The Hero’s Journey
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This document discusses myths and the hero's journey based on Joseph Campbell's work. It explains that myths fulfill the need to perceive wonder in ourselves and the universe. Campbell's monomyth outlines the typical stages of a hero's journey: departure from the normal world, initiation of trials, and an eventual return. Examples like The Wizard of Oz illustrate these stages. Myths originate from both personal dreams and collective unconscious symbols, and creating myths allows one to traverse the conscious and unconscious realms. The document suggests developing one's own heroic myth by outlining a separation, initiation, and return.
![“You should have heard it man. I had it
written out. It was about going all these--
this land…these lands. This mythical.
Cause that’s what I like to do is write a
lot of mythical songs. You know the
history of the wars on Neptune and all
this mess, you know. And the reason why
the [] rings are there. Cause you know
how they got the Greek gods and that--
mythology? Well you can have your own
mythology scene, or write fiction.
Complete fiction though, you know. I
mean, anybody could say, “I was walking
down the street and I see[n] an elephant
floating through the sky.” Well it has no
meaning at all…
“…you can have your own mythology scene.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/theherosjourney-150724143515-lva1-app6892/85/The-Hero-s-Journey-20-320.jpg)
The Hero’s Journey
- 1. “Dreams are public myths; myths are private dreams.” –Joseph Campbell MYTH, DREAM & THE HERO’S JOURNEY
- 2. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
- 3. JOSEPH CAMPBELL ON MYTH • “…mythology must fulfill if it is to render life to modern lives is that of cleansing the doors of perception to the wonder, at once terrible and fascinating, of ourselves and of the universe of which we are the ears and eyes and the mind.” • --Joseph Campbell, Myths to Live By (p. 257)
- 4. THE EVOLUTION OF ORPHEUS
- 5. “HOW’S ABOUT TEAM NORMAL?” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4SmQ9RLOWc
- 6. HOW DOES A MYTH BECOME A RELIGION?
- 7. ARE THESE MYTHS? • Can you name some TV shows, films, etc. about witches, vampires, or other beings founded on myths?
- 8. MYTH & THE HERO’S JOURNEY • Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces • Departure • Initiation • Return
- 10. WIZARD OF OZ Call: Dorothy is an unhappy witch Departure: (leaves home literally) Initiation: Series of trials Return: “Home” is redefined
- 11. SYMBOLISM OF THE JOURNEY • Life is a journey towards enlightenment (“We’re off to see the Wizard…”) • We must follow the right path (“Follow the yellow brick road...”) • We WILL meet witches, demonic monkeys, and experience trials along the way • Help comes from WITHIN an WITHOUT
- 12. HOW DO I MAKE A MYTH? • Have you ever been to a magical place where time stood still, you could fly, where someone close to you died, or where you had special powers, etc.? Do secret powers exist? How can you create a magical world?
- 13. MYTHS ARE DREAMS::DREAMS ARE MYTHS experience interpretation art/myth dream psyche “Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths.” – Joseph Campbell conscious unconscious
- 14. MYTHS ARE DREAMS::DREAMS ARE MYTHS personal / conscious collective / unconscious
- 16. MINDFULNESS AND THE ART OF LIVING • Learn to dream all of the time and be aware of the unconscious • Christianity: Being conscious of the unconscious (“Consider the lilies of the field”) • Buddhism: smrti स्मृति “mindfulness,” “awareness,” literal translation “memory” • Be mindful of the symbols create your own mythology (don’t let the dreams sort this out solely) • When you create a myth, be sure that the character moves from the conscious to the unconscious and back again (separation, initiation, return) • CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GO BACK AND FORTH EASILY
- 17. MYTHMAKERS – CREATIVITY • Creativity is being in touch with the symbolic realm of the imagination • Separate yourself, initiate yourself, return and report Personal conscious Collective conscious Separation Initiation Return
- 19. THE STUDENT’S (HERO’S) JOURNEY Separation Initiation Return
- 20. “You should have heard it man. I had it written out. It was about going all these-- this land…these lands. This mythical. Cause that’s what I like to do is write a lot of mythical songs. You know the history of the wars on Neptune and all this mess, you know. And the reason why the [] rings are there. Cause you know how they got the Greek gods and that-- mythology? Well you can have your own mythology scene, or write fiction. Complete fiction though, you know. I mean, anybody could say, “I was walking down the street and I see[n] an elephant floating through the sky.” Well it has no meaning at all… “…you can have your own mythology scene.”
- 21. ORPHEUS: EVOLUTION OF A MYTH • Poet/Musician • Descent into Underworld • Deals with grief/loss • Mental illness
- 22. ORPHIC RELIGIONS • human souls as divine – potential for reincarnation • by prescribing an ascetic way of life • That death can be a punishment for sins committed during one’s lifetime • Religions affected by (or upon) Orphic religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Gnosticism
Editor's Notes
- #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG5OsfOuEy0