The Journey Inward Is Key to Completing the Hero’s Outer Journey

From: http://www.yourheroicjourney.com/gestalts-paradoxical-theory-of-change/
“Gestalt’s Paradoxical Theory of Change: To become who we can be, we must first become who we are”
Reg Harris discusses the paradox within the Hero’s Journey: that in order for the hero to complete his journey, he must first journey inward and go back to his past to discover and embrace his true self, ultimately stripping delusions and reinterpreting his experiences so that he can begin to grasp his fullest potentials. Harris relates this to Gestalt Therapy.

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How the Hero’s Journey Approach Helps Us Challenge Our False Self-Images

From: http://www.yourheroicjourney.com/self-realization-the-heart-of-the-heros-journey/
“Self-Realization: The Heart of the Hero’s Journey”
Reg Harris discusses how stories using the Hero’s Journey are perfect illustrations of the ways we can confront and challenge the false image that we have developed of ourselves, our false self that is built on our earliest attempts to protect our ego when we were faced with new, unfamiliar, and therefore fearful cirumstances. The Hero’s Journey can thus be seen as a process of uncovering, or re-discovering, our real self.

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Hero’s Journey Template is a Model For the Maturing Process

From: http://www.yourheroicjourney.com/ripening-as-a-heros-journey/
“Ripening as a Hero’s Journey: Growth by Evolution Rather than Acquisition”
Reg Harris discusses the Hero’s Journey as a model for the maturing, or ripening, process, in which we develop our sense of self-worth and understanding about the value of life and relationships through the challenges we face.

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“Storying” With the Hero’s Journey Gives Meaning to Life

From: http://www.yourheroicjourney.com/making-meaning-in-our-journeys/
“Making Meaning in Our Journeys: We Must Make Experience Conscious”
Reg Harris explains how “storying” our experiences in life — reflecting on and describing our life events as stories and constantly revising and updating them — allows us to give and find meaning and purpose for our life. And the Hero’s Journey is the framework for all those stories.

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