The dictionary definition of bliss is “heaven” or “paradise.”
Follow your bliss means whatever you do in this moment, it will brings you into alignment with your true nature. Find out where is your way and don't be afraid to follow it. It is like finding and giving meaning to our life.
Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth (Hero With A Thousand Faces)
The standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented
in the rites of passage: separation--initiation--return: which might be named the nuclear unit of the
monomyth.
Stages of the hero’s journey:
There are twelve steps to the hero’s journey. According to the Oracle Education Foundation Library, those steps are as follows.
Ordinary World: This step refers to the hero's normal life at the start of the story, before the adventure begins.
Call to Adventure: The hero is faced with something that makes him begin his adventure. This might be a problem or a challenge he needs to overcome.
Refusal of the Call: The hero attempts to refuse the adventure because he is afraid.
Meeting with the Mentor: The hero encounters someone who can give him advice and ready him for the journey ahead.
Crossing the First Threshold: The hero leaves his ordinary world for the first time and crosses the threshold into adventure.
Tests, Allies, Enemies: The hero learns the rules of his new world. During this time, he endures tests of strength of will, meets friends, and comes face to face with foes.
Approach: Setbacks occur, sometimes causing the hero to try a new approach or adopt new ideas.
Ordeal: The hero experiences a major hurdle or obstacle, such as a life or death crisis.
Reward: After surviving death, the hero earns his reward or accomplishes his goal.
The Road Back: The hero begins his journey back to his ordinary life.
Resurrection Hero - The hero faces a final test where everything is at stake and he must use everything he has learned.
Return with Elixir: The hero brings his knowledge or the "elixir" back to the ordinary world, where he applies it to help all who remain there.
The classic examples of the monomyth relied upon by Campbell and other scholars include the stories of Osiris, Prometheus, the Buddha, Moses, and Christ.
Additionally, Campbell’s ideas regarding the hero’s journey have been applied by professionals such as Chris Vogler in the creation of Disney classics. In order to understand the hero’s journey, it is important to apply the concept to stories and other work.
Oracle’s Education Foundation Library provides a step-by-step outline of how the hero in the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch follows this journey.
For instance:
Lilo's ordinary world is in Hawaii; Stitch is Experiment 626
The call to adventure occurs when Lilo is sent away. The problem/challenge is a threat that Lilo will be taken from her sister Nani. Stitch then crashes onto earth.
There is no refusal of the call in this story.
The meeting with the mentor occurs when Lilo adopts Stitch. They are each other's mentors.
The crossing of the first threshold occurs when Stitch crashes on Earth.
The characters endure many tests as Stitch learns to become a model citizen.
The approach occurs because Stitch causes problems and there are threats to take Lilo away from Cobra.
The ordeal occurs when Stitch learns he has no family and is alone, and when Cobra takes Lilo who then runs away. Lilo also takes Stitch to go away after discovering he is an alien. Both characters are then captured and it appears that Stitch is dead.
The reward for Stitch is that he wants to be a family and he must rescue Lilo.
The road back occurs when Stitch rescues Lilo from the spaceship.
The resurrection occurs when Stitch and Lilo get to become a family.
The return with Elixir occurs when everyone comes together, the aliens assist with the construction of a new house and everyone becomes friends.
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