Hero Cycle Notes

"Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also" Carl Jung (1875 - 1961).

"Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble" Carl Jung (1875 - 1961).

Use this page to access information about the Hero Cycle, which was first developed by Joseph Campbell--with some thanks owed to Carl Jung.

Resources

• Read the article that summarizes Joseph Campbell's ideas about the Hero Cycle. Click here on this link to access the article.
  

• Use the hero cycle chart to organize examples from literature and film, and to apply the concepts of the hero cycle to the Odyssey. Click here for the link to download a copy.

• For more information about Carl Jung, symbols, and archetypes, visit the NYTimes article on the recent publication of Jung's journal known as  "Liber Novus." Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/books/review/Harrison-t.html