by Reg Harris Hermeneutics is the art or theory of interpreting text and other communication. Its origins lie with the ancient Greeks for whom hermeneutics was not a systematic theory, but only a tool to aid with the interpretation of religious and mythological texts. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, hermeneutics developed into a formal […]
NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it.. “This Might be of Help” In 1975 I was hired by St. Helena High School (St. Helena, CA) to replace a teacher who had to leave just one month into the school year. When I walked into her classroom […]
NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. Polar opposites express cosmic harmony The taijitu or yin-yang symbolizes the complementary, mutually-defining nature of opposite poles. When I was teaching, I […]
NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. We Must Make Experience Conscious Human life needs knowledge, reflection, and thought to make itself knowable to itself, including its complex and […]
NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. Hsiang Sheng: Polarity in the Hero’s Journey by Reg Harris Forty-five years ago, when I began studying Eastern philosophy, I became intrigued […]
NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. To become who we can be, we must first become who we are One of great the paradoxes of the hero’s journey […]
ON SALE FOR MAY: Half price ($4.98) for our 64-page guide to Campbell’s monomyth. Click here for details. Elaborating on the Theme of Transformation Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey model, the monomyth, is described as containing between 4 and 17 stages. Ironically, perhaps the most famous model of the monomyth isn’t even Campbell’s, but the “Writer’s […]
When most of us think of the Hero’s Journey, we think of Joseph Campbell and his monomyth. But the Hero’s Journey transcends mythology: it is the pattern of all human growth and experience. Thus, when you study the structure of any story—literature, film, fact or fiction–you will find the Hero’s Journey pattern or its elements […]
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Richard Leider: A Journey with a Purpose
The number one fear was a fear of nullification…that they would go to their graves and no one would notice…They had a deep hunger to have mattered, to have made a difference. ~Richard Leider~ Richard Leider: Living a Life that Matters I recently rediscovered New Dimensions radio. I first heard of New Dimensions in the […]