![]() ![]() Once the obstacles are overcome, the hero joins with "the Queen Goddess of the World," which is not, in fact, Oprah Winfrey's new title but rather the representation of the whole universe.Example time: the goddess Inanna's descent into the underworld from ancient Sumerian mythology.The hero's obstacles are symbolic of those fears and anxieties in our dreams.In dreams, we still face these obstacles, often with no idea how to vanquish them.This is a part of a ritualistic cleansing, focusing the hero on spiritual rather than worldly matters.Any figure who undertakes the Hero's Journey comes across a "spiritual labyrinth," populated by "symbolic figures" that test him or her.He follows with a report from the ancient Lapps about a shaman who needs to handle a number of different obstacles during a supposed visit from the land of the dead. ![]() Campbell tells the story of Cupid and Psyche as an example of the challenges faced on the road of trials: surviving the wrath of Venus with help from an army of ants.Once the first threshold is passed, the hero faces a series of challenges that he or she must overcome. ![]()
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