it. This may be from a sense of duty or obligation, fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, or any of a range of reasons that work to hold the person in his or her current circumstances.
3. Supernatural Aid
Once the hero has committed to the quest, consciously or unconsciously, his or her guide and magical helper appears, or becomes known.
4. The Crossing of the First Threshold
This is the point where the person actually crosses into the field of adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world and venturing into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are not known.
5. The Belly of the Whale
The belly of the whale represents the final separation from the hero’s known world and self. It is sometimes described as the person’s lowest point, but it is actually the point when the person is between or transitioning between worlds and selves. The separation has been made, or is being made, or being fully recognized between the old world and old self and the potential for a new world/self. The experiences that will shape the new world and self will begin shortly, or may be beginning with this experience which is often symbolized by something dark, unknown and frightening. By entering this stage, the person shows their willingness to undergo a metamorphosis, to die to him or herself.

# Inititation

1. The Road of Trials
The road of trials is a series of tests, tasks, or ordeals that the person must undergo to begin the transformation. Often the person fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.
2. The Meeting with the Goddess
The meeting with the goddess represents the point in the adventure when the person experiences a love that has the power and significance of the all-powerful, all encompassing, unconditional love that a fortunate infant may experience with his or her mother. It is also known as the “hieros gamos”, or sacred marriage, the union of opposites, and may take place entirely within the person. In other words, the person begins to see him or herself in a non-dualistic way. This is a very important step in the process and is often represented by the person finding the other person that he or she loves most completely. Although Campbell symbolizes this step as a meeting with a goddess, unconditional love and /or self unification does not have to be represented by a woman.

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Instantes

October 24, 2010 by

Se eu pudesse viver novamente a minha vida, trataria de cometer mais erros.
Não tentaria ser tão perfeito, relaxaria mais.

Seria mais tolo do que tenho sido, na verdade, bem poucas coisas levaria a sério.

Correria mais riscos, viajaria mais, comtemplaria mais entardeceres, subiria mais montanhas, nadaria mais rios.

Iria a mais lugares onde nunca fui, tomaria mais sorvete e menos lentilha,
teria mais problemas reais e menos problemas imaginários.

Eu fui uma dessas pessoas que viveu sensata e produtivamente cada minuto da sua vida; claro que tive momentos de alegria.
Mas, se pudesse voltar a viver, trataria de ter somente bons momentos.

Porque, se não sabem, disso é feita a vida, só de momentos, não perca o agora.

Eu era um desses que nunca ia a parte alguma sem ter um termometro, uma bolsa de água quente, um guarda-chuva e um paraquedas;
se voltasse a viver, começaria a andar descalço no começo da primavera e continuaria até o final do outono.

Daria mais voltas na minha rua, comtemplaria mais amanheceres e brincaria com mais crianças.
Se tivesse outra vez uma vida pela frente.

Mas já tenho 85 anos, é tarde demais
E duvido que conseguisse impor estas idéias aos jovens; a oposição é muito grande
 
(autoria desconhecida. Atribuído a J.L.Borges, mas possivelmente escrito por Nadine Stair ou Don Harold)

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Instantes

October 24, 2010 by

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Si pudiera vivir nuevamente mi vida, trataría de cometer más errores.
No intentaría ser tan perfecto, me relajaría más.

Sería más tonto de lo que he sido,de hecho tomaría muy pocas cosas con seriedad.
Correría más riesgos, haría más viajes,
contemplaría más atardeceres, subiría más montañas, nadaría más ríos.

Iría a más lugares adonde nunca he ido, comería más helados y menos habas,
tendría más problemas reales y menos imaginarios.

Yo fui una de esas personas que vivió sensata y prolíficamente cada minuto de su vida;
claro que tuve momentos de alegría.
Pero si pudiera volver atrás trataría de tener solamente buenos momentos.

Por si no lo saben, de eso está hecha la vida, sólo de momentos; no te pierdas el ahora.

Yo era uno de esos que nunca iban a ninguna parte sin un termómetro,
una bolsa de agua caliente, un paraguas y un paracaídas;
si pudiera volver a vivir, viajaría más liviano.

Si pudiera volver a vivir comenzaría a andar descalzo a principios de la primavera
y seguiría descalzo hasta concluir el otoño.
Daría más vueltas en calesita, contemplaría más amaneceres,
y jugaría con más niños, si tuviera otra vez vida por delante.

Pero ya ven, estoy viejo
y no creo que los jovenes me escuchen

(Poema atribuido a Borges, pero cuyo real autor sería Don Herold o Nadine Stair.)

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