Why it matters: First you’re on a hero’s journey—it’s about gathering experience and a history of your own. The next journey—the artist’s journey—is about the self-discovery phase that comes after. In this new sphere we “get down to business” and do the work.
#Things to consider
- The hero’s journey is all about heading out into the unknown. It’s about gathering experience, and a history that’s your own.
- The artist’s journey is about what comes after. It’s about carrying out the work. It’s about the process of self-discovery which follows.
- The artist is on a mission. Her life has acquired a purpose. It’s about following her muse. It’s about becoming who she really is.
- The artist discovers herself by the work she produces.
- The universe exists on two levels. The first is the material world. The second level is the higher level. It’s “above” the first, it’s an invisible world—the sphere of pure potentiality. The skill of the artist is to travel between these worlds and bring things from the second level into the first. Making these round-trips is the skill of the artist.
- Writers write to discover themselves.