by Richard Stromer | Jul 27, 2021 | Fiction, Hero's Journey, Journey, Movies, Personal Mythology, Spirituality
The Wizard of Oz is undoubtedly one of the greatest of America’s cultural icons. In addition to its fame as a classic of pop culture, the film is also considered among the greatest cinematic works of all time. For example, The Wizard of Oz was selected in 1989 by the...
by Richard Stromer | May 24, 2019 | Calling, Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Paul Tillich, Spirituality, Ultimate Concern
I first became interested in the idea of “hearing a call” through the work of the mythologist Joseph Campbell. Probably the most famous aspect of Campbell’s work concerns the archetypal pattern of transformation he named the “Hero’s Journey.” It was this concept,...
by Richard Stromer | Feb 2, 2019 | Archetypes, Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Movies, Spiritual Development, Symbols and Symbolism, Uncategorized
One might imagine the scariest aspect of life is not knowing what’s going to happen next, but as the weatherman Phil Connors in film Groundhog Day vividly reminds us, there is something even more horrible and that’s knowing exactly what’s going to happen...
by Richard Stromer | Jun 30, 2018 | Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Movies
Anyone acquainted with the life and work of Joseph Campbell will be familiar with the archetypal pattern of transformation he named the “Hero’s Journey.” It was this concept, — originally presented in 1949 in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces — that...
