Hero’s Homecoming

Joseph Campbell writes about a hero and his journey.

You are a hero too.

I am as well.

I have also met many heroes on my travels.

A hero travels to distant lands, slaying dragons, fighting darkness in the world and often within  himself, entering the most scary of  caves and, by  doing so, transforming himself. (For each of us these are metaphoric representations of challenges that we encounter along the way).

A hero never returns home as he left. He always returns changed.

But, for a hero to travel far and wide and to be able to slay  dragons and face himself, he has to know his home.

Knowing one’s home is different from being born there.

It means feeling the strongest connection to his land, his roots, his parents and his ancestors, so that he is able to withstand the battles, the challenges and the tests that the gods throw on him throughout his journey.

A hero who doesn’t have a home can never achieve his full potential.

Every hero has parents (no matter who they are) and every hero has his homeland. Forgetting or ignoring his roots, would only diminish a hero’s  powers.

I have met many heroes who have had to travel for decades only to be able to return home and realise that their strength lies there. I count myself among these heroes too.

Only once a hero has rediscovered and reconnected to his home, is he able to step up to his full power and unwaveringly meet his destiny.  

Do you know that you are a hero too?

If yes, what would be your hero’s journey, your mission?

What’s your connection to your home and your parents?

You will find more about embarking on your hero’s journey here