{"id":51669,"date":"2023-10-12T10:18:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/?page_id=51669"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:10:45","slug":"introspection-the-heros-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/introspection-the-heros-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Introspection \u2013 The Hero&#039;s Journey \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_justified preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><strong>Introspection - The Hero&#039;s Journey -<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Minimalist series representing the 12 stages of the Hero&#039;s Journey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_0 el_masonry_gallery et_pb_module\"><div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_wrapper\" data-click_trigger=\"on\" data-enable_navigation=\"on\" data-lightbox_effect=\"none\" data-lightbox_transition_duration=\"300\" data-lightbox_navigate_current=\"off\" data-isotope_transition_duration=\"400\"><div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__inner\"><div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_gutter\"><\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-ORDINARY-WORLD-1.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-ORDINARY-WORLD-1-600x600.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">1 THE ORDINARY WORLD<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-CALL-TO-ADVENTURE.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-CALL-TO-ADVENTURE-600x418.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">2 THE CALL OF ADVENTURE<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3-REFUSAL-THE-CALL.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3-REFUSAL-THE-CALL-600x600.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">3 REFUSAL OF THE CALL<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4-MEETING-WITH-THE-MENTOR.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4-MEETING-WITH-THE-MENTOR-600x600.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">4 MEETING WITH THE MENTOR<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-CROSSING-THE-THRESHOLD.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-CROSSING-THE-THRESHOLD-600x463.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">5 CROSSING THE THRESHOLD<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6-TESTS-ALLIES-ENEMIES.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6-TESTS-ALLIES-ENEMIES-600x600.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">6 TESTS ALLIES ENEMY<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8-THE-ORDEAL.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8-THE-ORDEAL-600x600.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy fragments-de-bretagne the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"261,255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">7 APPROACHING THE CAVE<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serpent-des-Mers.jpg\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serpent-des-Mers-600x418.jpg\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy france loire-atlantique the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"263,308,255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serpent-des-Mers-600x418.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serpent-des-Mers-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serpent-des-Mers-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serpent-des-Mers.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">8. THE SUPREME TRIAL<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/9-THE-REWARD-.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/9-THE-REWARD--600x420.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">9 THE REWARD<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-THE-ROAD-BACK.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-THE-ROAD-BACK-600x361.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">10 THE WAY BACK<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-THE-ORDINARY-WORLD.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-THE-ORDINARY-WORLD-600x600.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">11 THE RESURRECTION<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12-RETURN-WITH-THE-ELIXIR.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12-RETURN-WITH-THE-ELIXIR-600x600.webp\" class=\"el_masonry_gallery_module__image attachment-medium size-medium no-lazyload skip-lazy the-heros-journey\" alt=\"\" data-categories=\"255\" title=\"\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"el_masonry_gallery_title_caption_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"el_masonry_gallery_item_title\">12 RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR<\/h2> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\"&quot;The Hero&#039;s Journey&quot;\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Ordinary World<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Call to Adventure<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Refusal of the Call<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meeting with the mentor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Crossing the Threshold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tests, allies and enemies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The approach to the cave<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The supreme test<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Reward<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The way back<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Resurrection<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Back with the elixir<br \/><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span>This concept of the<\/span><strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>hero&#039;s journey<\/strong><span> is defined in 1949 by a certain Joseph Campbell in the very famous &quot;The Hero with a Thousand Faces&quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After analyzing many writings on heroes from around the world, Joseph Campbell concluded that almost all &quot;monomyths&quot; (Hero&#039;s journeys) share the same structure, which originates from 17 stages.<br \/>Later, a producer and screenwriter, Christopher Vogler, reduced the structure to 12 steps, more easily integrated into cinema, incorporating some of Campbell&#039;s steps into his own.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51669","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51669"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52541,"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51669\/revisions\/52541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vladimirkar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}