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The Solitude of the Hero’s Journey

In the end, we find ourselves alone. For the journey we take, though many share in it with us, we take it alone, for each of us must blaze his own trail and follow his own path. But as we mature into our place in the annals of heroism, we realize that though we were [...]

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Return with the Elixir of the Hero’s Journey

The reward that we bring with us is the elixir of heroism, which we drink now in sips or gulps, however called for. For each task we partake of, we commit ourselves to it, answering each call with not only the hope of finishing it adequately, but in doing it better than ever before because [...]

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The Journey Home from the Hero’s Journey

When we are called to return home, to go back to the life we lived before our adventure, we are often reluctant. As we have dedicated ourselves to heroism, we can surely rationalize how the doldrums of our old lives would do nothing to contribute to our new way of thinking and new mode of [...]

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The Dedication of the Hero’s Journey

Throughout our journey, we have developed an addiction to our own heroism. It’s not a bad thing. But as when we faced our demons and came out of our cave on the other side, we were reborn into a new creature, and the life that emanated from us in that moment brings with it an [...]

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Resurrection of the Hero’s Journey

After we seize the sword on our Hero’s Journey and find ourselves as the heroes we knew we were capable of becoming, we are reborn as new creatures, ones that we had one day only imagined. Having died to the selves that came before, we understand even the power that Christ showed us, as we [...]

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Seizing the Sword of the Hero’s Journey

After we have accepted the Call of the Hero’s Journey and stepped out in faith, realizing the resources at our disposal and the Truth at the center of our Being, we stand boldly in the knowledge that we have overcome our greatest odds. As the Buddha states, “It is better to conquer yourself than to [...]

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Portrait of the Artist Approaching Middle Age

As much as I might try to gloss it over with a pleasant smile and nice platitudes, life has been frustrating. In the ten years since I was first diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, it seems that I have made very little progress in dealing with my standard operating procedure. Though I’m still intent on [...]

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Who Defines the American Dream?

Along any given highway or by-way, a bevy of societal wants, needs, and dreams are exposed to passing eyes, and I’m ashamed at how often I don’t notice it. From manors of brick to houses with vinyl siding to doublewides on open lots, the route to happiness is bordered by lovely and livable, elegant and [...]

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The Fool’s Journey

Image via Wikipedia The Major Arcana of the Tarot, what is often known as the Fool’s Journey. Fool Magician High Priestess Empress Emperor Hierophant Lovers Chariot Hermit Wheel of Fortune Justice Hanged Man Death Temperance Devil Tower Star Moon Sun Judgment World The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana of the Tarot. [...]

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