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What’s your favorite movie?

What’s your favorite movie?

What’s your favorite movie? n Lord of the Rings

What’s your favorite movie?

What’s your favorite movie?

The Archetypal Hero What Do Luke Skywalker, Simba, and Moses all have in common? March 24, 2013 Chris Chow, with thanks to Bryan Davis

Jung and Campbell n Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype – Archetype: A recurring pattern of images, situations, or symbols found in the mythology, religion, art, and dreams of cultures around the world Joseph Campbell Carl Jung

Archetypal Hero Traits 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Unusual Circumstances of Birth Leaves Family and Lives With Others Traumatic Event Leads to Quest Special Weapon Supernatural Help Proves Himself on Quest Journey and Unhealable Wound Atonement With Father Spiritual Apotheosis

1. Unusual Birth n Often in danger at birth or born into royalty -Luke w/ aunt and uncle – Simba born a prince – Moses put in basket

2. Leaves Family n Raised away from his people/home – Luke w/ aunt and uncle – Simba w/ Timon and Pumbaa – Moses flees Egypt

3. Traumatic Event n A hero’s life is changed forever – Luke’s aunt and uncle’s death – Simba fights Nala – Yahweh appears to Moses

4. Special Weapon n Only the hero can wield his weapon – – – Luke’s light saber Moses’ staff Simba’s. . . cuteness or friends?

5. Supernatural Help n Hero often has spiritual guidance – Luke is helped by Obi-Wan Kenobi – Simba sees Mufasa in the sky and has Rafiki to help him – Yahweh guides Moses

6. Proves Himself n Hero performs feats while on Quest – Luke blows up Death Star, leads rebellion - Simba returns to fight Scar – Moses perform miracles and leads His people out

n 7. The Journey & the Unhealable Wound Hero descends into a hell-like area and suffers wounding from encounter w/ evil – Symbolically goes where normal humans can’t and finds truth about self

8. Atonement With Father n Hero either redeems father’s evil deeds or reconciles with father over wrongs done by the hero

9. Apotheosis n Hero is rewarded spiritually at the end of his life

Why does this Archetype matter?

Worksheet Hero→ Jesus [Biblical Character] [Your favorite movie] [Your Life] 9. Spiritual Apotheosis (elevation to divine status) BONUS LEVEL EXTRA CREDIT FOR FUN Wise Old Man (Spiritual Guide) The Enemy Threshold Guardian The Shape-Shifter The Trickster 1. Unusual circumstances of birth 2. Leaves family and lives with others 3. Traumatic Event Leads to Quest 4. Special Weapon 5. Supernatural Help 6. Proves himself/herself 7. Journey and unhealable wound 8. Atonement with Father

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero- Birth Born of royalty (Son of King David/Son of God) Matt. 1: 1 -17, Luke 3: 23 -38 n Unusual Birth (Virgin birth prophesied, conceived by the Holy Spirit) Matt. 1: 20, 23 n Danger at Birth (Herod tried to kill Him) Matt. 2: 16 n

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero. Leaves Family n n Left heaven Left Israel for Egypt until danger passed – Matt. 2: 13 -14

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero. Traumatic Event n Adam’s sin begins the adventure

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero. Special Weapon n Knows the Word and hearts; heals

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero. Supernatural Help n Holy Spirit, Angels, the Father

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero. Proves Himself n Healings, Miracles, Refutes Scholars

Jesus, the Ultimate Herothe Journey and the Unhealable Wound n Misunderstanding, Betrayal, Murdered with Nails in hands and feet

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero. Atonement with the Father n Defeats evil and the consequences of sin. Brings atonement to mankind and saves them.

Jesus, the Ultimate Hero. Apotheosis Jesus rises from the dead and ascends back to Heaven, his throne

Evaluate a Biblical character n Pick one: Abraham, Joshua, Samson, Ruth, Samuel, David, Esther, Daniel, Jonah, or another of your choice and write down what you see.

Your Favorite movie n n Do the same for your favorite movie Mulan, Transformers (Optimus Prime), Superman, Batman, Hercules, Percy Jackson, Odysseus, Aeneas, Shrek, Kung-fu Panda, Matrix, Achilles, Spider-man, Cars, Finding Nemo, Madagascar, Happy Feet, Lord of the Rings, etc.

Rise of the Guardians n 1. Unusual circumstances of “birth”

ROTG: 2. Leaves Family

ROTG: 3. Traumatic Event Leads to Quest n Taken by Yeti, summoned as guardian

ROTG: 4. Special Weapon

ROTG: 5. Supernatural Help n Plus Man on the Moon

ROTG: 6. Proves himself on Quest n Gets the children to believe in Jack and defeat their fears of the boogeyman

ROTG: 7. The Journey and the Unhealable wound n Died, cannot become human again

ROTG: 8. Atonement

ROTG: 9. Spiritual Apotheosis

Your Favorite movie

Your life ?

Your life n 1. Born into royalty/usual circumstances of birth

Your life n 2. Leaves family and lives with others

Your Life n 3. Traumatic event that leads to quest

Your Life n 4. Special weapon

Your Life n 5. Supernatural help

Your Life n 6. Proved yourself

Your Life n 7. Journey and the “unhealable” wound

Your Life n 8. Atonement with father/Father

Your Life n 9. Spiritual Apotheosis – becoming like God -“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. ” – 2 Corinthians -”For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. ” – 1 Corinthians 13: 12

Your Quest

Jesus, The Ultimate Hero Archetype March 24, 2013 Chris Chow, M. D.