Category Archives: The Hero’s Journey
Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey #8: Temptation
This episode of Think Spiritual was such a struggle to produce that it became a Hero's Journey of it's very own! It just never seemed to turn out right. Something was always off and I even had to ask myself if it was "supposed to be" produced at all. There was genuine Temptation to quit! […]
Continue readingAn Introduction to Archetypes with Beth Martens
Two months ago I said to myself, "I need to start learning more about archetypes" and the next day I found Carol S. Pearson's book, Awakening the Heroes Within. As I read (half of) that book and reread portions of King, Warrior, Magician, Lover, I also continued my own research and scoured Twitter for other users that […]
Continue readingJoseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey #7: Meeting With the Goddess
Well, Dear Listeners, I have to admit that this particular step of the Hero’s Journey had me confused for a while. I had no idea where to start with it and I didn’t understand what it was about. After a lot of thinking and studying and watching and listening, I figured out at least a […]
Continue readingThink Spiritual on Death by Foui
It's a great day to share some new podcasts! My friend and podcast mentor, Jason Foui, is now entering SEASON 7 of his podcast Death by Foui and I had the honour of being his first guest of the season. He had a lot of topics in mind, but we immediately dove into the Hero's […]
Continue readingJoseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey #6: Road of Trials
Alright, we’ve been in the belly of the whale long enough, dear listeners. It’s time to embrace who we really are and go take on some monsters. MP3 Link:Right Click-->Save As to save MP3 to your device. Hello, Spiritual Seekers, and welcome to part six of the Hero’s Journey series of Think Spiritual podcasts. This […]
Continue readingThe Hero’s Journey #5 – Belly of the Whale – Why Being “Woke” Isn’t Enough
Well, it looks like I have finally come through my own “Belly of the Whale” experience in terms of juggling my various personal activities. Let’s see if I can get this Hero’s Journey series kick-started again. MP3 Link:Right Click-->Save As to save MP3 to your device. Hello Spiritual Seekers, and welcome to another Hero’s Journey […]
Continue readingCrossing the First Threshold: Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey #4
We took a bit of a detour on our Hero’s Journey path last month. Are you ready to get back on track? I hope so, because you’re about to cross over into a brand new world. MP3 Link: Right Click-->Save As to save MP3 to your device. Songs referred to in this episode: […]
Continue readingNice Nailantei Leng’ete: Hero’s Journey In Real Life #1
MP3 Link:Right Click-->Save As to save MP3 to your device. Hello Spiritual Seekers! And welcome to another Hero’s Journey episode of Think Spiritual Podcasts. I’m your host, Mark, and today I’m taking a temporary diversion from Joseph Campbell’s 17 steps of the Hero’s Journey. I’ll continue with the next step next month, but for now […]
Continue readingHero’s Journey #3 – Supernatural Aid
MP3 Link:Right Click-->Save As to save MP3 to your device. Hello Spiritual Seekers and welcome to another episode of Think Spiritual Podcasts! It’s me! It’s your friend Mark, here talking on a microphone, attempting to do audio and video switching on the fly and I’m reaching out to you, dear listener, and taking you once […]
Continue readingThe Hero’s Journey #2 – Refusal of the Call
MP3 Link:Right Click–>Save As to save MP3 to your device. Hello Spiritual Seekers! And welcome to another episode of Think Spiritual Podcasts. I’m your host, Mark, and let’s just get straight into today’s topic: the second stage of the hero’s journey. Stage One was acknowledging that there is, indeed, a Call to Adventure that goes […]
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