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Hero's Breath

Season Two

The following is a condensed version of my second round through the monomyth (aka: Season Two). I left out a lot of superfluous detail…

8 min readFeb 4, 2024

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That Seed in Consciousness

The Hero’s Journey is a dynamic mechanism. Each component cannot be understood in isolation, but only in relation to several others, which…

5 min readJan 26, 2024

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That Seed in Consciousness

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The Undying Covenant

When you, Dear Reader, answer the Call to Adventure and set out on your own heroic journey you are, although you don’t know it at the time…

6 min readJan 12, 2024

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This Incredible Human Story: The Freedom to Live

This is the concluding stage of the Hero’s Journey. At this point the hero has returned to his ordinary world with the elixir and has…

8 min readOct 5, 2023

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The Hero’s True Purpose: Crossing the Return Threshold/Master of Two Worlds

The Hero’s Journey is one of transformation; the hero must change, and he must do so in a way that benefits the world, specifically the…

8 min readSep 24, 2023

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The Hero’s True Purpose: Crossing the Return Threshold/Master of Two Worlds

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To Go Dead Stick: Rescue from Without

This is the last of the optional stages and can immediately follow the hero’s successful achievement of the Ultimate Boon, but more often…

7 min readSep 18, 2023

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To Go Dead Stick: Rescue from Without

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Spinning Our Wheels: Magic Flight

Magic Flight refers to the hero having to make a speedy egress after he completes his task. This stage is like Refusal of the Return in…

8 min readSep 9, 2023

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Spinning Our Wheels: Magic Flight

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You Must Go Back…For Them: Refusal of the Return

Once the hero has reaped the fruits of his struggles in the Special World, sometimes the desire to stay exerts such a strong force that he…

8 min readAug 26, 2023

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You Must Go Back…For Them: Refusal of the Return

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Do the Work: Ultimate Boon

The Ultimate Boon marks the climax of the story, when the hero has accomplished the task he set out to complete. It’s the moment that the…

6 min readAug 3, 2023

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We Shall Be Changed: Apotheosis

The word “apotheosis” comes from the ancient Greek word, “apotheoun” which means “to make divine”. In simplest terms this stage is the…

8 min readJul 31, 2023

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We Shall Be Changed: Apotheosis

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Hero's Breath

Hero's Breath

Recovering addict. Religious trauma and narcissistic abuse survivor. Valiant dumbass tilting at too many windmills. I write to keep the demons leashed.

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