Words to Know!
To split or break apart means...
Separate
The physical, emotional, and social place or state of mind the hero is in BEFORE the journey (setting, feelings, family, friends)
Pre-separation
Hopeless- having no hope
Hopeful
The root word of "blissful"
Bliss
Pre-separation
Before separation
An exciting experience or journey that may include doing something new/never done before
Adventure
The part of the story where the hero is "called" into action, either by choice (intentional) or not by choice (unintentional)
Call to adventure
Without any joy, without bliss, misery
Blissful
The root word of "resolve"
Solve
A deep, unmeasurable space, unfathomable (unthinkable), or infinite (endless) space
Abyss
To start, begin
Initiate
The point in the story where the hero sets on on their adventure, the hero begins to leave their home behind
Separation
Not willing to come to a solution or fix for a problem
Resolve
The root word of "hopeless"
To present as a gift, to give
Bestow
To finish, end
Conclude
The part of the story where the hero is TESTED and challenged physically or psychologically (mentally)
Initiation
Opposite of misery
Bliss
The root word of "ordeal"
Deal
Sacred or holy place that is safe
To come or go back to a place or person.
Return
The return to everyday life where the hero is part of society and people again
Return
To combine
Separate, take apart
The root word of "introspection"
Introspect (to look into)
A place of entering or beginning. In the hero's journey this is the "jumping off point" for adventure where the hero sets out on their quest/journey.
Threshold