Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
edged. T h e y occupy a difficult niche and it wouldn't be polite to pass through their
territory without recognizing their power and their important role o f keeping the
gate. It's a little like tipping a doorman or paying a ticket-taker at a theatre.
THE CROSSING
Sometimes this step merely signifies we have reached the border of the two worlds.
W e must take the leap of faith into the unknown or else the adventure will never
really begin.
Coundess movies illustrate the border between two worlds with the crossing of
physical barriers such as doors, gates, arches, bridges, deserts, canyons, walls, cliffs,
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oceans, or rivers. In many Westerns thresholds are clearly marked by river or border
crossings
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