Ron quoted Joseph Campbell:
"The hero adventures out of the land we know into darkness; there he
accomplishes his adventure, or again is simply lost to us, imprisoned or in
danger; and his return is described as a coming back out of that yonder zone.
Never the less - and here is a great key to understanding of myth and symbol -
the two kingdoms are actually one. The realm of the gods is a forgotton
dimension of the world we know. And the exploration of that dimension, either
willingly or unwillingly, is the whole sense of the deed of the hero."
dmb says:
Pirsig's central distinction is here too but in symbolic language. The land we
know is static quality and that yonder zone or the realm of the gods is DQ. The
hero's task - meaning YOUR task - is to venture into this magic kingdom and
bring back from it a boon to refresh the ordinary world. If this is taken
literally, it's a child's fairytale. If it's read symbolically, it's a recipe
for the growth and development of individuals and cultures. It's a picture of
psycho-spiritual evolution that is both descriptive and prescriptive. It's an
observation and a recommendation. It's very, very ancient advice and it still
holds up quite well.
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