Love this. It aligns a bit more with my personal journey than the hero’s journey as well, even though I’m a man.
I do think there is much overlap, or the journeys could even be “aligned” in a way. Like the mountain metaphor (for hero’s journey): you could say that to reach the summit you need to let go of (heavy) baggage, and at the top only the true you (awareness) remains. Then, coming down the mountain, you’re able to share the insights (think Moses) that you learned from your path (of surrender) upwards.
Great observation. What I find fascinating is that the story of Moses -- and the Jewish people generally -- is both Hero’s Journey and Heroine's Journey, depending on where you start and stop telling the story. The story of Revelation is very literally an "up the mountain and back again" story. But the story of the Jewish people post-Exodus, from the building/destruction of the Temple and the ushering in of the Rabbinic age, follows a Heroine's Journey model.
Love this. It aligns a bit more with my personal journey than the hero’s journey as well, even though I’m a man.
I do think there is much overlap, or the journeys could even be “aligned” in a way. Like the mountain metaphor (for hero’s journey): you could say that to reach the summit you need to let go of (heavy) baggage, and at the top only the true you (awareness) remains. Then, coming down the mountain, you’re able to share the insights (think Moses) that you learned from your path (of surrender) upwards.
Great observation. What I find fascinating is that the story of Moses -- and the Jewish people generally -- is both Hero’s Journey and Heroine's Journey, depending on where you start and stop telling the story. The story of Revelation is very literally an "up the mountain and back again" story. But the story of the Jewish people post-Exodus, from the building/destruction of the Temple and the ushering in of the Rabbinic age, follows a Heroine's Journey model.
Yes, great insight as well, we need the perspective of both journey types to get the whole picture! 😁