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T H E M E E I G H T: A P O T H E O S I S
Here, we explore three more stages of the journey: Apotheosis, Meeting the
Goddess, and Atonement of the Father. The higher purpose of the hero journey
is for you grow more fully into your true Self. Therefore, the person who starts
the hero journey is not the person who completes it! On your hero journey you
will experience a metanoia – or holy shift – that helps you to bring ego and soul
into alignment. And from now on you will experience yourself as human and
divine.
T H E M E N I N E : T H E U LT I M AT E B O O N
Now we move into Act Three of the Hero Journey and explore what Campbell
called The Ultimate Boon, Refusal of the Return, The Magic Flight, and Rescue
from Without. The term “ultimate boon” refers to the higher purpose of your
hero journey. It is the holy grail – the ultimate gift – that you bring back from
your travels. It is a gift you win for yourself and give to others. None of us are
healed alone! This great gift will reveal itself to you only after you’ve completed
Acts One and Two of your hero journey.
THEME TEN: THE HERO’S RETURN
Finally, we explore Master of Two Worlds and The Freedom to Live. You’ve been
changed by your journey. The spiritual aphorism Be in the world, but not of
the world makes greater sense now. Your experience of the world has changed
because you have changed. You see with new eyes. You are reborn. Now that
you have completed your journey the question is this: How now shall I live? This
is your time to serve and support others in taking their hero journey. You are
now a friend to the world.
