Joseph Campbell (1904 – 1987)

• Professor, Mythology & Religion, Sarah Lawrence College

• The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)

The Hero’s Journeyfrom Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)

“The World of Common Day”

The Call to Adventure

Refusal of the Call

Supernatural Aid

Crossing of theFirst Threshold

Belly of the Whale

Road of Trials

Meeting with the Goddess

Woman as the Temptress

Atonement with the Father

Apotheosis

The Ultimate Boon

Refusal of Return

The Magic Flight

Rescue from Without

The Crossing of theReturn Threshold

Master of Two Worlds

Freedom to Live

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Hero Archetype

• The Hero is one of several archetypes such as Sage/Mentor, Jester/Trickster, Ruler, Outlaw, Caregiver, Explorer, Lover, Innocent, Magician, Creator, Shapeshifter . . . (see pavone.net)– The Monomyth

• Types of Heroes: Meek Hero, Vigilante Hero, Outlaw Hero, Fallen Hero, Coward Hero, Super-hero, Guilty Hero, Lone Hero, Dubious Hero, Gullible Hero, Rebel Hero, Misdirected Hero, Underdog Hero. (see William Indick, PhD, Psychology for Screenwriters)

• Hero’s Journey

Application of Hero’s Journey

Application of Hero’s Journey

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Belly of the WhaleStar Wars

Woman as TemptressBraveheart

Road of TrialsGladiator

Road of Trials40 Year-Old Virgin

Atonement with the FatherGladiator

Computer User Archetypes

The Magician The Explorer

The Hero

Archetypes of the Computerfrom this Orion User Research

Treasure Chest or Ark for the Hero’s

Successful Journey

Alchemist’s Book for the Magician’s

Immersion

Shoebox for Keepsakes

Common Day

Calling (to Use Computer

in school, or home)

Aid from Sage orfrom within Self

Road of Trials

MasteryTemptation: Games of the

Mind(Explore the Magic of Mindful Immersions)

Crisis(Fix Computer)

Success(Ultimate Boom:

Professional / Personal and Family)

Live in Two Worlds

(PC and Apple)

Freedom to Live

Computer Users’Hero’s Journey

Hero’s Journey Applied