On 8/21/19 I sat down to do an interview with Ty Gamble, author of the book, The Millennial Man: From Darkness to Light. In that nearly hour long session, we...

On 8/5/19 I had an interview with Frank Prochillo, attorney at law. In that session we talked about the importance of authenticity, and the need for courage,...

On 7/30/19 I sat down with David Windmiller, entrepreneur and top-tier professional stunt pilot. We talked about what got him started in flying, in business,...

On 5/30/19 I had an interview with TJ Arella, an outstanding personal trainer, nutrition expert, and all-around badass with a baby face. We talked about what...

For the first interview on the podcast, I did a live stream with Matt Basso on 3/19/19. Matt Basso is a personal trainer and Wim Hoff Method instructor. In t...

This is the concluding stage of the Hero’s Journey. At this point the hero has returned to his ordinary world with the elixir, and solved the problems he set...

The Hero’s Journey is one of transformation; the hero must change, and he must do so in a way that benefits the world, specifically the world that he came fr...

This is the last of the optional stages, and can either immediately follow the hero’s success, a refusal of the return, a magic flight, or all three. At this...

Magic Flight refers to the hero having to make a speedy egress after he completes his task. This stage is like Refusal of the Return in that it’s is complete...

Once the hero has reaped the fruits of his struggles in the Special World, sometimes the desire to stay exerts such a strong force that he refuses to return ...

The Ultimate Boon marks the climax of the story, when the hero has accomplished the task he set out to complete. It’s the moment that the protagonist finally...

The word “apotheosis” comes from the ancient Greek word, “apotheoun” which means “to make divine”. In simplest terms this stage is the culmination of the les...

In this assessment, the word “atonement” is quite perfect, for it’s not a matter of defeating authority, as we might intend to do as bratty teenagers, but br...

One of the most misunderstood sections of Campbell’s analysis is “Woman as Temptress”, this is due mostly to its title, but it is essential to remember that ...

“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. The very cave you are afraid to enter...

The stage that Campbell called the Road of Trials is where we get into the meat of the story, as it is here that the hero is truly tested. In the previous st...

The Belly of the Whale starts the moment the hero realizes that he’s “not in Kansas anymore”, and begins to examine the Special World for the first time. Thi...

The First Threshold is the boundary between the hero’s ordinary world, and the special world. It is a point of no return; once crossed, the hero cannot go ba...

The force that compels the hero to leave their ordinary world, which Campbell named, “The Call to Adventure”, comes in many forms, but can be easily divided ...