Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
nate them. T h a t new energy, s y m b o l i z e d in countless
ways in myths a n d fairy tales, is what Joseph C a m p b e l l
termed the C a l l to A d v e n t u r e .
Trouble shadows the Home Tribe. You hear its call, in the grumbling of our stomachs and the
cries of our hungry children. The land for miles around is tapped out and barren and clearly
someone must go out beyond thefamiliar territory. That unknown land is strange andfills us
with fear, but pressure mounts to do something, to take some risks, so that life can continue.
A figure emerges from the campfire smoke, an elder of the Home Tribe, pointing to you. Yes,
you have been chosen as a Seeker and called to begin a new quest. You'll venture your life so
that the greater life of the Home Tribe may go on.
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