Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
which heroes battle dragons and take their treasure. Among the treasures there may
be a magic sword, perhaps the sword of the hero's father, broken or stolen by the
dragon in previous batdes. T h e image of the sword, as portrayed in the Tarot deck's
suit of swords, is a symbol of the hero's will, forged in fire and quenched in blood,
broken and remade, hammered and folded, hardened, sharpened, and focused to a
point like the light-sabers of Star Wars.
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But a sword is only one of many images for what is being seized by the hero
at this step. Campbell's term for it is " T h e U l t i m a t e Boon." Another concept is
the H o l y Grail, an ancient and mysterious symbol for all the unattainable things o f
the soul that knights and heroes quest after. A rose or a jewel m a y be the treasure
in another story
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