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Hero's
Journey
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Heroine's
Journey
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Differences
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I:
Departure
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The call to
adventure
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The call to
adventure
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Imprisonment in Domestic Environment
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Refusal of
the call
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Refusal of
the call
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Take on the role of spiritual orphan
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Supernatural
aid
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Supernatural
Aid
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Guides seen
as captors
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Crossing
the first threshold
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Crossing
the First Threshold
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Slay dragon of virginity myth;
Treasure = freedom
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The belly
of the whale
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The
Fortunate Fall (Green World)
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Released
from captor(s)
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II:
Initiation
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The road of
trials
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The road of
trials
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~Rape
trauma ~Green World
Lover ~Recognize the
seducer ~Dark Man vs Light
Man ~Imprisoned in Domestic Enclosure ~Journey through
underworld ~Slay dragon of romantic love myth
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The meeting
with the goddess
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Discovery
of Mother
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A woman is
her own mother.
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Temptation
away from the true path
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Temptation
to Regressive Return
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Tempted to
return to the beginning without finishing the quest
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Atonement
with the Father
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Search for
Father
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Failure of
false father
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Apotheosis
(becoming god-like)
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Discovery
of Female Tradition/Community
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Slay dragon
of female inferiority
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The
ultimate boon
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The
ultimate boon
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Discovers
the qualities she needs are within her
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III:
Return
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Refusal of
the return
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Refusal of
the return
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The magic
flight
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The magic
flight
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Rescue from
without
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Rescue from
without
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Rescue by
heroic mother
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Crossing
the return threshold
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Crossing
the return Threshold
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Reconciliation with parents
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Master of
the two worlds
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Release of
Creativity
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Freedom to
live
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World
Transformed
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New Family;
Community of One
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Common
Mythic Elements
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Two Worlds
(mundane and special)
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Two Worlds
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Woman's
World vs Man's World
Domestic
World vs. Outside World
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The Mentor
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The Mentor
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Can be seen
as captor
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The
Prophecy
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The
Prophecy
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