The Road of Trials is a stage in The Hero's Journey where the hero powers up between "Meeting the Mentor" and "Apotheosis" (god mode). In real life, it's periods where there seems to be no progress, so it's easy to sink into apathy or frustration...
But this is actually one of the greatest opportunities to recreate yourself and recreate your life.
This episode covers:
- The two key principles that allow one to "Power Up" instead of stagnate
- The psychological backbone of The Hero's Journey story elements
- How to unf*ck your mind when things feel futile
- A preview of the Magician Archetype episode
00:00 Intro
00:51 Today’s Topic
02:24 Ruwando Podcast Announcements
03:04 About Montages (Movie Editing Technique)
05:24 The Hero’s Journey
09:04 The Road of Trials Period of Life
13:49 My Personal Experience in my 20s
14:34 How to Get the Most out of your Road of Trials Periods
16:49 The Beginning of my Internal Transformation
20:08 Should You Put Time on your Goals?
22:46 Manifestation, Changing your Reality
24:54 The Two Principles and What Not to Do
27:12 No Attachment to the Outcome
27:59 My Personal Montages
29:11 My Demon – Social Anxiety
31:25 Setting an External Goal
34:59 Tapping Into the Magician Archetype, Magical Thinking
38:44 Activating my Leadership Archetype
40:15 The Happy Ending of this Montage
41:07 Becoming Deeply Depressed Afterwards
43:33 Using your Road of Trials in the Best Possible Way
46:28 Nostalgia for the Suffering
49:27 $10,000 Goal
52:57 Suffering in a Direction, my Other Montages
54:47 Hard Crash back to Reality
58:29 Enjoying the Brooding
01:01:17 Needing Dark Moments
01:03:05 Recap
01:05:25 The 21 Archetype Challenge
01:05:47 Interview with Dr. Cam Sepah and Magician Archetype Coming Up Soon
01:06:21 Outro
HAVE YOU BEEN ON YOUR SCREEN MORE THAN 30 MINUTES???
Please get off do something with your body.
Go for a walk. Do some pushups. And listen to a podcast.
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BIO:
Ruwando (Ruwan Meepagala) helps men remove the distance between their intention and reality. He draws on tools from depth psychology, certain esoteric fields, and a lifetime of adventures. He was a Psychology Today-listed relationship and libido counselor in New York City for many years and now lives mostly in Thailand. He often teaches about intimacy, creativity, and archetypal psychology.
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