{"id":3650,"date":"2015-12-09T08:45:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T08:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/09\/the-heros-journey\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T06:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:00:23","slug":"the-heros-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/the-heros-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hero\\&#8217;s Journey &#038; Its Link To Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3650\" class=\"elementor elementor-3650\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3650b492 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3650b492\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-714ec99\" data-id=\"714ec99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e87bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5e87bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Heros-Journey-Its-Link-To-Meditation-e1677045357721-1024x581.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Heros-Journey-Its-Link-To-Meditation-e1677045357721-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Heros-Journey-Its-Link-To-Meditation-e1677045357721-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Heros-Journey-Its-Link-To-Meditation-e1677045357721-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Heros-Journey-Its-Link-To-Meditation-e1677045357721.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74172b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74172b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We had a really interesting group med the other night and it was evident that the majority of folks in attendance want to get to a place of peace and fulfillment double quick! This inspired me to enliven the phenomena of the hero\u2019s journey, which in true mythical fashion, feels worthy of a retelling\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97f6db elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b97f6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33028ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33028ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I was growing up I never really understood what mythology was all about. It felt like it was some weird and fantastical storytelling that had absolutely no relevance to my life. I remember finding out a friend of ours at university, Adam, was studying mythology as part of his Classics degree and wondering \u201cwhat is the point in that?\u201d!<\/p><p>Little did I realise that all these legendary re-tellings were not merely conceived as entertainment, but were in fact cunning devices for passing wisdom and guidance on to future generations.<\/p><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> &hellip;<p class=\"ast-the-content-more-link\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/the-heros-journey\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Hero\\&#8217;s Journey &#038; Its Link To Meditation<\/span>Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a really interesting group med the other night and it was evident that the majority of folks in attendance want to get to a place of peace and fulfillment double quick! 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