Gilligan and Dilts Show How Hero’s Journey Principles Reveal Meaning in Our Life

In Navigating the Hero’s Journey, Gilligan and Dilts discuss “The Generative Self,” “The Somatic Mind and the Principle of Centering,” “The Cognitive Mind and the Principle of Sponsorship,” “The Field Mind and the Principle of Field Resonance,” and “Mapping Your Hero’s Journey.”

From: https://www.stephengilligan.com/stephens-articales/2017/3/8/navigating-the-heros-journey-principles-and-processes-for-a-meaningful-life
by Stephen Gilligan & Robert Dilts

“What we have presented…is but a general sketch of a deep and fascinating model for achieving profound happiness, health, healing, and helpfulness in the world. In his book Of Water and Spirit, Malidoma Some speaks of his life growing up in a West African village. In that culture, it is assumed that each new baby has crossed from the spirit world into this world in order to bring a gift to the community. He describes a village ritual in which each newborn is brought to the elders, who take several days to commune with the newly arrived spirit. The basic question the elders ask of the newborn is, “Why have you come here?” They assume that each person has come with a special mission, and that their life should be organized around honoring and realizing this mission. Based on the response they receive, the elders seek to support the child’s development so that their mission may be realized.
        In a similar way, the mythological path of the hero’s journey seeks to honor the deeper value and calling of each person’s life. It assumes that each difficulty, crisis, or setback a person faces is both an opportunity and feedback about the nature of that person’s deeper calling. It also recognizes the need to find the resources, both internally and in the collective field, that will help a person realize their deeper journey. It is this profound appreciation for the dignity and value of each person’s life that draw us to this myth. We have found it exceptionally helpful for coaching and supporting individuals and groups to discover and live a fulfilling and helpful existence.”

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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.

Click here to access the full article at Reg Harris’s yourheroicjourney.com website.

Check out other powerful hero resources at TheHeroPlace, including Hero Tools (such as StoryCraft Hero-Story Writing Software) and Hero Organizations (such as the Gallery of Heroes) as well as other Hero Wisdom (such as that of script-writing coach Skip Press). Also, search or submit to hero databases (such as hero-story databases) from around the Internet in the Your Heroes section of TheHeroPlace.

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