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What do the call do?
Invites the charcter into the journey, offering the opportunity to face the unknown and grow mentally, spiritually or physically.
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What are five forms The Call can come in?
- 1) Something is taken and must be reclaimed
- 2) A sense that something is lacking in life ant what is missing must be discovered.
- 3) Honor must be saved or restored
- 4) Rights must be won for people, (something isn't just in society)
- 5) The individual may refuse at first, out of fear.
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What is the Crossing of the First Threshold?
The character leaves the "world" he/she knows (comfort zone) and enters the "world" of the unknown.
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What are Threshold Guardians?
Protect character from taking journey before they are ready (parents).
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What are Helpers?
Individuals, (not also human but not objects) that provide aid or direction- tend to pop up at just the right times.
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What does a mentor or a guide (can be supernatural) do?
Mentor keeps the character focused on the ultimate goal- gives him/her stability, although the mentor cannot complete the journey for the main character.
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What are a few examples of challenges or temptations?
money, depression, environment, drugs
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What is the Abyss?
The greatest or darkest challenge. Greatest weakness/fear is faced- main character surrendors completely to the quest and becomes one with it.
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What is another name for the Abyss?
The Belly of the Whale
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What is the charcter's mentality as they are in the Abyss?
"If I get out of this, I'll never do anything bad again."
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What happens at Transformation and Revelation?
Character is a master of two worlds.
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What is the Revelation?
A sudden dramatic change in the way one thinks or views life- the lightbulb goes on.
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What is Atonement?
After the transformation, atonement takes place. Character is "at one" with new self and new life. The imbalance that sent them on the journey has been corrected.
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What problems may exist upon return?
- 1) Message obtained by journey is rejected by society (or family).
- 2) Corrupted again by society, put back in same environement that was left before journey.
- 3) Character may feel out of place on return and will have to leave to be on their own.
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What are the three main steps of the Journey?
- 1) Seperation
- 2) Transformation
- 3) Return (to everyday life)
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