Often the Hero has left his Ordinary World knowing that he has broken an Interdiction. As such, it is not unusual to find that the Journey to the Mentor takes place at night and in haste.

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The Hero’s Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary stories, from Star Wars to Al Pacino Scarface to The Incredibles to War of the Worlds to The Dirty Dozen to Midnight Cowboy. The Hero’s Journey is a valuable template because:

a) It attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) It gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Interpreted metaphorically and symbolically, it allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.

One (usually critical) stage of the journey is the Supernatural Aid.

The Supernatural Aid encompasses the Meeting with a Mentor as well as the receiving of Magical Potions or Gifts. Writers often mistakenly believe that this is a straightforward affair.

Often the Hero has left his Ordinary World knowing that he has broken an Interdiction. As such, it is not unusual to find that the Journey to the Mentor takes place at night and in haste.

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a) It attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) It gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Interpreted metaphorically and symbolically, it allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.

One (usually critical) stage of the journey is the Supernatural Aid.

The Supernatural Aid encompasses the Meeting with a Mentor as well as the receiving of Magical Potions or Gifts. Writers often mistakenly believe that this is a straightforward affair.

Often the Hero has left his Ordinary World knowing that he has broken an Interdiction. As such, it is not unusual to find that the Journey to the Mentor takes place at night and in haste.

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b) It gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Interpreted metaphorically and symbolically, it allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.

One (usually critical) stage of the journey is the Supernatural Aid.

The Supernatural Aid encompasses the Meeting with a Mentor as well as the receiving of Magical Potions or Gifts. Writers often mistakenly believe that this is a straightforward affair.

Often the Hero has left his Ordinary World knowing that he has broken an Interdiction. As such, it is not unusual to find that the Journey to the Mentor takes place at night and in haste.

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One (usually critical) stage of the journey is the Supernatural Aid.

The Supernatural Aid encompasses the Meeting with a Mentor as well as the receiving of Magical Potions or Gifts. Writers often mistakenly believe that this is a straightforward affair.

Often the Hero has left his Ordinary World knowing that he has broken an Interdiction. As such, it is not unusual to find that the Journey to the Mentor takes place at night and in haste.

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Often the Hero has left his Ordinary World knowing that he has broken an Interdiction. As such, it is not unusual to find that the Journey to the Mentor takes place at night and in haste.

Even though the Hero may want to embark on the adventure, it is not unusual that there is resistance to it (expanded upon in the Refusal). Therefore, the Hero is often pulled into the adventure. The Pull can be the result of a number of factors - a death, an event, the lead of an ally and so on.

The Hero will know that the Journey to the Mentor is dangerous and will be wary. There may be natural or man-made obstacles and dangers. Thus this is also a reason for haste.

The Hero may undergo a near death experience on the way, and may be saved by the Mentor – who may use his own magical powers. This demonstrates the superior nature of the Mentor and the status relationship between them.

The Mentor will seem to know the Hero, as if privy to some insight.

Wary of danger, the Mentor will take the Hero to a Safe Place, where a meeting between then will take place. This is a Sacred Meeting and others will recognise this and make themselves absent.

The Hero will relate the