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Send us a Text Message.The literary construct of Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero’s Journey" offers insight into the America’s quest for a stronger democracy, and for its citizens, struggling to appropriately engage in pursuit of that healthier democracy. This episode outlines the ways that citizens individually, and America, as a collective, engage in aspects of the hero’s journey. Topics discussed in this episode: [08:40] Departure. The Ordinary World. [09:00] The Call to Adventure. [11:05] Refusing the Call to Adventure. [14:20] Meeting the Mentor. [17:00] Crossing the Threshold.[19:05] Initiation. Test, Allies, and Enemies. [22:10] Approach to the Inmost Cave. [23:00] The Ordeal. [25:00] The Reward.[27:15] Return. The Road Back. [28:00] Resurrection. [28:30] Return with the Elixir.Resources mentioned in this episode: Bullet point list of links to external resources mentioned throughout the episode. Include timestamps when each article is introduced.[02:50] Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces[03:00] Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth[15:00] Pacifica Graduate InstituteEpisode Music: An Epic Story by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Support the Show.For those dear listeners with a fire in the belly, here’s what I ask of you! I invite you to follow this weekly podcast and to share it with others. Please, offer suggestions or observations in the comments section. Often, your comment sets off a sparkle of ideas for a whole new episode!