Heroe Journey : Shamanic Yoga , Mudra , Mantra , Meditation
The renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces argues that there is a fundamental myth (what he calls a ‘monomyth’) that underlies many—indeed perhaps most—of our great narratives. That myth, the hero’s quest or the hero’s journey, describes the plotline of the myths that define many cultures. Such myths today range from Crusaders of the Lost Ark to Star Wars to Eat, Pray, Love, along with many other great stories, novels, and movies. This journey or quest is much the same one that is involved in the path to revealing and working with your inner shaman so that you can become the healer, connector, sensemaker serving the world that your particular gifts empower.
Here is how Campbell describes the hero’s journey:
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.
• Campbell understood this common theme in myth as expressing certain psychological truths, a literary dramatization of the universal human need to transcend the individual’s tendency toward ego-centrism. Our repressed desires and inner conflicts present us with a “Call to Adventure” and, if we follow this call, we experience the exaltation and terror of the spiritual journey. If we face bravely all obstacles and avoid all distractions, we eventually achieve a state beyond selfishness, family, creed, and country. We become one with the universe.
This practice provides you the tools that you can use during your journey to home , coming back to your true self. Freeing you from the spells and labels from the past. This is the journey to your inner universe.
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