In carrying out the hero’s journey, it becomes clear to him that he has divine potential (in fairy tales, he finds out that he has royal blood).He carries the heritage of his ancestors, or his adversary is in fact himself The hero is faced with the knowledge that he is part of a genealogical chain.The alternative to the hero’s path can also prove to be a very pleasant moment alongside a woman.The hero discovers the power of the opposite sex. Emergence of problems which can be interpreted as tests (which can be battles against one’s own internal resistance and illusions).The problems facing the hero threaten to overwhelm him – for the first time he realizes the full extent of the task.The hero overcomes his hesitation and sets off.The hero unexpectedly meets one or more mentors.The hero is hesitant to answer the call, for example because he has to give up a comfortable situation.The hero experiences a lack or receives a mission to accomplish.Joseph Campbell describes the Hero’s journey as a series of stages that he groups into three main sequences: I. Joseph Campbell The Hero with a thousand faces The Hero’s Journey In 1949, the American professor Joseph Campbell published his book The Hero With a Thousand Faces, in which he described what he called the “monomyth” of the “Hero’s journey”: all the myths of the world would come from a single archetype, which Campbell claims to be able to reconstruct. ( ) The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
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