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How to recognize your journey
Copyright © 2014 by Reg Harris. All rights reserved. Apart from properly cited quotes and short excerpts, no part of this article can be copied or used in any form, including posting on the Internet, without written permission from the…
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Finding your Bliss
Copyright © 2013 by Reg Harris. All rights reserved. Apart from properly cited quotes and short excerpts, no part of this article can be copied or used in any form, including posting on the Internet, without written permission from the…
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Mythos and Logos
Two ways of seeing the world by Reg Harris Copyright © 2013 by Reg Harris. All rights reserved. This article is excerpted and adapted from The eternal circle: A hermeneutic model of the hero's journey (2004) by Reg Harris. Reproduction in…
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Using the Journey in Life
Recently I received an e-mail from a reader who asked how to use the hero’s journey with clients suffering from apathy about their life conditions. I’m posting my answer because the question raises important points about using the journey for…
Posted in Hero's Journey, Psychology of Hero's Journey
Translating Campbell
Bringing Campbell to everyday life Over the three-plus decades that I have studied and used the hero’s journey, people have often told me that they love Campbell’s work, but they have difficulty teaching it or applying its lessons to “real”…
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Leaving the Raft
A journey toward new meanings Parable of the raft Buddha once told his disciples the story of a man who is trapped on one side of fast-flowing river. On the far side lies safety. Unfortunately, there is no boat to…
Posted in Psychology of Hero's Journey
Making Choices
Our choices build our character In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, each juniper is unique, shaped by winter's icy winds and heavy snows. As with the juniper, the challenges we face help shape our character. For us, however, it is not…
Posted in Psychology of Hero's Journey
What’s your journey?
I'd like to make my posts and articles valuable to visitors, but I can’t unless I know what you're looking for. Could you take a few minutes to answer three questions for me? What brought you to my site? Why…
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Update: Excerpts from the teacher’s guide
I've posted a number of new articles to the Hero's Journey Library. Five are excerpts from the teacher's guide, while three others focus specifically on ways to teach the hero's journey. Scroll down to see the lists. I welcome your…
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