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Page 1: Archetypes & The Hero’s Journey What Do Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, Simba, King Arthur, Moses, Frodo, and William Wallace all have in common?

Archetypes & Archetypes & The Hero’s The Hero’s

JourneyJourneyWhat Do Harry Potter, Luke What Do Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, Simba, King Skywalker, Simba, King

Arthur, Moses, Frodo, and Arthur, Moses, Frodo, and William Wallace all have in William Wallace all have in

common?common?

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Jung and CampbellJung and Campbell

Carl Jung and Joseph Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed Campbell developed the idea of the the idea of the archetypearchetype Archetype: A recurring Archetype: A recurring

pattern of images, pattern of images, situations, or symbols situations, or symbols found in the mythology, found in the mythology, religion, art, and religion, art, and dreams of cultures dreams of cultures around the worldaround the world

Joseph CampbellJoseph Campbell

Carl JungCarl Jung

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Event Archetypes: Stages of Event Archetypes: Stages of the “Hero’s Journey” or the “Hero’s Journey” or

“Monomyth”“Monomyth” The CallThe Call The Shadow OR OtherThe Shadow OR Other The Journey & InitiationThe Journey & Initiation Helpers and GuidesHelpers and Guides The Treasure & ReturnThe Treasure & Return The TransformationThe Transformation ** Atonement with the Father Atonement with the Father

(*not in every story)(*not in every story)

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The Call (part one): The The Call (part one): The Ordinary World VS The Ordinary World VS The

Sacred WorldSacred World The first stage of the journey is when the The first stage of the journey is when the

hero/main character gets the call or “itch” to do hero/main character gets the call or “itch” to do something new. something new.

We have to understand who he is and the world We have to understand who he is and the world he lives in. The hero usually begins in an he lives in. The hero usually begins in an ordinary, mundane world. He may seem like a ordinary, mundane world. He may seem like a common man and often will not have any common man and often will not have any particular signs of greatness. He is comfortable particular signs of greatness. He is comfortable in this world and these surroundings. It is only in in this world and these surroundings. It is only in leaving this leaving this ordinary worldordinary world for the for the sacred worldsacred world that he can gain new experiences and change. that he can gain new experiences and change.

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Ordinary Ordinary WorldWorld

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The Call (part two):

The callThe call is when the hero is either asked is when the hero is either asked (often by a (often by a heraldherald) to leave the ordinary ) to leave the ordinary world and try something new, or when he world and try something new, or when he realizes that he must do this. Heroes can realizes that he must do this. Heroes can have several “calls” in a story. Calls are have several “calls” in a story. Calls are requests or impulses to do something. For requests or impulses to do something. For the hero to begin a journey, he must first the hero to begin a journey, he must first receive or experience a call. receive or experience a call.

The Refusal: Sometimes the hero will refuse The Refusal: Sometimes the hero will refuse his mission at first, but he usually accepts it his mission at first, but he usually accepts it eventually.eventually.

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The CALLThe CALL

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Archetypal Hero TraitsArchetypal Hero Traits Unusual Circumstances of BirthUnusual Circumstances of Birth Leaves Family and Lives With OthersLeaves Family and Lives With Others Traumatic Event Leads to QuestTraumatic Event Leads to Quest Special WeaponSpecial Weapon Supernatural HelpSupernatural Help Proves Himself on QuestProves Himself on Quest Journey and Unhealable WoundJourney and Unhealable Wound Atonement With FatherAtonement With Father Spiritual ApotheosisSpiritual Apotheosis

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Unusual BirthUnusual Birth

Often in danger or Often in danger or born into royaltyborn into royalty Luke w/ aunt and Luke w/ aunt and

uncleuncle Simba born a Simba born a

princeprince Moses put in basketMoses put in basket King Arthur doesn’t King Arthur doesn’t

know he is royalty know he is royalty until he pulls sword until he pulls sword from stone from stone

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Leaves FamilyLeaves Family

Raised away from Raised away from his peoplehis people Luke w/ Luke w/ auntaunt and and

uncleuncle Simba w/ Timon and Simba w/ Timon and

PoobahPoobah King Arthur w/ MerlinKing Arthur w/ Merlin William Wallace with William Wallace with

uncleuncle Moses w/ Pharaoh’s Moses w/ Pharaoh’s

daughterdaughter

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Traumatic EventTraumatic Event

A hero’s life is A hero’s life is changed foreverchanged forever Luke’s aunt and Luke’s aunt and

uncle’s uncle’s deathdeath Wallace’s wife is Wallace’s wife is

killedkilled Arthur pulls sword Arthur pulls sword

from stonefrom stone Simba is told father’s Simba is told father’s

death is his faultdeath is his fault Yahweh appears to Yahweh appears to

MosesMoses

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The Shadow or OtherThe Shadow or OtherThe hero will The hero will encounter his encounter his otherother or or shadowshadow at some point. at some point. The other/shadow is The other/shadow is his opposite, the flip his opposite, the flip side of the coin, and is side of the coin, and is a reminder of what the a reminder of what the hero may yet become hero may yet become if he is not careful. if he is not careful. These two characters These two characters are foils for one are foils for one another: they define another: they define each other through each other through comparison and comparison and contrast. contrast.

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The other may be a friend, The other may be a friend, enemy, or stranger, but enemy, or stranger, but his personality is, in every his personality is, in every crucial respect, the exact crucial respect, the exact opposite of the hero’s. opposite of the hero’s. They are like a photo and They are like a photo and its negative, they are its negative, they are simultaneously identical simultaneously identical and opposites. and opposites.

By meeting the other, the By meeting the other, the hero is forced to examine hero is forced to examine these aspects about these aspects about himself, to face his fears, himself, to face his fears, and this aids in his self-and this aids in his self-discovery.discovery.

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ShadowsShadows

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The Journey & InitiationThe Journey & Initiation The hero must face many challenges in the The hero must face many challenges in the

sacred worldsacred world. His . His initiationinitiation into this into this sacred sacred worldworld will cause him to change and grow. will cause him to change and grow.

The trials serve as catalysts for inner change The trials serve as catalysts for inner change and may be steps in his training, preparing and may be steps in his training, preparing him for his eventual confrontation with ____ him for his eventual confrontation with ____ (to succeed in his main goal). (to succeed in his main goal).

In some cases, the hero is tried by forces In some cases, the hero is tried by forces within himself: forces that tempt him to give within himself: forces that tempt him to give up, to seek safety, to rest, to settle for less, to up, to seek safety, to rest, to settle for less, to go back to the old life or the old ways of go back to the old life or the old ways of perceiving and experiencing things. In other perceiving and experiencing things. In other stories, the hero faces external enemies that stories, the hero faces external enemies that he must overcome. he must overcome.

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Crossing a Threshold Hero’s usually have to

cross some kind of threshold/barrier when they start the journey. It could be an obvious physical dividing point/marker or may be an internal struggle.

There is usually a Threshold Guardian who is there to try and stop the hero from going beyond this point.

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Helpers and GuidesHelpers and Guides Often the hero will have Often the hero will have

a guide or an older, a guide or an older, wiser, person to give wiser, person to give him advice on the him advice on the journey. journey.

This This mentormentor may be a may be a teacher, spirit, god, teacher, spirit, god, shaman, wizard, or just shaman, wizard, or just somebody who has somebody who has valuable knowledge and valuable knowledge and experience. This experience. This relationship echoes that relationship echoes that of the parent and child, of the parent and child, teacher and pupil, god teacher and pupil, god and man. and man.

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The mentor may give The mentor may give the hero a gift the hero a gift (weapon, amulet, (weapon, amulet, knowledge, power) to knowledge, power) to aid the hero in his aid the hero in his questquest. .

At some point in the At some point in the journey, the hero journey, the hero must be separated must be separated from the mentor so from the mentor so that he must stand-that he must stand-alone and prove alone and prove himself.himself.

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FRIENDSFRIENDS

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Special WeaponSpecial Weapon

Only the hero can Only the hero can wield his weaponwield his weapon Luke’s light saberLuke’s light saber Arthur’s Arthur’s ExcaliburExcalibur Moses’ staffMoses’ staff Wallace’s swordWallace’s sword Neo’s power over Neo’s power over

the matrixthe matrix

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Supernatural HelpSupernatural Help

Hero often has Hero often has spiritual guidancespiritual guidance Luke hears Obi-Wan Luke hears Obi-Wan

KenobiKenobi Arthur has MerlinArthur has Merlin Yahweh guides Yahweh guides

MosesMoses Wallace dreams of Wallace dreams of

his dead fatherhis dead father Simba sees Mufasa in Simba sees Mufasa in

the sky and has the sky and has Rafiki help himRafiki help him

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Proves HimselfProves Himself

Hero performs feats Hero performs feats while on Questwhile on Quest Luke blows up Death Luke blows up Death

Star, leads Star, leads rebellionrebellion Arthur leads battles and Arthur leads battles and

brings glory of Camelotbrings glory of Camelot Moses performs Moses performs

miraclesmiracles Simba contemplates his Simba contemplates his

life and defeats Scarlife and defeats Scar Wallace leads his men Wallace leads his men

against Britishagainst British

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The TreasureThe Treasure The The treasuretreasure is is

whatever the hero is whatever the hero is seeking. It can take a seeking. It can take a wide variety of forms wide variety of forms and may not even be and may not even be a tangible object.a tangible object.

The hero will The hero will probably have to pass probably have to pass through another through another major threshold in major threshold in order to find the order to find the treasure. treasure.

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The reward or treasure may The reward or treasure may be an object of great be an object of great monetary value or something monetary value or something important in some way. It important in some way. It may be something like may be something like “knowledge” (about the world, “knowledge” (about the world, the answer to a mystery, etc.). the answer to a mystery, etc.). In short, the prize the hero In short, the prize the hero seeks may assume as many seeks may assume as many different outward forms as the different outward forms as the trials required to achieve it. trials required to achieve it. In essence, however, the goal In essence, however, the goal of the quest is always a of the quest is always a priceless priceless psychological gainpsychological gain: : an expanded consciousness, a an expanded consciousness, a saving insight, or the release saving insight, or the release of long-suppressed creative of long-suppressed creative powers.powers.

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TransformationTransformation The hero MUST change The hero MUST change

during the course of his during the course of his journey. journey.

The change is usually The change is usually gradual and is a natural gradual and is a natural occurrence given all he goes occurrence given all he goes through. Sometimes the through. Sometimes the change is very dramatic and change is very dramatic and the hero will the hero will transform transform physically or will die and be physically or will die and be reborn as a new and better reborn as a new and better personperson. .

The real victory comes when The real victory comes when he learns about humanity he learns about humanity and has true understanding. and has true understanding.

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These stories are about These stories are about changechange. The hero . The hero goes through a goes through a TransformationTransformation, often , often through a through a death/rebirthdeath/rebirth sequence (signifying sequence (signifying the new person that emerges). the new person that emerges). The The death and death and rebirthrebirth can happen anywhere in the story and can happen anywhere in the story and is usually symbolic (though it can be literal).is usually symbolic (though it can be literal).

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Journey to Hell/Death & Journey to Hell/Death & RebirthRebirth Hero descends into a Hero descends into a

hell-like area (land of hell-like area (land of the dead?). His return the dead?). His return is like returning from is like returning from the dead. Symbolically the dead. Symbolically goes where normal goes where normal humans can’t and finds humans can’t and finds truth about self.truth about self.

The hero may just die The hero may just die symbolically or people symbolically or people may think he’s dead may think he’s dead for a while.for a while.

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Unhealable Wound The hero may suffer

a wound that will never heal. This may occur in his main fight, but could happen anywhere in the story/journey.

The wound may be emotional or psychological.

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ApotheosisApotheosis Hero is rewarded Hero is rewarded

spiritually at the spiritually at the end of his lifeend of his life

He has a better He has a better understanding of understanding of the world and has the world and has a sense of a sense of fulfillment and fulfillment and peace.peace.

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Atonement With FatherAtonement With Father Hero either redeems father’s evil deeds or Hero either redeems father’s evil deeds or

reconciles with father over wrongs done by the reconciles with father over wrongs done by the hero.hero.

The “father” does not have to be his/her actual The “father” does not have to be his/her actual father.father.

Often the hero must find peace with his father, Often the hero must find peace with his father, mother, or ancestors. This goes back to the belief mother, or ancestors. This goes back to the belief that we cannot truly know ourselves if we do not that we cannot truly know ourselves if we do not accept our past and our roots. The hero may be accept our past and our roots. The hero may be an orphan, or he may gain a surrogate parent an orphan, or he may gain a surrogate parent along the journey. At any rate, he must accept along the journey. At any rate, he must accept his past and heritage before he is able to move his past and heritage before he is able to move beyond this and change in any significant way. beyond this and change in any significant way.

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