My “WHY” Behind Creating The Hero’s Journey Tarot: A Self-Expression Odyssey
All these maps, and I bet a man still wouldn’t ask for directions.
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer.
And in a way, I am. But not how I once imagined.
I thought I’d be writing a young adult sci-fi/fantasy/musical. I’ve always loved language—loved the way words can shape a world—but I knew I needed help with the structure, the mechanics, the craft. Ya know, the things that make a story a story. So, like George Lucas and Dan Harmon before me, I turned to Joseph Campbell.
For two years, I immersed myself in Campbell’s monomyth, sculpting and resculpting my YA saga based on insights gleaned from The Hero With a Thousand Faces. And something shifted. I started seeing everything as a story—my trips to the bar, my late-night snack runs. I was crossing thresholds left and right, returning with more sandwiches than mystical elixirs.
How do you like them boons, Prometheus?
The mundane became magical, and I began to see myself not as a passive passenger in my life, but rather as a hero with main character energy. With this newfound self-concept expressing itself, I knew I could do anything.
I could become the writer I’d always dreamed I’d become.
I could live the life of my dreams.
Then, just as I finished my first draft, the pandemic hit. And everything changed.
Like most folks during that time, I dove headfirst into the woo. I bought my first Tarot deck… and promptly let it collect dust on my shelf, along with any thoughts of Campbell (or my YA sci-fi/fantasy/musical).
But every now and then, a still and steady voice would whisper about combining my love of Campbell and the Tarot.
Then, late into the night of an auspicious Shivaratri, I used this spread to read for a dear friend.
And thus The Hero’s Journey Tarot was born.
Your Life Is an Epic—Let’s Read It That Way
Here’s the thing: unique Tarot spreads aren’t new. Anyone can create one. But what makes this spread different is how it intertwines Campbell’s monomyth with the psychology and symbolism of the Tarot.
What I love most about this spread is how it reframes life itself. It helps my friends see their journeys as mythic. But even more, it lets me sit down with complete strangers and, without any prior knowledge, offer them a clear, almost eerily accurate reflection of where they are in their own epic. And it happens every time.
This isn’t about answering whether you should take that new crypto job or text your ex. I’m not here to tell you what you most need to hear. My goal is to help you see—to recognize your life as the adventure it truly is.
And I’ve come to realize—I’m the Mentor you meet on that adventure as your journey out of your everyday Known/Conscious world and Cross the Threshold into the Unknown/Unconscious. I’m not a guru. I’m not some mountaintop sage. I’m with you, in the trenches of transformation.
And I’m offering this map to you.
I created The Hero’s Journey Tarot because I know what it feels like to be lost in the middle of the story—to wonder if the struggle is worth it, if the path is leading anywhere at all. But when you step back and see your life through the lens of myth, everything shifts. Struggles become stepping stones to success. You see that the obstacles aren’t roadblocks—they’re part of the adventure.
This spread exists to remind you that you are the hero of your own story. That every challenge, every heartbreak, every hard-won lesson is leading you somewhere. I don’t have your answers. Remember, I’m not a guru. But I can help you see the path beneath your feet.
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