the highest places on earth are traditionally where one goes to have an encounter with God The Mountaintop In ancient tradition, God dwells on the mountaintops. That is where Elijah encounters Him. But God was not in the great wind that tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks. HeContinue Reading
“the creatives among us, … are particularly vulnerable to the temptation to stray from the path.” The Hero’s Journey Have you ever thought of yourself as the hero of your own story? Many of our most popular stories, told through the medium of film, follow a similar pattern. A heroContinue Reading
We now transition to the third phase our hero’s quest, Vocation. This part of our journey is all about giving back. If we have traveled the path this far we have undergone a tremendous transformation. Now it is time to return to where we started. This phase also has threeContinue Reading
“Our reward, the treasure, the prize we have sought from the beginning is an encounter with the divine.” TRANSFORMATION We have defeated the Adversary, we have survived death, we have overcome our greatest spiritual challenge. We are transformed into a new state, emerging from battle stronger than we were before,Continue Reading
Every good hero story builds up to a great ordeal, a battle with the villain. Our spiritual hero’s quest is no exception. The journey of the Spirit is an inward journey and the great battle we must win is often against our own fears and doubts. APPROACH Everything the heroContinue Reading
“As the hero undertakes preparation for the great battle ahead, we must prepare ourselves for to defeat the Adversary who constantly preys on our past fears and hurts.” Changing Our View of the World At his point in a well told story, the hero has come to view the worldContinue Reading
“In our journey we frequently encounter trials and temptations that threaten to delay us, hinder us, or stop us all together. It is important to realize that these tests come in two distinct waves with different intent and different outcomes.” New Rules We cross the threshold from the visible worldContinue Reading
“The Journey of the Spirit, this Hero’s Quest that we are all on, is a journey to find our purpose, the person God meant for us to be, and the task we are meant to fulfill.” The Hero has successfully passed the guardians and crossed the threshold. He has shownContinue Reading
“Crossing the Threshold is all about this new world with new rules. In our spiritual journey, our quest to find our true self, this may mean that for the first time we truly enter the spiritual world.” Thresholds Thresholds are dangerous places, they present a barrier to prevent us fromContinue Reading
“The call to adventure is the call to discover who you really are.” The hero’s journey begins with a call. The hero is called to leave the world he knows and venture off into the unknown. The Call may be expressed in many ways but perhaps the situation that hits closestContinue Reading