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melinda@bridgingthegulf.com

Lawrence, Kansas
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    The Hero's Journey

    The Hero's Journey as presented by Bridging the Gulf is a 8-part series inspired by the ideas of Joseph Campbell and many others. Designed for adults and seniors, its didactic, interactive, and experiential elements can be structured for particular target audiences and organized for a variety of time constraints. The material presented on this website represents the basic orientation of each section. Click on pictures or words below to access pages.

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    The Hero's Journey:

    Introduction

     

    "The mind is not a vessel to be filled,

    but a fire to be kindled."

    Plutarch of Chaeronea,

    1st century Greek historian

    Part 1  

    The First Initiation:

    The Time of the Warrior Hero

    "The call to adventure signifies that destiny

    has summoned the hero."

    Joseph Campbell, mythologist

    Part 2  

    The Second Initiation:

    The Time of the Wounded Warrior

    "In the middle of the road of my life

    I awoke in a dark wood 

    where the true way was wholly lost."

    Inferno, Canto 1

    A. Dante

     Part 3  

    Tracking the Trickster

    "The Trickster is the master of initiation . . ."

    Beyond the Hero

    Allan B. Chinen, M.D.

    Part 4  
    Gifts from the Wound

    "Our story is not about heroism,

    but about failure and repair . . ."

    The Maiden King:

    the Reunion of Masculine and Feminine

    Robert Bly and Marion Woodman

    Part 5

    The Blessing

    "If he could learn to love another

    and earn her love in return

    before the last petal fell,

    the spell would be broken.

    If not,

    he would remain a beast for all time."

    Beauty and the Beast

    Part 6

    Dawn

    "Only letting go,

    giving heart,

    the great drum,

    the great instrument of the wild nature, only that creates."

    Women Who Run With the Wolves

    Clarissa Pinkola Estés

    Part 7  

    The Third Initiation:

    The Time of the Wounded Healer

    "That’s what we storytellers do. 

    We restore order with imagination.

    We instill hope

    again and again and again."

    Saving Mr. Banks

     

    "I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life

    as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."

         ~Joseph Campbell