EP01 | America on a Hero's Journey

The literary construct of Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero’s Journey" offers insight into the America’s quest for a stronger democracy, and for its citizens, struggling to appropriately engage in pursuit of that healthier democracy. This episode outlines the ways that citizens individually, and America, as a collective, engage in aspects of the hero’s journey.
Topics discussed in this episode:

• [08:40] Departure. The Ordinary World.
• [09:00] The Call to Adventure.
• [11:05] Refusing the Call to Adventure.
• [14:20] Meeting the Mentor.
• [17:00] Crossing the Threshold.
• [19:05] Initiation. Test, Allies, and Enemies.
• [22:10] Approach to the Inmost Cave.
• [23:00] The Ordeal.
• [25:00] The Reward.
• [27:15] Return. The Road Back.
• [28:00] Resurrection.
• [28:30] Return with the Elixir.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• [02:50] Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces
• [03:00] Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth
• [15:00] Pacifica Graduate Institute

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Episode Tags:
#America, #citizens, #Americans, #heroesjourney, #civics, #quest, #democracy, #stewardship, #archetypes, #citizenship, #JosephCampbell

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