OH YES! Further more, they discover that they are exactly where they were when the began thier journey! At the entrance of a labyrinth! Hmm? I guess the journey does not end end after all! Think about it, whou could possibly learn all there is to know in one lifetime? What of that which was significant but looked ordinary and we did not notice it? Did God not intend for us to find it?
On Jul 29, 8:41 am, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's what I think! I think the Hero's Journey and the Fool's Journey > are the same. We are all subject to the fickle finger of fate if we > are not making a journey! The hero goes into the labyrinth knowing > what he/she MIGHT find and comes out surprised! The fool haplessly > wanders into the same labyrinth and comes out a hero! Not the hero nor > the fool knew what they thought they knew when they began! > > On Jul 11, 12:13 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > There is a pattern in life that goes like this: if we are confronted > > with a problem, want to know ourselves, or are looking for particular > > meaning in life – and we take this into the contemplative space, hold > > the question in our mind, dwell on it before sleep each night – > > however we ask and continue to ask in silence - the answers to our > > questions will eventually come to us. This pattern is age old, found > > in ancient texts such as the bible “ask and ye shall receive, knock > > and the door shall be opened to you,” Luke 11:9 > > > "We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all > > time have gone before us - the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have > > only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had thought > > to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought to > > slay another, we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to travel > > outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence. And where > > we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world." Joseph > > Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces > > > I find these answers can come from anywhere, and often the most > > unexpected places: a spam email, a Facebook post, a passing remark > > from a stranger, and intimate disclosure from a loved one. Whatever > > the source, the act of recognizing the answers we are given is > > recognition of enduring fulfillment. We are recognizing spirit in > > action, energy in motion, Divine Action. It can all occur in silence > > within us, or be expressed in creativity, but it is always the > > realization of the inner you. And in this kind of heroic discovery > > you find that this inner you in fact is what governs your outer you. > > > What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
