The Heroic Journey and Human Development

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I have always questioned my beliefs. I wasn't raised in church or taught a

specific religion, but I was always told to believe in God and Jesus and to pray.

And, of course, there were morals thrown in. I tried reading and understanding

the Bible and always ended up putting it down, discouraged. I knew, however,

that I believed in one supreme being, God. This wasn't because this is what I

have always been told to do, I just have always known that He exists and I have

always prayed to Him. I just knew that somewhere out there, a religion existed

that was perfect for me, that believed in everything that I did, or could. I needed

answers, all of them. I needed the one, original truth. I needed details. So, I set

out on my quest for knowledge and began reading everything I could get my

hands on. Having witches and pagans in the family, I began to question and

discuss their beliefs. I eventually discovered that their path was not the path for

me. I still kept reading, researching online, and asking questions. I thought that

there MUST be one original truth out there and when I found it, I would surely

know. I assumed that all of the remaining religions were just stories or lies that

find someone, whether real or fictional, that hasn't taken the journey.

memorizing the names of gods and goddesses and their stories. Never did I

ourselves to find our own answers. I have also realized that if we can learn to

stories. I only saw the details and how they all differed. Then, just as I began

synchronicity, which is defined "coincidences that express symbolic or mythic

creative power, mankind is also unanimous in declaring." (Hero, 36)

we, as humans, came to be, our purpose, our creator, and what lies ahead when

flow. We should learn to live our lives as if we are at play. "To experience life as

free to worship God in my own way, not the way a specific church or group tells

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