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General material related to the hero’s journey, psychology, symbolism and metaphor.

An Impulse to Something Greater

Copyright © 2014 by Reg Harris. All rights reserved. Apart from properly cited quotations and short excerpts, reproduction of this article in any form, in part or in whole, without the expressed written permission of the author is strictly prohibited.

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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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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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New article on illustrating the hero’s journey

I've posted a new article to the Hero's Journey library on ways to illustrate the concept of expanding our understanding as the hero's journey. While the article is aimed at teachers, it illustrates the importance of embracing challenges and framing

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Welcome to the Hero’s Journey

My "new" 15-year-old site Welcome to this newly reformatted version of my Hero's Journey website. I've maintained my site since 1997, and during those 15 years, it has undergone a number of changes. Now, I am moving it to this

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