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56 Cards in this Set
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situation:
jounrey or search for origins, identiy, perfectin, love, etc. journey sends the hero in search for some kind of truth |
quest/ journey
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situation: piece of the quest in where the hero must acccomplish something
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the task
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situation refers to a moment, usually psychological where an individual comes into maturity
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the initiation
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sitaution:
ritual refers to an organized ceremony where it involves honored members of society who officially bring the young man/woman into the adult world |
the ritual
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situation: the hero addresses some kind of downfall; descent in action
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the fall
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situation: pits obvious forces which represent good/evil
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the battle b/t good and evil
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situation: hero experiences chang e from 1 form to another; transformation can be physical/mental; usually brought by a kiss
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transformation
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situations: tensions exist b/t father and son brought on by separation during childhood
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father/son conflict
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situation : all cultures believe some supernatural being or beings brought the cosmos into existence
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creation
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situation: the gods intervene on the side of the hero or against him
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supernatural intervention
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situation: humanity or nature represents good and forces of technology represent evil
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humanity vs. machine world
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setting: located on the edge or outlying space, jumping off point; visited by the hero at the start of the journey
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tavern/pub
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setting: represents safety, knowledge, and order- often associated w/work
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day
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setting: opposite of day, represents danger, lack of knowledge and disorder
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night
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setting: dangerous place where there is mystery and unknown, place of trials, seen as pa place of wild, where hero may come to harm
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forest/wilderness
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setting: paradise, innocence, unspoiled; ordered and controlled place with safety; under control of the man
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the garden
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setting: denotes life and growth
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trees
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setting: spiritual aridity, death, hopelessness, wasteland
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desert
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setting: birth-death-resurrection, creation, purification and redemption, growh and fertility
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water
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setting: mother of all life, spiritual mystery, death and/or rebirth, timelessness and eternity
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sea/ocean
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setting: death and rebirth (baptims), flowing of time into eternity, transition of life cycles
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rivers
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setting: spiritual mental and physical isolation or exile
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islands and ships at sea
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setting: descent into the unconscious or inner self; place to face innermost fears
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caves
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settinG: represents diffficult, confusing, or challenging task
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maze
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setting: link b/t worlds
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bridge
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setting: place of safety where the hero can be sheltered for a time while he or she regains health or strength
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haven
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character: person who embodies the ideals of society; goes ona journey; has an epiphany
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hero
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character: savior, redeemer , guru, representing knowledge, reflection, insight, etc
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wise old man
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character : femine provider who offers spiritual and emotional nourishment
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earth mother
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character: an evil character who attempts to destroy the hero
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villain or devil hero
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character: young heroes who (prior to the journey) must endure training or initiation; often innocent at this time; are often naive and sheltered
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the innocent or initiate
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character: banished or exiled from a community for some crime commited against his fellow man; usually destined to wander
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outcast
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character: sacrificial victim; character who suffers or is blamed unjustly in order that others may escape blame/punishment
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scapegoat
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character: the alter ego or double; represents the hidden or repressed parts of the character; the DARK side of the character
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shadow
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character: characterized by physical beauty, she is one of physical attraction and /or powers of persuasion may bring about a hero's downfall
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the fatal woman/temptress
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character: through superior wit or cunning, can deceive and manipulate those who seemingly have greater strength and authority; they enjoy playing tricks on the stupid, pompous , arrogant and greedy
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the trickster
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character: the vulnerable woman who must be rescued by the hero: used to ensnare the unsuspecting hero
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damsel in distress
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character: theses animals assist the hero and reflect that nature is on the side of the hero; they are somewhat like heroes in what they are heroic themselves; duty is to ASSIST and PROTECT the hero
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helpful animals, friendly beasts
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character: individuals are like the noble sidekicks to the hero; their duty is to assist and protect the hero
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loyal retainers
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character: these 2 characters are engaged in a love affiar that is fated to end in tragedy for 1 or both due to the disapproval of family and friends
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the star crossed lovers
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character: monster, physical or abstract, is summoned from the deepest, darkest parts of the human psyche to threaten the living
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the creature of nightmare
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symbolic: usually suggests hope renewal; intellectual illumination; good, the other implies the unknown, ignorance, or desperation, evil
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light vs. darkness
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symbolic: represents knowledge, light, life, and rebirth
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fire
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symbolic: like the desrt, it represents ignorance, darkness, and death
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ice
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symbolic: creative thinking, wisom, spiritual vision
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sun
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symbolic: connected w/the task, refers to a skilled individual's ability to use a piece of technology to complee a task
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the magic weapon
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symbolic: this is something a characte ris instructded to leave alone or ignore
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the one forbidden thing
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symobolic: wound , physical or pyschological, can never be healed fully; often indicates loss of innocence and purity
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the unhealable wound
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symbolic: symbol of energy and pure force; evil, corruption, sensuality, destruction; represents evil, cunning, and manipulation
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serpent/ snake
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symbolic: divine creation and life
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the great fish
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symbolic: unity, harmony, completeness
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circle
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symbolic:
___= birth/rebirth ____=life ___=death, dying ____=w/out life, death |
spring summer fall winter; the seasons
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symbolic: heaven, fate
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sky
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symbolic: numbers:
___: light, spiritual awareness, unity __: associated w/the circle ___: unifies the union of 3 and 4 __: complete large cycle |
3
4 7 12 |
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symbolic: colors
__: passion, blood __: growth, hope, mature, fertility __: highly positive, secure, tranquility __: royalty, regal, wisdom __: darkness, chaos, mystery, death |
red
green blue purple black |
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symbolic: Colors
__: light, purity, innocence __: illumination, perfection ___: enlightenment, wisom |
white
gold yellow |
