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THE HEROS JOURNEY: Joseph Campbell was a curious mythologist. In the field of comparative mythology, most scholars invested their time exploring how one culture’s myths are different than another.

Instead of focusing on the many differences between cultural myths and religious stories, however, Campbell looked for the similarities. And his studies resulted in what’s called the monomyth.

The monomyth is a universal story structure. It’s a kind of story template that takes a character through a sequence of stages.

The main character in the monomyth is the hero. The hero isn’t a person, but an archetype—a set of universal images combined with specific patterns of behavior. Think of a protagonist from your favorite film. He or she represents the hero. The storyline of the film enacted the hero’s journey. The Hero archetype resides in the psyche of every individual, which is one of the primary reasons we love hearing and watching stories.

Campbell began identifying the patterns of this monomyth. Over and over again, he was amazed to find this structure in the cultures he studied. He saw the same sequence in many religions including the stories of Gautama Buddha, Moses, and Jesus Christ.

In this workshop we explore the 12 stages of the heroes journey and through powerful kundalini meditations connect with the inner archetype of the WARRIOR/HERO as portrayed by Luke Skywalker n the star wars movies 

The hero’s main feat is to overcome the monster of darkness: it is the long-hoped-for and expected triumph of consciousness over the unconscious. [“The Psychology of the Child Archetype,” CW 9i, par. 284.]

The hero myth is an unconscious drama seen only in projection, like the happenings in Plato’s parable of the cave. [“The Dual Mother,” CW 5, par. 612.]

The hero symbolizes a man’s unconscious self, and this manifests itself empirically as the sum total of all archetypes and therefore includes the archetype of the father and of the wise old man. To that extent the hero is his own father and his own begetter. [Ibid., par. 516.]

Mythologically, the hero’s goal is to find the treasure, the princess, the ring, the golden egg, elixir of life, etc. Psychologically these are metaphors for one’s true feelings and unique potential. In the process of individuation, the heroic task is to assimilate unconscious contents as opposed to being overwhelmed by them. The potential result is the release of energy that has been tied up with unconscious complexes.

Everyone gets scared, its part of being human, and it is a normal reaction to danger or threat.but in today's

world fear has become the dominant frequency. We live in unprecedented times with massive changes and uncertain futures, leading to more stress-related illnesses and a nervous system struggling to cope.

We live in a fear-driven society. Our brains are hard-wired to respond to fear. From the dawn

of time, fear has helped us to survive—to keep us alert to anticipate trouble and

keep us from getting eaten by predators. Fear is a powerful force that motivates us into action. Anything positive—our values, our passions, inspirations, and desires—lack

the same brain punch as fear, and we find useless products, devices, insurance plans as a futile attempt to quell this fear. Marketing companies and product developers know this too well and prey on our sensitivities with false promises and high profits.

But while our evolutionary ancestors had good reasons to be afraid, their

anxieties came in fits and starts; once back in the cave, once the tiger lumbered

away, so did their fear. But in our modern age, we are forever vigilant the primal

the brain is activated, and we find ourselves trapped in a game of survival, the

the reptilian part of our brain rules the day and although the reptilian brain served

us throughout the ages and the reason we got this far its time to shift our

perspective.

In contrast, we have no reprieve: We are constantly bombarded by messages

telling us that the world is never safe, the danger is around the corner. And as we are already genetically wired for anxiety, this barrage only provides more

fodder. It's no wonder that anxiety is the primary problem affecting adults and

children today.

Humans crave safety, security, and peace, this is in some ways our natural

state, we love being cosy and warm and safe. 

. And this is where we most lose our power and self-agency.In a world of savvy marketers and

branding companies offering us this safety and peace we crave, we are easy prey. We give our power away to governments and organisations who promise us a world without worry that we will be taken care of if we trust them and follow the rules. We become like victims giving away our power for the illusion of escaping fears.

We must not run away from our fears but face them for they hold valuable information.., this is the counter-intuitive way of

approaching fear. Ironically fear wants the same thing for us, to move away from danger and get us to a place of safety and comfort. As a Kundalini Jedi Warrior, we turn

towards the fear to listen deeply to the wisdom and message it wishes to

provide.