The Hero's Journey

"Whoever wishes to explore the Way, let him set out—for what more is there to say?" —Farid al-Din Attar

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction: The monomyth
2:30 Rites of passage
3:55 Initiation
5:29 Precarious manhood
7:21 Boy psychology: The Hero archetype
8:54 Man psychology: The King archetype
10:53 Conclusion: The metamyth

References:
- Joseph Campbell: The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- Joseph A. Vandello et al: Precarious Manhood
- Douglas Gillette and Robert L. Moore: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
- Jordan B. Peterson: Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief

Image: The Voyage of Life: Manhood by Thomas Cole