The Inner Route To Personal Transformation

The Hero’s Journey is the journey each of us must take if we are to follow our own path in life. It is also the unfolding of our personal, psychological and spiritual development and the route to achieving self-understanding and self-realisation. The heroic journey is a metaphor for our search to repair or restore what has been lost in our lives. It also structures the key stages involved in personal change and progression where we leave behind the familiar and enter into unknown territory. Based on the work of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, the stages of the Hero’s Journey will be made relevant to the stages of your own life in order to open up the metaphorical and archetypical messages about how to live a meaningful life under any circumstances. Film, as modern day myth, will be used to illustrate the key stages.

What will I learn?

You will learn how to:

• Understand the key stages of the Hero's Journey and their metaphorical role
• Identify how the stages have relevance to your own life and circumstances
• See challenges and obstacles as a natural part of human growth
• Learn from life's lessons and how they create a deeper and richer person

Course content

• An introduction to the work of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell
• Defining the Hero/ Heroine's journey
• The role of archetypes and how these are illustrated by the Hero
• The purpose of myths as guidance for life
• The broad stages of the Hero's Journey: Departure - Struggle - Return
• A more detailed summary of the key steps in the journey
• Illustration of the Hero's Journey through films as modern day myth - Star Wars, The Matrix and The Wizard of Oz
• The hidden messages and lessons for life
• The potential consequences of not taking the Hero's Journey
• The application of the key stages of the Journey to your own life circumstances, challenges and opportunities
• The attainment of a different and undiscovered self

How does it work?

This is an exciting and illuminating workshop drawing on the hugely important work of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung. It is written to enhance the understanding of our own development as human beings in the hope that greater knowledge will shape the way we interpret and approach our personal life challenges and opportunities. References to film are used to illustrate the key stages of the Hero’s Journey and there is some opportunity for reflection around how these may have already impacted on your own life without your prior awareness.

The workshop is being held at the Park Royal Hotel in Stretton, Warrington
Drinks throughout the day are included in the price
Times are 10am - 5pm
Places on the workshop are limited to twelve

Pre-requisites

A curious and open mind!
Some prior knowledge of the three films listed will be useful but not essential.

Next public course

Saturday, 20th April 2013

Book before Wednesday, 10th April 2013:
Early Bird	£85.00	Book now
Book after Wednesday, 10th April 2013:
Standard Price	£95.00

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