We give a bird's eye view of the archetypal Hero's Journey (as described by Joseph Campbell) and its usefulness in spiritual practice. The Spell of the Week is a simple divination method based on the Hero's Journey.

Referenced in this episode:

• The Hero's Journey
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
• Dan Harmon's Story Circle

d8 die table for divination using Dan Harmon's Story Circle:

1. A character is in a zone of comfort,
2. But they want something.
3. They enter an unfamiliar situation,
4. Adapt to it,
5. Get what they wanted,
6. Pay a heavy price for it,
7. Then return to their familiar situation,
8. Having changed.

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Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Frost Waltz" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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"The North" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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