Do You Hear What I Hear?

When one embarks upon a conscious path of "personal development" it may be, that is the only measure of certainty they will have - "I will begin." In the classic "heroes journey" narrative, once the "hero" agrees to his or her quest, there's no telling what they will encounter once they get under way and they are invariably, transformed by the ensuing journey. So then "change" isn't necessarily the objective on these ventures - however it often can become a significant repercussion.

The storyline need not be of the epic proportions of various myths or historic characters (of course it could be). One could leave "the shire" of their respective life through innumerable events. A personal health crisis, a divorce, a career change, a geographic relocation, a career change involving a geographical relocation, activism (political, environmental etc.).

It always seem to me that in these stories the featured character seldom thinks themselves to be particularly extraordinary. They often have a mentor, either someone that has been in the periphery since their birth; assessing their readiness to begin the training to then follow their "destiny." Other times, the individual show some proclivities or "calling," and is introduced to a "teacher," to further develop these natural talents. Their natural abilities serve them well and they frequently develop any number of hidden potentials, as they are called upon to meet various challenges on the road of their quest.

If this paradigm, be it structure or metaphor - series of developmental initiations, can be (and is) applies to individual lives; it seems to me, that it could readily be superimposed upon the "entity" of humanity. It seems abundantly clear to me that humanity is being called to undergo widespread and varied transformation. Given the size of humanity there would need to be innumerable heroes.

Just as individuals find it necessary to examine and identify various belief systems and influences that they live by - which no longer work, so it would be with the larger human population (body). For the individual, whole ways of being, are renounced; and so it carries to the masses through gradually adaptation of individuals.

Various groups of people are calling for change on our planet. It is just as likely, that life itself is expressing this call as well. I can certainly attest that change and transformation is at times, a tumultuous process for myself. I have either talked to or heard others describing similar turmoil in their lives. I cannot see that it will be any different collectively. Various systems are being challenged and falling all over the globe. I would see this as the same transformational process of life, death, rebirth that is inherent in the cycles of nature.

When the winds of change blow it is often messy. For all the beauty life offers, and is present within humanity and on the planet - there most certainly are innumerable horrific contrasting events. Each of these, might well be the catalyst which creates for someone - the passion to "be the change." The change certainly cannot come about, until there is enough change in the prevailing consciousness to anchor that change.

The heroes journey consistently illuminates, that those that are seen as quite plain and ordinary can (and do) summons from within themselves, that which brings about extraordinary results.

A change of mindset yields: answering the call to be the Hero, rather than to continue to be calling (looking) elsewhere.