The Heroic Journey

During a transitional day between teaching tours, I found a nearby beach with hopes for physical and emotional renewal. I find nothing more relaxing than listening to the sounds of the shore. Hearing the waves crashing as they make their way to land and the feel of the wind massaging my body is a bounty for a weary road warrior. While standing numbly on that sandy shore, the water began to lap against sore legs and my tight breathing became deep and relaxed after weeks of tra

This photograph an obvious product of photo shop, symbolizes most of the process of THE INITIATION in the heroic journey. The idea about “no fear” is typically not accurate – although we all wish it were so. For successful initiations, we eventually have to learn to discern helpful fear from unhelpful fear and not allowing that fear to stop us from progressing on our life journey. During the full-day seminars on the heroic journey, I ask people to share what they most notic