Initiation Phase Exam Flashcards
What are the 2 types of heroes
Mythic and Cosmogonic
Describe Mythic heroes
superhuman, rare, immortal
Ex: spiderman, less than 1% of all heroes
Describe Cosmogonic heroes
human, flawed, every man or woman, everywhere, mortal, can be killed
What are the 3 phases of the monomyth
departure, initiation, return
Describe the departure phase
discomfort
Describe the initiation phase
pain
describe the return phase
change
what is the first stage of the initiation phase
the road of trials
what does trials mean
tests or challenges - hard, anxiety, discomfort, what am I doing here, dream like, painful
what is every stage of imitation include
the road of trials, every stage is painful
What is life on the road of trials like
you have to be willing to go through problems, time of suffering and loss
Who does the hero receive advice, amulets, support, and friends from
the guide
heat, trouble, pain
purification of the hero
defeat, embarrassment, failure
cleansed and humbled hero
What is the second stage of the initiation phase
the meeting with the goddess
goddess
symbolic, one of the people to help you on your journey, Mary the mother of Jesus because she is pure and the best mother figure, good
the goddess can create some difficulties because…
the hero can fall in love with them, distracting, but the goddess does not return the feelings, is there to help the hero
What is the third stage of initiation
woman as the temptress
woman as the temptress
temptation or distraction, shows up when hero is most vulnerable, offers the hero what they want, not what they need, opposite of the goddess, though it is temporary
What is the fourth stage of initiation
atonement with the father
atonement with the father
hero will have a confrontation with a tyrant of bully (father), bad guy dad who says no, in the way of the heroes freedom
Jonathan Edwards
medieval priest, threatens with hell, yells, gives image of god when he is threatening,
what happends when the hero confronts the father
finds out he is not as bad as he sounds, if you don’t five the tyrnat fear, he cannot control you.
what are the two ways to get through the father
kill him or reach an understanding
killing the father
mythic hero can kill the tyrant, cosmogonic hero cannot
reach an understanding
through strength, approach them as an equal
What is the fifth stage of initiation
apotheosis
apotheosis
hero is under most stress, but everything goes fine, process is to keep your eye on the ball, outcome is focusing on what other people think and what you want to outcome to be (thinking too hard about it), if you focus on the process, you succeed, accusing part of you that comes from God, that is good at surviving or adapting to stressful situations
What are the dual components of Apotheosis
focus on the fearlessness or subline calm
and willing to mess up or fail, sacrifice self
What is the sixth stage of initiation
the ultimate boon
the ultimate boon
prize or reward, part of the reward the hero gets is the knowledge that they were able to complete the tasks all along, easier than they though it would be looking back on it, have to get through the hard stuff to believe you can do it, you own doubt, fear, insecurities make it harder
boon
prize or reward
the greatest prize
Campbell uses potions to show immortality, immortality can be symbolic.
