In the first section of the episode we will talk about Joseph Campbell who was an American author, but was also well known as one of the greatest mythologist in the 20th century. He noticed that all myths shared a common pattern which he coined as, "The Myth of the Hero's Journey". Along with psychologist Carl Jung, Campbell believed that the reason such similarities between cultures separated between space and time arose was because they emerged from the collective unconscious. Here, we will go over the 12 traditional steps of the Hero's Journey by using the example of movie Doctor Strange. It does contain spoilers, but listen anyway if you haven't seen the movie and perhaps you'll watch it with a different perspective. In the second portion of the episode we will talk about the dark feminine. The 7th Hermetic Principle, The Law of Gender, teaches us that all things have a masculine and feminine element. Within the feminine energy, The Law of Polarity teaches us that things are dual. There is a light feminine energy and a dark feminine energy. However, there are many misconceptions about what the dark feminine energy is. In this episode, we will discuss what those are and go over some of the figures in myths and religion such as Lilith, Kali and Santa Muerte and how they embody that specific archetype. Lastly, the dark masculine, like the dark feminine archetype has also been misconstrued. Many believe that the dark masculine is filled with "toxic" traits or that he is evil and/or a villain when in fact he is not. The dark masculine does embody the traits of being assertive, dominant, aggressive, sexually confident, grounded, logical, intellectual, can produce and provide. The traits previously mentioned are not "bad" when they are balanced and directed towards wanting to accomplish certain self-imposed goals. One must learn to embrace both sides of the masculine energy. Although, the light masculine is usually more accepted by society, it can also be destructive when it is not balanced. Join us and listen! Also, Do you have a story to share? If you email me and share your story I will gladly, with your permission of course, feature it on a future episode for the rest of us to listen and enjoy. Check out our website at www.MysteriesBeyond.com and/or email us at LauraLavender.mb@gmail.com Check us out on social media on Instagram @LauraLavender.mb and/or on TikTok @LauraLavender.mb and/or on Facebook at Mysteries Beyond Website: www.mysteriesbeyond.com Email: lauralavender.mb@gmail.com Instagram: @lauralavender.mb TikTok: lauralavender.mb Facebook: Mysteries Beyond My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/LauraLavender.mb Intro Music by: Mystery by GoSoundtrack http://www.gosoundtrack.com/Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/mystery-gosoundtrackMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/8TKy9bzrk24