Stages of the Hero's Journey

Stages of the Hero's Journey Bh1:h You have come to the start of a new cycle. To.is is the beginning: this is the time of your birth. Initiation Now is the time of your initiation. their wisdom. You will soon meet sages who will offer you the benefits of Withdrawal You have been initiated. You have met the sages and you have learned from them. Now you must withdraw within yourself. to find your center and your balance. Toe next four sections will lead you through the withdrawal portion of your pilgrtrnage. Quest You have come to a plateau. you were born and initiated. and you have come to a deeper understanding of yourself and of life. You are now prepared for the next stage in your journey. in which you must face challenges and come to terms with your greatest desires and your deepest fears. The time has come for you to begin your quest. Into the Realms of Death You must now prepare to enter the realms of death. you have found the resources you will need to pass through these regions. Quiet your mind and open your heart. for this is the passage through the nether regions. You will be asked to give up much. This is the only way to travel safely when you come into these lands. Confrontation with the Devil The time has come when you must confront the devil, or the hidden, shadow side of your psyche. this 1s the only way for you to go past your deepest fears and angers and other barriers that hinder your progress. After you have come to terms with the devil and all the demons that haunt you. you can be born anew, with a higher understanding of yourself, your life and the world. To.us you progress on the path of self-realization. Rebirth Toe hero has died violently and visited the underworld. Now 1s the time for rebirth and the defeat of death. Seasons run in cycles, the sun and moon have their times. This is the season of rebirth; the demons have been defeated and from the depths of your own psyche you are ready to be born anew. Transformation Toe hero has completed a cycle in the process of self-realization which leads us to freedom from our fears and all our limitations. and to harmony with life. This is the final event in the achievement of the self, which has lost all its illusions of separation from life. To.is is the culmination of the process of losing the self in order to find the self. You have achieved a mythological consciousness, in which the divine is active in all things and events of your life.