Comparing the Hero’s Journey to the Fool’s Journey. Joseph Campbell (1949) proposed that within every great story ever told, from ancient myth to modern day movies, one can find the same narrative inside every tale. He called it The Hero’s Journey. If we consider the chronological order of the Major Arcana or Trump cards to be a story (often referred to as The Fool’s Journey), a similar narrative is found there as well.
The journey through the Major Arcana cards from The Fool to The World. It shows how we grow from ignorance to enlightenment through various stages of development, both individually and collectively. By truly understanding the process of this journey, one can learn about the important aspects of the development of one’s self. The Tarot can reflect where you are on this journey, what you must overcome, and what you must come to accept. The Tarot enables us to explore the hidden parts of ourselves, brings light into the unknown and highlights the significance of our journeys. They are guides to self-awareness and never cease in bringing forth our own truths.
Here are some great clips you might enjoy if you have never heard of this term...
You can use the Hero's journey in your creativity as the dude from Star Wars used the Hero's Journey concept for the movie.
Today I wanted to share a musical journey I created, starting with... THE FOOL
THE MAGICIAN
THE HIGH PREISTESS
THE EMPRESS
THE EMPEROR
THE HIEROPHANT
THE LOVERS
THE CHARIOT
STRENGTH
THE HERMIT
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
JUSTICE
THE HANGED MAN
DEATH
TEMPERANCE
THE DEVIL
THE TOWER
THE STAR
THE MOON
THE SUN
JUDGEMENT
THE WORLD
Are you inspired to create your own playlist? It was lots of fun!
If you want to go a little bit deeper Llewellyn have A Study of the Fool’s Journey on their website you can visit by clicking here.
You could also sign up for Arwen Lynch-Poe's Spellcrafting Your Own Hero’s Journey with Tarot through Tarot Readers Academy by clicking here. I really enjoyed this course.
Or try using The Hero's Journey Tarot spread from Lost and Found Tarot...
