1. Write Now: As you come in, please consider this prompt and then, on a blank piece of paper, write a response: Think about all of the movies you’ve seen, or books that you’ve read, that have had heroes in them. Which one is your favorite? Why are they your favorite hero? What is it about them that you like/admire?

2. THE HERO’S JOURNEY

4. Joseph Campbell “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” 1904-1987 American mythologist, writer, and lecturer The Hero with a Thousand Faces Elements and patterns reoccur in stories of myth from around the world

5. Monomyth A universal pattern that is the essence of, and common to, heroic tales in every culture The “Hero’s Journey” “The hero is the same, but the costume changes.”

6. WHAT MAKES A HERO? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhk4N9A0oCA

8. Status Quo: Life as Normal

9. The Call to Adventure “Good Morning”

10. Assistance: Supernatural Aid/Mentor

11. Departure: Crossing the First Threshold

12. Temptations and Trials

13. Meeting with the Goddess Atonement with the Father Atonement

14. The Approach Show scene

15. Crisis and Revelation

16. Treasure: The Ultimate Boon

17. The Result

18. The Return

19. New Life/ Resolution

20. Status Quo: Life as Normal

21. “FOLLOW YOUR BLISS” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RchePX5gElc