Heroine's Journey and OST (was: Temple Bells and other Esoterica)

[douglas germann]

Doc--

I love your mapping of OS to The Heroe's Journey. Well done.

Is someone willing to take this the next step?

A few years ago I did a combined OS and intro for a meeting of the
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), in which we started talking
about the Heroe's Journey. The question soon was asked--What about the
Heroine's Journey?

What is the Heroine's Journey, and how does it map to OS?

			:- Doug. Germann



On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 09:23 -0500, Steven List wrote:
> I love the mapping of The Hero's Journey to Open Spaces.
> 
> "A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of
> supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive
> victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the
> power to bestow boons on his fellow man." 
> (Joseph Campbell) (via the Wikipedia -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey)
> 
> Doesn't that describe the experience of OST beautifully?
> 
> Consider the major stages of THJ:
> 
> 1. A call to adventure - the invitation to an unstructured event with
> unspecified results
> 
> 2. A road of trials - discussions that may go any way, people who may not be
> in alignment, different approaches to organizing/leading/guiding each
> discussion
> 
> 3. Achieving the goal or "boon" - "be prepared to be surprised", finding
> unexpected results yet achieving the goals/intent of the event
> 
> 4. A return to the ordinary world - the sad part, it's over, convergence
> leading to action?
> 
> 5. Applying the boon - putting the results to work
> 
> I'd love to see further detailed analysis. And off the top of my head, I'd
> say it's a pretty compelling mapping between THJ and OST.
> 
> Thanks, Harrison!
> 
> 	Doc
> 
> P.S. I just ordered a pair of temple bells (or is it singular, since they're
> joined with a cord?) and some talking sticks.  Perfect timing for my next
> events next month.
> 
> --
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