Conquering the Hero's Journey - Part I

The Myth of the Heroic Ego

Welcome to the Conquering the Hero’s Journey, a three part series discussing Joseph Campbell’s well-loved theory on global mythological traditions, which he called the “monomyth,” otherwise known as “The Hero’s Journey.”

This mythological framework has been pillaged, dissected, and fracked for decades now. From self-help gurus to men’s coaches to psyched…